7 Dealing with Disappointments and Setbacks, Trauma and Tragedy
Setbacks and disappointments
It's easy to stay positive when things are going well in your life. The real challenge to positive thinking comes when problems, setbacks and disappointments occur. Unexpected financial difficulties or health problems, other people blocking you or withdrawing their support, for example, can easily set you back.
Being turned down for a place on a course, a TV talent show, a job, flat or house are all sources of disappointment. So are seeing your team lose, bad weather upsetting your plans, failing an exam, or a meeting at work or a social occasion not going as well as you'd planned.
Even if you're trying to forget about it, a disappointment can stay ...
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