Quotes About Coping

If someone now asked of us the truth of Dostoevski's statement that flatly defines man as a being who can get used to anything, we would reply, "Yes, a man can get used to anything, but do not ask us how." But our psychological investigations have not taken us that far yet; neither had we prisoners reached that point. We were still in the first phase of our psychological reactions.

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation. It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

Modul în care omul îÅŸi accept? soarta ÅŸi toat? suferinÅ£a pe care aceasta i-o cauzeaz?, modul în care îÅŸi duce crucea îi ofer? oportunit??i ample – chiar ÅŸi în cele mai teribile împrejur?ri – s? adauge un sens ÅŸi mai profund vieÅ£ii sale.

No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears his burden.

El hombre que se dejaba vencer por la ausencia de futuro ocupaba su mente con pensamientos retrospectivos. Ya me he referido a la tendencia a refugiarse en el pasado para apaciguar el horror del presente haciéndolo menos real. Pero

El sentimiento que se convierte en sufrimiento, deja de serlo en cuanto nos formamos una idea clara y precisa del mismo.

An abnormal  reaction to an abnormal  situation  is normal behavior. Even

The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.

It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

Când nu mai suntem capabili s? schimb?m o situaÅ£ie, suntem provocaÅ£i s? ne schimb?m noi înÅŸine.

Rapp took his pathetic self-absorbed emotion and shoved it as far down in his gut as it would go, and he plugged it with the first and only thing he had available—anger. That anger slowly metastasized into a suit of armor. For the first time since the news had hit him, he saw a way out. A faint light at the far end of the cavern. He wasn't sure what it was, but he knew he had to head toward it. It was the only thing that offered him hope.

Sometimes there's no way to win. The only thing you can do is manage your losses.

Everybody dies. And the rest of us move on until it's our turn.

What amulet is there against this disaster? What face can I summon to lay cool upon this heat?

Cum de inima mea poate - cum mai poate, cum mai poate, repet?, puf?ind din havan?. Tânjind în singur?tate, chinul vieÈ›ii s?-l îndure?

Åžimdi ac?m? mendilime saraca??m. S?ms?k? düÄŸüm olacak.

she must admit that she felt this thing that she called life terrible, hostile, and quick to pounce on you if you gave it a chance.

Reader! Bruder! What a foolish Hamburg that Hamburg was! Since his supersensitive system was loath to face the actual scene, he thought he could at least enjoy a secret part of it—which reminds one of the tenth or twentieth soldier in the raping queue who throws the girl's black shawl over her white face so as not to see those impossible eyes while taking his military pleasure in the sad, sacked village.

Je me retrouvai seul, roulant sous la pluie du jour agonisant, et les essuie-glace étaient en pleine action, mais que pouvaient-ils contre mes larmes ?

Dopo un anno di terapia,il mio psichiatra mi ha detto,"Forse la vita non è per tutti

Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!

We've got ourselves a lot of bereavement overload

This is the terrible thing about a tragedy. It isn't with you every minute. You forget it, and then you remember it again. And you see it with a stark quality: This is what is required of you now, just to get along.