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# Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience

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Review: Recommended reading for anyone who would like to be (more) resilient - Having read, Laurence Gonzalez earlier book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why I had to wonder what more he could possibly have to say about survival but this book exceeded my expectations. He takes an in-depth look at what happens to people after they return to 'normal' life. It's one of the best books I've come across on the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He in fact, suggests that using the word 'disorder' is misleading and that we should refer to it as simply "PTS". Combining a scientists view of the research data and the abilities of a gifted storyteller, he walks us through several case studies and suggests that the response to a life threatening situation is simply the normal development of what he called a 'secondary emotional reaction'. Not that it is always a good thing. Burning your hand on a stove top develops a mild secondary emotional reaction which creates an aversion to touching hot objects without protection. One of his case studies however was a woman who survived (barely) a horrific shark attack and it covers her journey to health (physical and mental) including her return to scuba diving. Recommended reading for every human on the planet. It will help make you more resilient and show you some terrific strategies for dealing with the large and small incidents that everyone will face if we live long enough. Definitely worth the time to read and indeed, so well written that it reads like a gripping thriller.
Review: Another Practical and Life Enriching book by Laurence Gonzales - Laurence Gonzales has hit it out of the park with another great book. This one leaves off where "Deep Survival" left off by discussing how people were able to overcome the emotional aftermath of their survival stories. The book Surviving Survival is NOT a rehash of his previous book Deep Survival despite the erroneous description by some reviewers. Surviving Survival reviews and then discusses the aftermath of some of the survival stories of Deep Survival but explores how those survivors overcame their trauma. Furthermore, ;Surviving Survival introduces many new survival stories not discussed in Deep Survival. Laurence has a terrific conclusion to his book Surviving Survival with not just one but two chapters on the lessons to be learned from the survivors overcoming the trauma of their survival. Chapter 14 discusses the conclusions made by the Terman Grant Study. Chapter 15 then discusses Laurence's strategies of overcoming the trauma of survival. I will quickly summarize the lessons learned from the Terman Study because another reviewer does a great job of summarizing Chapter 15. The Study offered the following steps to overcome trauma of: 1. Acknowledge fear, rage, sadness, but then use those emotions to move into a seeking mode. 2. Think, analyze, and plan. 3. Know what you have and what you want. 4. Act on you plan. 5. Celebrate your successes. 6. Count you blessing 7. Play and have fun. 8. See the beauty in life. 9. Believe that you can influence events to a certain extent and not adopt a victim mentality. 10. Let go of your fears, move forward, and trust the process. 11. Do whatever I necessary to make that move happen. 12. Never give up. I will quickly conclude that Surviving Survival provides valuable practical advice for living, but also provides spiritual and philosophical satisfaction to the reader. Laurence again provides a book to enrich and ensure your life.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #714,773 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #769 in Abuse Self-Help #810 in Popular Psychology Pathologies #816 in Post-Traumatic Stress |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 289 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended reading for anyone who would like to be (more) resilient
*by J***T on January 5, 2016*

Having read, Laurence Gonzalez earlier book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why I had to wonder what more he could possibly have to say about survival but this book exceeded my expectations. He takes an in-depth look at what happens to people after they return to 'normal' life. It's one of the best books I've come across on the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He in fact, suggests that using the word 'disorder' is misleading and that we should refer to it as simply "PTS". Combining a scientists view of the research data and the abilities of a gifted storyteller, he walks us through several case studies and suggests that the response to a life threatening situation is simply the normal development of what he called a 'secondary emotional reaction'. Not that it is always a good thing. Burning your hand on a stove top develops a mild secondary emotional reaction which creates an aversion to touching hot objects without protection. One of his case studies however was a woman who survived (barely) a horrific shark attack and it covers her journey to health (physical and mental) including her return to scuba diving. Recommended reading for every human on the planet. It will help make you more resilient and show you some terrific strategies for dealing with the large and small incidents that everyone will face if we live long enough. Definitely worth the time to read and indeed, so well written that it reads like a gripping thriller.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another Practical and Life Enriching book by Laurence Gonzales
*by J***R on April 2, 2015*

Laurence Gonzales has hit it out of the park with another great book. This one leaves off where "Deep Survival" left off by discussing how people were able to overcome the emotional aftermath of their survival stories. The book Surviving Survival is NOT a rehash of his previous book Deep Survival despite the erroneous description by some reviewers. Surviving Survival reviews and then discusses the aftermath of some of the survival stories of Deep Survival but explores how those survivors overcame their trauma. Furthermore, ;Surviving Survival introduces many new survival stories not discussed in Deep Survival. Laurence has a terrific conclusion to his book Surviving Survival with not just one but two chapters on the lessons to be learned from the survivors overcoming the trauma of their survival. Chapter 14 discusses the conclusions made by the Terman Grant Study. Chapter 15 then discusses Laurence's strategies of overcoming the trauma of survival. I will quickly summarize the lessons learned from the Terman Study because another reviewer does a great job of summarizing Chapter 15. The Study offered the following steps to overcome trauma of: 1. Acknowledge fear, rage, sadness, but then use those emotions to move into a seeking mode. 2. Think, analyze, and plan. 3. Know what you have and what you want. 4. Act on you plan. 5. Celebrate your successes. 6. Count you blessing 7. Play and have fun. 8. See the beauty in life. 9. Believe that you can influence events to a certain extent and not adopt a victim mentality. 10. Let go of your fears, move forward, and trust the process. 11. Do whatever I necessary to make that move happen. 12. Never give up. I will quickly conclude that Surviving Survival provides valuable practical advice for living, but also provides spiritual and philosophical satisfaction to the reader. Laurence again provides a book to enrich and ensure your life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than the 2nd, not as good as the 1st
*by N***C on November 12, 2012*

This book was a decent follow up to what is still Gonzeles' best work, Deep Survival. Gonzales examines the after effects of survival and illustrates, through stories, strategies of moving forward. Beginning with the premise that the survival wiring for the body/brain actually labels trauma memory as valuable (i.e. useful for survival, don't do that again), he illustrates that the body/brain actually does it too well. So well, in fact, that it becomes debilitating for some. He also points out that traumatic memory can't be erased or talked away, but can only be overwritten. His stories illustrate the successful, and sometimes unsuccessful, strategies survivors have used to move onward. It is a good book that focuses on a neurological basis for some of the problems or issues survivors have. PTSD is not an individual failing, it is the neurological culmination of our evolution. How one deals with that, that is the key. And here is where the book loses a star, imho. Perhaps I expected something with laser organization and focus at the level of Deep Survival. At least it wasn't Everyday Survival. It flew somewhere in the middle. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in post trauma recovery. Understanding a warrior's silence, a car accident survivor's fears, or the family dynamics in the wake of a family member's chronic eating disorder - this book is useful.

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