Making sense of the world

How we make sense of the world is largely a function of our belief system. Depending upon how you define reality, our beliefs develop by all the experiences and choices we make, many unconscious choices, by our subjective view of what we see as having happened to us or others. So when a major event happens that upsets our view of the world (spousal affair, job loss) we are greatly challenged to try and integrate this new information and deciding what it means for us- much of this is done unconsciously.