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esteemed readers to the other side of it. That a crisis is mind (underline as appropriate, depending on the
always a chance for success and for prosperity. beliefs of the esteemed reader). So, the old attitudes
An example from the Chinese language related to are no longer working in our head. There are no
the crisis is often cited everywhere. Still, at the risk of new ones yet, and no idea where to get them. That is
being trite, I'll give that example here. So as not to refer exactly what a crisis is. As it is. In all its fullness and
those who don't know this example to Google and power.
other all-knowing places. And all sorts of sad thoughts come up. "I can't do
So, the Chinese ideogram of a crisis consists of two anything", "Nobody needs me", "What I've been doing
hieroglyphs. One denotes danger (abyss), the other all my life is pointless", "People don't understand each
denotes opportunity. other" and the like.
The renowned psychoanalyst James Hollis put it
nicely: "We may not rejoice at the onset of a crisis, but
we have no choice but to endure it". In most cases, the
crisis state is expressed in the form of an overwhelming
feeling of loneliness, of not belonging to the world
around you ("No one understands me", "I am all alone
in this world", "No one needs me and I don't need
anyone", etc.). All in all, many different things come to
The first hieroglyph "Wei" is "dangerous time", the mind and torment the soul at this difficult time. Here it is
second "Ji" is "time of opportunity, chance". We have important not to run away from yourself and not to look
no reason not to believe the Chinese in this case. for solutions where there are none (alcohol, cheating,
They know how to deal with life's issues. In addition, divorce). Being honest with oneself seems to me to be
if we apply the Chinese view of crisis to psychology, the most surefire way out of a crisis. Finding answers
we can say that it is the human crisis state that is the to your questions is the way up, to a better version of
starting point for a better future. Because a crisis, by yourself.
disrupting the normal course of life, requires a rethinking Life invites us to sort out and outgrow previously
of life goals, relationships, lifestyle and other basics. comfortable ideas about ourselves and the outside
Successful crisis management can therefore contribute world. As a result of such a review, a reassessment of
to a person's personal growth and greater personal one's life and worldview as one goes through a crisis,
maturity. one's mental world can be enriched, one's personality
How does it work? The bottom line is that a person can become more mature and acquire a new vision,
experiences a crisis at a time when it becomes clear new goals, new meaning.
that their previous view of the world or their conscious A crisis is always a chance to become better,
attitudes no longer correspond to the changed healthier, smarter, richer, happier and so on down the
circumstances. Do you remember the definition of list, depending on what is important and valuable to
a revolutionary situation that history teachers used you.
to push into our heads? It's about "elites can't and To all those who are in crisis of any degree of depth,
people don't want to". This is what happens at the I wish you to find a new and better self as soon as
moment of a mental crisis, or in the psyche, or in the possible:-)

The bottom line is that a person experiences a crisis at a time when it

becomes clear that their previous view of the world or their conscious

attitudes no longer correspond to the changed circumstances.

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