Bouncing Back

Adapting

People who suffer from illness or injury face physical and psychological challenges. Often they must adapt to distressing circumstances. To cope, they need to learn to stay upbeat, control their stress, reduce their anxiety and manage their frustration at the possible loss of strength, capability, and even certain levels of social involvement.

Someone with compromised health must develop new approaches to dealing with other people, including those they may rely on for care. They must develop new friendships to replace friends who’ve moved or died or who drifted during times of trouble.

On top of these concerns, ill or injured people may also have to learn how to manage chronic and potentially debilitating pain. As they age, the elderly often face similar, unsettling challenges. Learning to cope successfully with these unwelcome burdens requires learning and implementing various specialized management and self-regulatory skills.

Self-Management

Perhaps due to illness, injury or old age, your life has become more restricted, difficult and painful. To regain a life of contentment, you need to find the courage to accept your new, reduced and...