By Carolyn Gregoire — 2016
Psychologists studying post-traumatic growth find that many people come to thrive in the aftermath of adversity.
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“Natural disasters and other traumatic events could be engines of growth.”
Talking with a therapist or joining a support group seems to play a key role in whether people can use a traumatic experience to improve their lives, said psychologist Eranda Jayawickreme at Wake Forest University.
There can be positive change after adversity.
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