Comebacks only happen to people who stayed in the game long enough to get another shot.

A recovery story requires a person still present when conditions change, and most people have left by then. Staying is unglamorous, because the stretch between the setback and the second chance contains no evidence that a second chance exists. Survival is the mechanism that makes every comeback possible.

If you are in the flat part after something went wrong, lower the requirement to whatever keeps you involved at all. Reduce the scale rather than stopping. The only thing you have to do right now is remain in a position to be called again.