How do you react to failure? Are you overcome with disappointment, denial, anger, fear, or guilt? When you feel that you have failed to attain a cherished dream, or an important goal, or when the course of your life is suddenly and inexplicably changed, many complex and perplexing emotions engulf you. As a happy, well-adjusted individual, you must learn how to deal with your responses to defeat. You can discover how to be defeated without being devastated.