I wonder if any research has been done to look at individuals in similar circumstances who went on to live as if (fairly) unaffected by such a shock? In other words, was their internal dialogue different? If one believes that the incident was not a circumstance of luck, but of intelligent design that you have a purpose (yet unfulfilled), did that thought process generate better emotional outcomes? And I think that kind of dialogue is more powerful than thoughts expressing "It wasn't my time."
I wonder if any research has been done to look at individuals in similar circumstances who went on to live as if (fairly) unaffected by such a shock? In other words, was their internal dialogue different? If one believes that the incident was not a circumstance of luck, but of intelligent design that you have a purpose (yet unfulfilled), did that thought process generate better emotional outcomes? And I think that kind of dialogue is more powerful than thoughts expressing "It wasn't my time."