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looking on the brighter side.
i need help looking on the "brighter" side of things.
when something happens to me, i make a big deal out of it and worse things can happen.
for example i just got glasses and cried for days because i hate them, while some people are blind and will never see anything & i also could always just contacts.
BUT. i still get depressed.
im not exactly relating my glasses to my question but how could i look on the brighter side of things without feeling depressed on my own situation?
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If you know it's a not a big deal, then you need to look at that before you decide to be sulky.
When something happens to you, just take the time to remember "Wow, this isn't really a huge deal. Some people have it a lot worse than I do, so I'm pretty lucky, actually." It can actually help to make you feel better.
However, I think that without something big happening to you, this lesson will be harder to learn. When my boyfriend died two months ago, all the other things I used to worry about became petty & super small. They no longer mattered. When my friends cry to me & tell me that their boyfriend's dumped them, I'm still caring & sympathetic, but I often wanna bash myself in the skull with a hammer because they have their boyfriends & I don't.
I remind them of that, and then I tell them that things always get better & they realize that and then they eventually get over it. Honestly, when someone thing big happens, you realize the things you once worried about mean nothing. I think you're a "The grass is always greener on the other side" type. But you need to start thinking that the grass is just as green where you are.
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Hmm...well I hope my advice will help because I know exactly how you feel. When Im having a bad day or something really bad happens I do three things:
-Cry {there's nothing wrong with crying. its actually good because you dont keep your feelings bottled up inside you. sometimes you just gotta let it out}
-Do something relaxing {like listening to music, or taking some quiet time to yourself to take a bubble bath or do something you really like to do}
-Reflect on life {this is good to do once you've calmed down and you're feeling a little better because then you know that whatevers going on in life is only a small thing and you have so much to be greatful for}
Also, I find that writing in a jornal about whatever's going on REALLY helps the situation. You might wanna give that a try the next time you're feeling down.
Welll...I hoped I helped :)
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