What is adversity?
Adversity is a state of hardship or misfortune that one deals with in life. It may lead one person to better their life by finding ways around their challenges, or it may lead another person to turn to drugs or alcohol to lessen the toll that their hardships cause.
Adversity is something we all face at one point or another. Sometimes we feel it due to a temporary setback. However we might face adversity because of a chronic illness such as bipolar disorder. As a result we might end up feeling stuck and start believing limiting beliefs about ourselves.
We can start fighting adversity by facing it head on. This can be done by fighting our limiting belief system. Also, if you face a setback head on you’ll find it gives you strength.
For example when you’re facing hardships due to chronic illness, you might learn better ways of coping and managing your symptoms.
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