Sunday, September 23, 2007

Bouncing Back After Setback And Disappointment

Bouncing back after you have a setback or after a major disappointment starts with acceptance. You need to be able to accept where you are right now. In order for a ball to bounce, it needs something to bounce out of, right? So do you. If you want to start bouncing back after a setback or failure, you need to put your feet solidly on the ground of reality.

A natural reaction to setback and disappointment is denial. Escape is common reaction too.

One of my favorite ways to avoid accepting failures is to binge eat. When I’m hiding in a box of cookies (not literally, of course), it may feel good in the moment, but I always feel worse later. Many people hide in drugs, alcohol, shopping, gambling, and many other forms of addiction or self dest View the rest of this article


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