Are You Living In Survival Mode?

Are You Barely Making it — or just surviving?

Isabel Young
Plan B Success
Published in
2 min readOct 20, 2021

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What is Survival Mode and How to Recognize it:

Survival mode is a mental state where we’re working at our hardest and using our last resources. It can be caused by poverty or emotional distress, such as depression.

It is important to recognize that you may be in survival mode. Some of the warning signs, such as feeling you are out of control with your life, job, money, and health,

Survival mode is a common mental state that people who are poor or suffering from depression might experience.

There are three things you need to look for:

Feeling like you’re always doing more with less

Running out of food and money

Forgetting to care about your health

You Can Survive — Living in Survival Mode

With the rising costs of food and rent, it’s important to know how to live in survival mode.

Here are some ideas to help you save money on food:

Plan a weekly menu with a grocery list that complements the ingredients

Shop for groceries at different stores and compare prices

Use coupons from stores or from online companies

Cook more meals at home so that you have leftovers for lunch or dinner

Final Thoughts:

How do People Survive Through Hard Times?

What people can do in order to survive through tough times and focus on improving themselves.

These can be anything from giving up to never giving up.

Some people give up too easily because they don’t want to try anything new. They think everything is too hard and they feel like giving up. It is helpful for them to find a new goal and focus on improving themselves.

They also need to never give up because there is always hope.

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Isabel Young
Plan B Success

Motivational, Mindset, Health & Getting Better with Age - Helping people improve what they think and how they feel about themselves. https://linktr.ee/beyoung2