How do I keep holding on?

I found this in "Allies in Healing" by Laura Davis it is a book for partners of sexual abused survivors. Found on page 86.

The question a lot of partners ask "How do I hold on when it appears there is nothing to hold on to?"
Laura's answer:

          " You just do. You breathe. You put one foot in front of the other. You breathe again. You reach inside yourself for strength you didn't know you had. You tell yourself, "One day, one hour, one minute at a time." 

 When the bottoms drops out of your world, sometimes you just have to stop and sit with it. Say to yourself: "This is my life. I'm in terrible pain. I feel lost. I don't know what to do. This is true for me right now." Keep breathing and remind yourself, "This too shall pass."

 I believe the human spirit is very big. I think we are capable of a lot more than we think we are. You're being pushed to your limits right now. If you have a belief, a love, or a passion that connects you to a power beyond yourself - whether it's music, God, or the maple trees outside your window - call on that power now. Pray. Ask for help.

 When the world you've known is shattered in pieces around you, do something small and concrete and manageable. Buy a chicken, put some spices on it, and put it in the oven. Wash the dishes. Clean your whitewalls. Refinish a chair, something that's completed and beautiful and steady when you're done. Keep breathing. Watch the moment pass.

 Reach out to other people. You need friends right now, witnesses who can say, "Yes, it really is this bad. You're not making it up. Your life is really awful right now."

Ultimately, there's only so much other people can do. When we're in our deepest pain and despair, no one can take it away. These are your feelings of helplessness, loneliness, and confusion. I can say I understand them, but they are your feelings to feel. Sit with them. Follow them. Sometimes if we go deep enough into our pain, it changes into something else."

  I believe this is something that goes for everyone, for survivors, partners. Anyone in a hard time or situation. Keep this in mind, because it can help.