How to Increase Your Resiliency

"This is important because when life throws us its ups and downs, we don’t stay down for quite as long."

Resiliency is this idea that we can increase our capacity to recover from difficulties and adversities. 

So, if we think about resiliency with regard to our mental health, it is about being able to manage any upset or crisis and get back to our baseline quicker. This is important because when life throws us its ups and downs, we don’t stay down for quite as long. 
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Here are a few ways to improve your resiliency: 

• Create a strong support system
• Take care of your basic needs 
• Notice your self-talk 
• Live with purpose
• Become friends with your feelings (don’t suppress them!) 
• Set goals
• Manage impulses 
• Learn to problem solve
• Grow your healthy coping skills

What do you think might help to increase your resiliency?

​If you have any other tips or ideas to build resiliency comment below!