The Fourth World War! “Be afraid - times are coming when the living will envy the dead!” - they are frightened from all sides... No doubt, it’s alarming, of course! What do we need in unstable, uncertain, troubled times? Psiforum: “This is a crisis, but not my personal crisis, but in the country. A therapist will not help here) “And a psychotherapist never influences external circumstances, surrounding people, their opinions, actions. But he can influence a person’s perception of all this, his attitude towards what is happening, towards himself. This is precisely the essence of psychotherapy. When the sea is rough, all the ships and boats sway, this is true. But some immediately go to the bottom, some fight as long as they have enough strength, while others withstand a protracted storm and emerge from it even stronger .And it’s not at all a matter of size, and titans drown, although less often. Andrei Kurpatov recommends acting tactically, looking closely at trends, trying, trying to guess - an accurate forecast is incredible. And yes, do what you have to, helping yourself, determining current actions , as important, regardless of their pragmatic component in advance. Just do what you have to do, and come what may. Live for today, while thinking about the future. In particular, get up in the morning, do gymnastics, brush your teeth, make the bed, cook food... Take care of loved ones, those who he himself cannot. That is do the usual everyday things, from those that are available today, now. Prepare for the worst - so that if it comes, it will not take you by surprise. And at the same time hope for the best. Hope. Believe. Wait. And also, prepare, bring him closer - multiplying the good, to the best of his ability. This is what helped Viktor Frankl survive in the concentration camp. And not only survive, but also maintain clarity of mind, vividness of thought and strength of memory, and further, after liberation , write a book (which he wrote in the camp), and teach people all over the world logotherapy - psychotherapy with meaning - “We can endure a lot if we only find meaning”! “Do what you must, what you can, with what you have, there , where you are, and be what will happen” “Change yourself, most importantly, don’t change yourself”! Anyone can. Not everyone will do it. What about you? Life can become difficult due to difficult circumstances. But only in the absence of personal meaning and goals does it become deadly. Maybe we’ll try to endure it? I wonder what’s around the corner! “Stop station.” 2022. S. Plutenko.