On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness.
Trouble Focusing? Not Sleeping? You May Be Grieving. Tragic Optimism There is hope and meaning to be found in life while also acknowledging the existence of loss, pain, and suffering. Without mourning, we run the risk of getting disillusioned and stuck in the past. tragic optimism (TO) as an optimism in the face of tragedy that can lead to armation via accomplishment and achievement transformative growth and purposeful responsibility, Tragic. Tragic optimism (TO) can be an alternative belief system that delves into finding hope and meaning and holding onto them even during a tragedy. Mourning can open our hearts and minds once again to realistic optimism for the future. Indeed, it can be the first vital step in recovery. Īs always in situations of unexpected events, we turn to Dr Frankl to find meaning in the face of trauma.įor us in mental health, updating Dr Frankl's concept of tragic optimism can educate people that grieving for what is lost is normal and necessary. 2 She brought up the concept of “tragic optimism,” which psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote about in his 1984 postscript to his classic book, Man’s Search for Meaning, The Case for Tragic Optimism.
This article rapidly associated in my mind (in a Freudian sense) to another article by Emily Esfahani Smith. Being optimistic is one who is hopeful and confident about what is to come. Yet, the grief can pull us back until we feel it, express it. What is tragic about it is even in the face of optimism, they tragedy that occurred will live on even with the idea of being optimistic. Kwon 1 suggests in our expeditious attempt to adjust, it is easier not to grieve and not to mourn.
Then I read two articles in the New York Times that provided some insight and direction. In answering these questions, I ponder what seems missing from our collective coping skills. What is a “normal” reaction to this pandemic? How does one adapt to a new normal? How does an organization that has to downsize drastically adjust successfully, especially after the “honeymoon period”? Perhaps you’ve been asked psychiatry-related questions by the public as never before.
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