My Soul’s Missing Link - 1

Psychological health is like a chain. The links forming this chain are the dynamics that facilitate coping with the troubles, difficulties, and problems that come one’s way. When one of these links is lost, the chain opens up, and all the healthy links fall apart. Nature does not tolerate emptiness. For every positive link lost, a negative one takes its place and settles in. As a person loses the links of their own soul, the negative behaviors and situations of the people around them slowly start to fill those voids. For example, when the link of wisdom is lost, it is replaced by the link of ignorance. If the link of self-confidence is lost, it is replaced by the link of inadequacy and worthlessness. If the link of psychological resilience is lost, it is replaced by the link of helplessness and hopelessness. When the links of forgiveness and acceptance are lost, they are replaced by the links of anger and intolerance. If the link of knowing how to live with stress is lost, it is replaced by the link of anxiety and fear. If the link of setting boundaries with others is lost, it is replaced by the link of unhappiness and burnout. So, which missing link is in your soul’s chain?