Read below and Find Immediate and Simple Solutions
1. Stop it. Stop the pity party. Wearing your burdens like a fine gown or suit will not change a thing. I don’t mean to be hard nosed, (this admonishment is for me too), but it is the truth! All the whining in the world does not change a thing!
We all have days that we just can’t seem to pull our brains up to even a flat-line. It happens. It happened to me today, at least until a “resource” cell I planted in my brain reminded me: It is a choice! How you respond to life is a choice.
2. Take a breath. Right now. Don’t do another thing until you breathe deeply in through the nose – and exhale slowly through the mouth, completely emptying your lungs. Now inhale slowly and think: “I am alive. I have a choice how to respond to stress. I have the choice to be happy.”
Exhale and think: I will exhale all the garbage that is making me feel overwhelmed. Thinking negatively will do nothing but hurt me.”
3. Divert your attention. If you cannot resolve all that is terrorizing you – move to something that is less stressful. Tackle something else with the resolve that you will return to what has upset you, when you are calmer.
4. Fake it! Fake yourself right out of your misery. Have you never counterfeited feelings to help someone else, or because you needed to ignore your feelings to complete a deal, or when someone else needed help and you were there for them? It’s your turn now. Do it for yourself. All the classes in the world, all the counseling, all the reading of fine materials on the internet and books, won’t do a thing for you if you let yourself be down time after time. If you have to do so, fake it until you feel better.
5. Immerse yourself in doing something for someone else. You can’t think of two things at once. Get busy doing something for someone else and get off the train to hell, which is throwing a pity party for you. There is always someone worse off than you. Open your heart and give when you hurt – you’ll feel better.
6. Be your own best friend. We critique ourselves, we demean our own being, and we needn’t do it. If you think about it you will find there are some terrific qualities within you. Give yourself a pat on the back for good things you’ve done and remember whatever the trials that are plaguing you today, will be replaced with other worse ones tomorrow! Truly, THIS TOO SHALL PASS. Give yourself a break, and take a breath!
Someone cares.
