In the poem, "IF" by Rudyard Kipling, he advises us to meet triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters the same. While Friedrich Nietzsche's, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger" might fee like a cliche, recent medical studies indicate its worth.
Adversity in moderation can turn protective when it comes to physical and mental health.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo and University of California, Irvine, found that people with chronic back pain who had experienced some adversity during their lives reported less impairment and disability then counterparts who had suffered either no adverse events or overwhelming amounts.
Adversity was defined as serious illness or injury to you or a loved one, bereavement, and other major life stresses. In the second study, the same researchers found people with a moderate amount of adversity in their lifetime reported better mental health and well-being than those who had suffered major adversity or none at all.
Moderation becomes the key! Severe adversity increases the risk of physical and mental problems seen in post-traumatic stress disorder. Lack of adversity may leave individuals poorly equipped to deal with stress when it does occur.
Overcoming adversity can help develop resilience, psychological resources and coping methods, the researchers concluded. Plotted on the Bell Curve, those in the middle fare the best.
Creative Write Considerations:
What do you think about adversity in your life?
Have you strengthened from your struggles?
Do you meet situations of stress with strength or courage or do they devastate?
Consider how adversity affects your writing. How do you meet triumph and disaster? What techniques work the best for you?
Write on!
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