Nowadays, one of people’s greatest needs is overcoming financial trauma.
Since Covid started last year, millions are losing their jobs or businesses. A lot of individuals and families, even governments, suffer serious financial losses.
Financial PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) does happen. It’s when people are heavily plagued by feelings of stress, failure, and isolation surrounding finances.
Ruben is one of them. Before the pandemic, he seemed to have a golden touch. Money was there always for him, his wife and children.
But suddenly, Ruben’s golden touch lost its magic. There would be no more big paychecks or bank deposits.
The economic effects of the virus have taken its toll on him and his family. The house bills, kids’ tuition, credit card debts are ballooning.
And Ruben has reached a point when his savings have run out. He no longer has enough money to pay the bills.
Ruben feels trapped. Fearful. Hopeless. He feels so ashamed. So now, he’s facing a personal mental health problem.
If you’ve fallen off the “financial ship,” you need to keep afloat in the ocean.
You can’t keep splashing in fear or shame. If you do, how can you survive, much less put the life jacket on?
An essential first step to survive is: get proper perspective.
You can’t help yourself or get help until you put your financial trauma in proper perspective.
Start gaining that proper perspective, by saying this aloud to your self:
“MONEY WILL NOT SOLVE ALL MY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.”
Say it again to your self. With conviction!
It may sound puzzling or confusing to you. But extracting its truth will be the beginning of your healing.
Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There is no education like adversity.”
When you look to money to overcoming your financial trauma and problems, you’re looking at the wrong master.
Next: Part 2
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