hanging in there
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
- copingManaging under strain
- enduringPersisting through time
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
tough · resilient · holding on · managing · getting by · strength · grit · patience · persistence · determination · barely · scraping by · weathering · soldiering on · treading water · white-knuckle · exhausted · hopeful
persistence under difficulty
hanging in theregiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · throwing in the towel · surrendering · caving in · letting go
emotional/psychological state
hanging in therefalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
losing it · breaking down · crumbling · collapsing · unraveling
optimism about outcome
hanging in therelosing hope
despairing · losing faith · going under · breaking · succumbing