You can take the time to feel down and that is fine, but when the time is right for you then you must start to engage in everyday life again. Strategies for coping involve understanding that change will be a part of life, decide what you can control and make plans based on that information. There are websites which will offer a quiz on how resilient you are one is http://www.resiliencescale.com/your-resilience/test-your-resilience/true-resilience-scale-survey/true-resilience-scale-results/?eid=16767, (The Resilience Center, n.d.). If you are dealing with adversity you may want to take the quiz, then through self-discovery, devise a plan to help yourself increase your resiliency muscle.
References:
American Psychological Association. (2015). The Road to Resilience. Retrieved from American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
Lickerman, A. (2013, April 09). Resilience Can Be Learned. Retrieved from The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-lickerman-md/resilience_b_2616209.html
The Resilience Center. (n.d.). Retrieved from The Resilience Center: Home of the True Resilience Scale: