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The experience of change itself is a big part of what feels distressing for so many people. This means that even changes associated with desirable outcomes can be unnerving when they occur.
Change is an unavoidable part of life, whether it involves a major disruption or a steady onslaught of minor ones. Acceptance and adaptation are the answer.
Acceptance is not simply throwing up your hands in the face of change. What it means is knowing which aspects of a change experience are within your control and which are beyond your control.
When confronted with a disruptive change, the first step is to recognise what is under your control and what is not. We do not have complete control over most of the change experiences we encounter, whether they are major or minor in scope.