The topic of internal resources, on the one hand, is clear and transparent. Everyone will have associations with this phrase and will largely coincide in meaning. But on the other hand, it is not so clear and simple. Internal resources are the mental personal potential, character and skills of a person that help from the inside. These are our internal supports, which are unique, because everyone has their own life experience. Positive or negative events in our lives provide lessons. By extracting them, comprehending them and appropriating them as a valid, real part of your life. As a fact that happened and changed something in us, we are enriched. Internal resources are “having oneself.” Internal resources help: + Be independent from others (advice, assessments, behavior) + “Freedom” in thoughts and actions + Maintain stable self-esteem + Take responsibility for the course of your life + Do not be afraid of change and accept different life outcomes + Understand your “I” and your “I Want” + Fight back and be safe in unstable, conflict situations. Our resources within allow us to be resistant to external changes. Our social resources are unstable - status, earnings, relationships with others - all this is changeable. It can come and go, at our request or due to unforeseen circumstances. Having strong internal supports helps you start from “0,” change, gain momentum again, and support existing resources. But you need to understand that internal resources are not infinite either. This is a dynamic process. A person can gain, or he can become depleted. Their source lies both within us in the form of experience and outside. In communication, in creativity, in nature. A person must be open to what is happening around him. If you close your doors or install strict “filters,” there will be little enrichment. And the range of your possibilities will become very narrow. Changes will unsettle, and any negative assessment will lead to depression and even more isolation. Sustainable internal resources make our lives full, balanced, help us find harmony and be effective for others and for ourselves.