All families encounter crisis and conflicts. It's inevitable. Stresses can be anything from financial stress, loosing a job, having and raising children, or even the death of a loved one. The extent of the conflict or crisis vary between families, as well as does the reaction and result of the family and the dynamic.
There are really two results that can occur after a family crisis: A centrifugal serial (families pull away from each other) or a centripetal serial (families come closer together). The hope is that families grow closer together and have a stronger bond because they have experienced a crisis together and have worked through it the best way possible.
The reality is that stress is a good thing. It is necessary. Through stress and crisis, we can learn how to learn and grow together as spouses and families. We also grow as an individual. Many people believe that having stress in their life is bad, that it is harmful to their psyche. But the truth is that stress is only bad when you believe that it is bad, that it is negatively effecting you. If you recognize that stress in life in necessary and beneficial, you can not only have a better attitude about the challenges in your life, but also can actually help reduce the stress you feel because of your stress!
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