Being involved in your community helps you to be more resilient. When you are involved with others, particularly in activities that are meaningful, your self-esteem grows and you have a greater sense of purpose. It also helps because you tend to develop connections with other people who can act as supports, and you get a feeling of belonging to a group.
Being involved in activities with a meaningful social purpose can be particularly good. Some examples might be:
These examples are all of activities that have a clear social benefit. These types of a activities are particularly good at promoting resiliency. But even participation in things like sporting groups or other recreational activities can help build resilience by helping to create connections with others, and develop social and other skills. Some examples might be:
