Understanding How To Mitigate And Resolve Personal Conflict In Your Life From Addiction, Emotional Scars, Or Illness

By Jocelyn Davidson


Many people find mere existence difficult. For some, this is because of circumstances - for instance, they might be of the lowest caste in India and barred from many advantages. For others, the roadblocks are internal. Understanding how to mitigate and resolve personal conflict in your life from addiction, chronic pain, and emotions is key to enjoying life at any level.

People in some societies are born with expectations of being able to be anything they want to be, to have the best life can offer, and to be happy above all else. In other cultures, being born does not even guarantee survival, let alone ease, comfort, and plenty. You might think that those born to relative affluence would be happier than those born to poverty, disease, and uncertainty about the future.

This is not the case. Affluent societies have high rates of depression, while people in an African village will break into spontaneous celebration when one day's food is obtained. However, despair is real, whether circumstances seem to justify it or not. Everyone must learn to cope with their inner turmoil as well as the demands of daily life.

Counseling can help. Statistics show that disturbed children benefit from one hour a week of therapy. Just having someone listen to them and offer help makes a great difference. Adults benefit as well, from group sessions and from one on one interaction with a skilled therapist. Loneliness is very real for many. Having someone to talk to can help fill the need for human companionship.

Emotional damage is as harmful as physical injury or illness. Children may grow up with sexual, verbal, or physical abuse. School is often a difficult time for those overly shy, with disabilities, or simply not accepted by their peers. Parents may abandon or neglect children in favor of careers or social pursuits. The resulting low self-esteem can make people unable to accept challenging opportunities.

Therapy helps people accept the past and the way things are at present. This is the first step to coping with reality. Even though childhood dreams have not come true, there are others avenues to contentment. Those with terrible episodes in their past have to learn to function in spite of them. Each new day may be looked at as a gift rather than a burden, if the perspective changes.

Having a personal connection with God helps millions of people learn to accept themselves as well as their circumstances. They can forgive those who hurt them, face chronic pain with fortitude, find solace somewhere else than in mind-numbing drugs, and lean on the strength of the creator of the universe rather than their own resources. They are no longer alone, no matter what they face. The support of a church family or prayer partners is invaluable.

Chronic pain is another thing that can make people despair of any happiness. However, opening up to a friend, a counselor, a pastor, or a prayer partner can help even with this. Faith may bring hope of healing. Finding the right pain management can make things easier. The most important thing is to find the help you need, rather than suffering alone and in silence.




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