If there was a recipe for a terrible feeling, this would be it:
- 200g. granulated Sadness, plus more for rolling
- Zest of outrage
- 300 g. dumbfounded flour
- 3 large helplessness
- 2 tsp. lost extract
- 1 rage liqueur
- 3 worst weeks
- 1 bad year
- 1 terrible weekend (optional)
If you are still reading this you defiantly tasted the shittiest cookies from hell. Everything in your life may just feel awful.
Life is a juggling act for all of us, in modern times. There are times when the juggle seems manageable. But when you’re overwhelmed- when your ability to cope is impaired because of stress or anxiety or ill health or exhaustion; it can feel almost unbearable. Add to that our current surroundings, a bubble of negativity. The news on TV, social media, conversations around us, and stress from our family, friends, and coworkers. The whole mixture of overwhelming negativity makes you just want to break away from everything and run.
Find An Alt Esc:
It’s important at this low point in life not to allow circumstances to suck you deeper in the misery hole. Try to find an escape route. Do things to break the chain of disappointment with this clear notion that it might take multiple attempts before you get lucky. But first thing first. Diagnose yourself.
Analyse yourself for these symptoms:
Am I comparing myself to others
Your self-sabotaging habit of comparing yourself with others and the comparison usually goes in one direction. When you begin to compare your life with someone else’s, it’s way too easy to fall into the trap of feeling inadequate. Seeing how others succeed and move on with their lives makes it easy to feel like you stay behind and your life is a failure.
Am I being too self-critical
If you are facing hardships in your professional or personal life, it’s difficult to keep your spirits high. We all blame ourselves for our actions and choices from time to time. You need to silence your inner critic if you find yourself constantly focusing on your failures and negative traits.
Am I a victim of imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome is a mental pattern that makes you downplay your achievements and doubt yourself. You doubt your achievements and feel your success is a matter of luck or any other external circumstances. It is common among successful and highly intelligent people who are prone to self-doubt.
Now, time for some tips to find that escape:
Somethings in your life is going right
Gratitude reduces our stress, makes us happier, and helps us reach our goals. It’s easy to screen out the good things and only focus on the bad things. Practice reminding yourself of the things that are going or gone right. Purposely look for the positive, even if it is something very small. With an attitude of gratitude, you can be thankful for a challenge, and get through it.
This too shall pass
Sometimes life’s rough patches feel like they’re going to last forever. Your past is an archive of your life and in order to stop feeling terrible, maybe forgetting a few things would help. Whether you’re dealing with work-related issues, family problems, or stressful situations, very few problems last for a lifetime. Remind yourself that whatever is going wrong now is only a small percentage of your actual life. So remind yourself, that things won’t be this bad forever.
Accept what’s out of your control
There are many things that aren’t within your control. Don’t waste time trying to force others to change or trying to make things be different if it isn’t within your control. Acceptance is one of the best ways to establish resilience. Remember one thing in your terrible situation, that someone somewhere is suffering too and you are not the only one. And they could be in an even worse situation than yours.
Remember the saying: one person’s ceiling is another person’s floor!!!
Thus, your ‘failed’ life may, in fact, look like a dream to someone else. Negativity can have toxic effects. In fact, research has shown over and over that we falter when exposed to negativity. So, dig yourself out of the pit of negativity and move forward. Yes, it’s difficult, but your willingness to fight for every bit of happiness will champion you through.
Remember, these will remain just notions or tips until you make it a habit to ingrain them in your thinking. Like a ritual. Also, these low points in life help us grow as a human being. They make us think, try and act on an escape route and that could be life changing. For most.
