In the past few months I have had some major changes that have occurred in my life…and ironically, so has just about everyone else around me. From challenging relationships, losing jobs, lacking self-worthiness, dealing with issues with the children, facing financial woes, suffering with sickness, and the list goes on and on.
I have come to this conclusion–we all have some type of struggle or hang up. We all have to deal with or continue to face challenges in our lives.
Earlier in my life, I struggled with depression. I made several attempts to end my life. Why you may ask??? Because my life stunk to me. My parents divorced when I was in grammar school and it was difficult for me to understand why my mom and dad didn’t work it out.
As I suffered through the aftermaths of a split home, I was hurt and then I began to hurt others. At the time, life seemed so hard and there were so many things I didn’t understand. I felt I had to always prove myself to others because I was never enough. WHY WHY, WHY I asked myself this over and over again??? (Insert your whys lol).
Although I no longer struggle with depression, every so often it tries to “rear up its ugly head” in my life. Every now and then, a trigger will cause some of those same feelings to resurface…. be it a dad taking his daughter on a daddy daughter date, (something I never had), or I see others successful in business (I have some great business ideas, but sometimes fear grips me when I want to move forward) or I see people hurt by others (reminding me I use to be the one who rendered the hurt), etc.
Instead of giving in to the triggers, I’ve learned to recognize them when they appear. I make a conscious effort to see it for what it is worth–a trigger and no longer who I am. I do not allow myself to fall apart at the seams anymore too.
So here’s what I do if I am in my “feelings”:
Have a good cry
Have a good laugh
Go and pray
Surround myself around true friends
To be continued….
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