The resilience bathtub

Sitting in warm water feels safe. Everyday life drains the tub a little, all the time. Open the taps that refill it – then see what a hard life event does.

Taps that refill the tub:
Buffer: steady
A bathtub whose water level stands for psychological resilience: taps refill it, everyday stress drains it, a life event pulls the plug Everyday stress always draining a little

A metaphor, not a measurement. Inflows reflect interventions with evidence for mood: diet (Jacka et al., BMC Med 2017), exercise (Noetel et al., BMJ 2024), sleep (Scott et al., Sleep Med Rev 2021), treatment (Cipriani et al., Lancet 2018).