Do more than survive – thrive: The hard truth here is that a passion won’t find you; you need to find it.
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A renewal – what would that look like for you? If lately you’ve been cloaked by a mist so steady that you’ve. lost your way, where do you turn? What do you do when your life comes to a standstill?
These are great questions, ones that require action-oriented answers. Yet, your brain is fooled into thinking that standing still is the best option. “If you move when you can’t see, you might get hurt.” Despite what your brain is telling you, in this case, taking its neurochemical advice is very unwise. Take when depression speaks, as an example.
While it may seem counterintuitive to disobey such thoughts, moving in one direction or another – preferably not backwards – has a higher rate of success. Yes, this is true, even when you feel lost. And let’s face it, we all hit a moment in our lives where we are completely lost. The question to get over it is “What do I have to do to get through it?
Again, where do you turn? Well, let’s consider this:
Any security expert worth his or her salt will tell you that one of the worst things you can do in a situation where someone has the potential to cause you harm, is stand in their path. Even worse is to hide and thereby limiting your means of egress.
Your best bet to get out of just such a scenario? To run like hell. What’s more, you should try in run in a zigzag pattern. As it turns out, even seasoned attackers find it hard to take out a moving target.
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I know you’re thinking “All great to know Jonathan, but what does this have to do with my mental health journey? Well, maybe not a lot.
I will say this however – if you are your own worst enemy and you are just standing there, how can you successfully escape your own funk? My point here is that moving forward gives you a better chance at success. Essentially, standing there ruminating is, in a sense, beating yourself up.
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Now, can you see? See that doing nothing can injury your mental-health recovery? In fact, Ruminating or otherwise feeling stuck can lead one down the path to ending their life.
Finally, remaining idle can be the worst thing for you. Therefore, try something new – anything. The hard truth here is that a passion won’t find you; you need to find it. So, be your own advocate and find something that drives, or in other words saves, you. Do more than survive – thrive.
Remember, you’re amazing, you’re a survivor, and you can do this! So, please, just keep moving forward.
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When I went off work because of PTSD, I was left in limbo while I waited to see if I would be awarded Workers Compensation. It was long and painful, hanging in the darkness of my home.
So, I began to try and figure out this PTSD thing; how did I get here? I was a firefighter, so I knew that much but my battled with anxiety and depression was a life-long battle.
I began to write out my story, mostly to help quell the angst of being lonely and in mental illness purgatory. It helped – immensely. I survived the dark because of it.
Now, it’s here – written for therapeutic intervention and published in hopes that it can do the same for you or someone you know…..
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