There is a run in my stockings....

.... Oh, I don't mean literally...

hitting the nadir...

and you knowing you are facing one of the real bad times in you life. The situation becomes worse when there is not much in your hands. You can try and give in your best on the aspects that are in your hands but there are still some parts of the problems thats are just beyond your control.
The uncertainty bogs you down. But this is exactly the time that brings out the metal in you.
The way you tackle these situations, is what shapes you furthermore. At every moment you have to try hard enough knowing that things will fall in place because they always do! You just have to try hard enough!