Family Crisis

A family crisis can either break the family unit apart or bring family members closer together.  The strength of a family through a crisis all depends on the attitude towards the crisis and individual family members during the time of struggle.  One example of a family crisis is a death within the family.  This event can cause individuals to feel lonely and depressed or it can bring the family together.  When a family experiences a death and is closed to discussing the death with family members it causes individuals to feel alone and often depressed because they feel they have no one to talk to.  On the other hand, a family which is open to talking together about the individual who died is more likely to feel a sense of closeness and unity because they are sharing common emotions and experiences.  Although crisis is difficult, it is an important part of life because it allows us to grow and become stronger as individuals and as families.