Example Of Resilience In Psychology

Recognizing resilience in oneself is difficult until we look back at the mountains we have climbed, and obstacles we have overcome. That resilience is defined in the attitude we exhibit during and after stressful events (Harrington, 2012). When I overcame my first obstacle as a single woman a few weeks ago, I realized that even through high-functioning anxiety, I can cope under pressure by having a positive attitude, when I experienced the frightening moment my car broke down on the interstate. I haven’t been emotionally intact or thinking clearly in the last year. I question everything, over think everything and find myself more confused and stressed out just trying to function through routine tasks.
Being recently divorced, which has been a mountain to climb in itself, fear rushed through my body as my car lost power in the express lane of the interstate. My first instinct was to call my husband, which was no longer an option. Then the panic set in as I didn’t know what to do, what was wrong, or how much it would cost. My concerns of course being magnified by the environment in which we live in, since it is a surreal reality that women are taken advantage of, or misguided, when it comes to auto repair. RepairPal Survey reported in 2013 that “77 percent of respondents said mechanics are more likely to sell women unnecessary repairs, and 66 percent believed that mechanics charge women more than men for the same services” (Banks, 2015). So at a glance, my psychological weakness drove my confidence …show more content…
It was the key elements of my emotions, principles, relationships and physical agility which define resilience, as noted by Anna Harrington, which set me in motion to adapt and overcome. (Harrington, 2012) The end result is I am adjusting and accepting my circumstances that come with being a single