Українська версіяToday, the world is becoming increasingly unstable.
The pace of change is accelerating, familiar anchors are disappearing — and with this, many people feel that control is slipping away.
In such moments, people try to regain it.
But they do it in different ways.
Some escape reality — into magical thinking, alcohol, or virtual worlds.
Others, on the contrary, try to tighten control — over their body, food, or other people — but this often only gives a temporary sense of stability.
In essence, the same changes can be responded to on different levels.
And not all of them produce real results.
A high level isn’t about trying to avoid instability.
Nor is it about strict control over everything around you.
It’s about the ability to withstand reality and manage within it:
your decisions, your reactions, your direction.
And this is what ultimately creates a sense of grounding that doesn’t depend on external circumstances.
This is the level I work with — where a person stops merely reacting and starts managing their own life.
Yana Kopylova
Strategic Consultant | Psychologist
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