"The most difficult part of the crisis was to live through it.”

Can’t remember who said that.  Johan Cullberg has studied about crisis in human lives and he has divided crisis into 4 stages.   The shock stage is when the traumatic event takes place, and then we enter the next stage..The reaction stage is a point of no return. We normally will develop more and more negative feeling such as fear, angry, sad and such. The chronic crisis stage is when we begin to recovery and self-analysis, andThe crisis resolution is when we go back to normal. (or head up and move on, according to Nave)  Cullberg has set time line on each stage for exp, the shock stage starts from few minutes to few days and the reaction stage is from some minutes to hour continuing from the shock stage but never mind the time-line (I personally disagree with that but I don’t think Cullberg would give a damn.) Why Chuck Noland? While I was reading Cullberg’s crisis theory I asked myself, “Can anyone live through his/her crisis alone?”  For some strange reason, Chuck Noland was popping up in my head. I hope you remember him, a FedEx manager who washes up on an island along with several Fed-Ex packages after the airplane crashes. Yes, it’s Tom Hanks in Cast Away.  Cullberg’s theory VS Chuck Noland  Chuck Noland’s shock stage is when the airplane crashes and he was trying to escape from it until he found himself on the island.  Chuck’s reaction stage is when he was trying to survive on the island. His fear of the darkness, fear of starving to death and fear of being isolate that lead him to the chronic stage. Chuck’s chronic stage, do you remember when he was trying to catch some fish but didn’t success then he got a crap but it uneatable then he was trying to make a bonfire?  Chuck’s crisis resolution, when he copes with the situations and being a survivor for 4 years on the island.  Back to a question I’ve asked myself, “Can anyone live through his/her crisis alone?”. No, I don’t think anyone can. Even Chuck has a friend on the island, Wilson. Wilson is just a volleyball that he draws face on and it has become his best friend until the day he leaves the island. We all need someone to talk (crap) with,  someone to hold on to, someone to help you get through your crisis and/or even someone to throw some **** at, depends on the situations, what kind of person you are and how you feel about that person.    

"Wilson is just a volleyball that he draws face on and it has become his best friend until the day he leaves the island."

That prouve exactly the contrary of what you stated. One can get through crisis alone if he is strong enough or have enough fantasy and immagination (....or you is already mental ill, eventually, lol)....

Perhaps you like to read it again.

My point was we all need someone (or perhaps something) to talk to/with (and a friend would be nice). Imagine when you ARE in crisis and are being isolated, you still need SOMEONE to talk to. Get the picture?

Thank goodness this wasn't about some new crisis going down!

I had already wrote down almost 10 lines to explain what I mean.... but before I could press the submit comment button I read again your "Get the picture?" at the end of your comment and.... OK, I got the picture! Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me better.

Have a nice day

Nicky, good journal, friends can sometimes help you see different sides of issue, that you might not see yourself.