Dealing with lows in life

When i feel down this is exactly what i do.. Spend time meditating and finding exactly what is bothering me and most important WHY.

Then i deal with it

Cheers,

Gary

People have different reactions to different stimuli and situations. I consider lows in life that are really serious and are causing you distress like divorce, unemployment, and losing someone special. I experienced having financial crisis a few years back and it was really difficult. You just have to know your way. With regards to work, if I've been working too much, I plan a day-off for a day or 2 depending on how much I need it.

the lows are not as bad when you learn how to get out of them ..without chemical help ../or coping ..

i just went through a brutal down a month ago..a bi polar down period hit ..the person i have been helping survive for 6 months pulled away and stopped talking to me when i really needed their help..and i am caretaker for both my parent who are not in too good of health ..and my mom ended up in the hospital 2 weeks in a eow and the found a lump .. and my computer blew up ..i got a call about making payments on a debt i thought was written off ..and i got a bill for 2500$ for a visit to the er where the only treatment i got was 1 pill ..to calm down major anxiety ..all in 2 weeks

i have never had that much go wrong at once while i was going through a harsh low ..but i have also never had as good of vision of where i want to go with my life as i do now ..and the 30th break up is a bit easier to handle than the first .

the longer you you can see in the future the easier it is for you to make choice in the now .

anyway i came out of this storm .. pissed off and rearing to change things ..as many things holding me back have been removed through this last heap of turd ..

the lows are where you find out what you made of .. because sometimes your spread in pieces on the ground .. just learn to get good at putting yourself together

I don't agree with this. Because in times like this you always need someone with you who can bring you out of dissapointment and grief. And help you take a new start.

These types of lows tend to come from the deeper belief that money, clients, customers... and abundance in general is inherently limited.

You have to stand toe-to-toe with these thoughts. They aren't true.

There's always plenty of amazing clients and customers. They're trying to find you RIGHT NOW!

There's always plenty of money. You just have to focus on the solutions you're capable of creating - not the fear of what you'll do if everything bottoms out.

When you change the direction of your attention, by telling yourself the truth, it changes your actions; it changes what you perceive; it changes the opportunities you can or can't see.

And the more you TELL THE TRUTH about your fear of "not enough," the more you dissolve it from your being.

Mark

You have to feel low sometimes, just to see the difference, and appreciate the time when you feel good, so just be positive in your thoughts, there's always sunshine after the rain!

You've got to know the bottom before you can appreciate the top. Nothing works as a better spring board than going as low as you can either.

Dawson: Yeah, but I think you needed to hit rock bottom before you snapped out of it.
Audrey: Yeah, but I didn't hit rock bottom until a couple of weeks after that.
Dawson: Maybe you just needed to hit it really hard.
--Dawson's Creek

This really helps a lot especially today that I am dealing with a serious bout of emotional stress. If not for a deadline on my work I would love to somewhere else to unwind!

This is what I do: http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...eat-again.html

You feel low because you're focused on the wrong thing. Change your focus and you change your state. This is why meditation and motivational messages, and music works. It's also why exercise works. It breaks the you out of the mental fog and get you to change your focus.

Nice command, vikramananand!

I, like so many others, relate to the lows in life. Seems like we all have to deal with this cycle thingy as well; on the whole. So much of the positive, so much of the negative, so much in between.

I believe I see the relevance of the dance. It simply has to be that way. Or, said again: "That's the way it is."

I always enjoy thought provoking threads like t his one, vikramananand. Thank you.

LLS

First you should be at a situation (might be a job, life or lifestyle) that you choose and you love doing. Not everyone have this opportunity (me included) but if you can find that passion with what you're doing it's going to be smooth.

I write a lot and I love doing so. It's my job after all and in most cases, bad or good, I write. It inspires me and doing so keeps me rejuvinated all the time.

I am in danger of feeling low when I am not busy enough. I love to go out and live life - it gives me plenty of fodder for my writing and what better way to see what people are doing than to go out and do it myself? Because of my love for going out, I am able to spot trends and things like that (for example, the "gourmet grilled cheese" craze is my latest observation) ... This comes in very handy.

But of course, life isn't all about "going out". I need to have a balance with work, as well. I set my timer and make sure that even on a hectic day, I work at least four hours. I love the days when I can work eight hours or more. It makes me feel at peace because frankly, I am a bit concerned about money!

When I get down I fee it is beneficial to watch a comedy or get away from what is bringing me down. Also stop and taking some deep breaths can help or going for a walk.

I found that reading a certain book helped me to analyze things, and figure out exactly what was bothering me - it was Finding Your North Star - by martha beck.

This may help some other warriors ..

I hope so - have a wonderful week.