Whatever hurts you, if it doesn't kill you, will make you stronger. The idea that overcoming adversity builds new muscles for living more creatively is more than folk wisdom. It has scientific evidence to support it.
In his book "The Beethoven Factor: The New Postive Psychology of Hardiness, Happiness, Healing, and Hope (Hampton Roads Pub.), Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., uses the example of the famous composer to introduce the immense body of research now labeled as "positive psychology." He notes that in addition to PTSD (post-traumatic shock syndrome) there is evidence for PTTR, or post-traumatic thriving response, a reaction that is created by SIG, or stress-induced growth.
Positive psychology is founded on four basic areas of research: the hardiness of individuals, the happiness that results from a total involvement in life, the importance of finding meaning in one's life, the importance of optimism, and finding ways in which our actions make a difference.
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