Fitness

The prepper life is never easy. While everyone else is living life with reckless abandon, you can’t afford that luxury. You are busy trying to remember all the ways to tie a rope, your evacuation plan, or save water in the case that some disaster is bound to happen.

Humans dislike uncertainty in most situations, but some deal with it better than others. Numerous studies link high intolerance of uncertainty to anxiety and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, PTSD and eating disorders.

Preparing for a disaster or survival situation can be an overwhelming project for some families. Having the necessary food, clothing, shelter, water, and other survival needs set aside and portable for one or two adults is relatively easy. However, the ability to store and carry enough to provide for the needs of infants and young children is far more difficult.

In our world today, it doesn’t take much to piece together a picture of doom and gloom. We appear to be heralded by myriads of dark, tragic, and unfortunate events everyday. This is especially true when you live in a disaster-prone environment and you have to listen to similar occurrences from all over the world.