Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences.
“I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged.”
“But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information.”