airport reading
January 19, 2010The cover story of the current issue of Psychology Today, which I obviously bought along with People and Yoga Journal only because I was at the airport and that’s when you’re allowed to spend $15 on magazines, is called “Heartbreak and Home Runs: the Power of First Experiences.”
“Early loss can poison your ability to trust or feel safe, or give yourself fully in subsequent relationships. There’s a strong link between early loss and depression, and early loss is also associated with diminished ability to form later attachments.”
“But many people find that after surviving a painful loss, they emerge more resilient. Optimistic people take loss better than less optimistic people, as do people who grow up with strong, secure attachment to their caregivers.”
“But the biggest predictor of resilience in the face of loss is ‘sense-making,’ weaving the experience into a larger narrative about who we are and what our lives are about. People struck by loss or trauma at an early age are at risk of drawing unwarranted conclusions about the world and their own place in it.”
I think I struggle with that “sense-making” thing the most.
