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I want to change my attitude to a positive one. I want to turn stressful situations into good situations. I have depression and anxiety and I always think negatively of everything, so idk if I can change my ways. Anyone have advice??
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That would be a lot, though here's some inspirational quotes I collect in my pinterest that I like:
"Patience is a virtue."
"Open your mind before your mouth."
" 1 year = 365 opportunities "
" Empathy is antidote to shame."
" Humble. Because I know where I started."
"If you tired of starting over. Stop giving up."
"There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with imperfections."
"Be who you needed when you're younger."
There's a lot more that you can look for and choose which you like the most. Though, just know that not everything in life will turn out as what we plan, even after we change for the good. Believe that all is well with patience, time will heal. Goodluck.
ReplyThe first thing I had to do when changing my attitude is accept that because I have anxiety and depression, I was going to have these negative thoughts. And this was going to be that way for the rest of my life, because these illnesses don't go away. That is harder to do than it sounds. Basically, you have to realize these thoughts are not who you are as a person. You have to learn to kind of separate it as your illnesses speaking, like almost another person in the back of your head trying to shout you down. Also write down any time you are feeling sad or anxious, what it is about, and notice all the things you say that are negative. Like, "I'm so stupid," ,'I'm a bad person," e.c.t. You have to realize that it is the situation that is bothering you, and not yourself, so you will physically re-write these entire to read, " I said what I thought I needed to, but it turned out unexpectedly," ," I feel depressed over something that someone said I shouldn't be depressed about, but that doesn't make me a bad person,". With anxiety, there is the added fun of replaying situations from years ago. Wrtie them down, and then write after in big letters that "No one else is thinking about how stupid you sounded/ what else you could have said in this conversation/ how you looked/ whatever five years ago. It's not worth putting energy into." I have to do this every time I get down that rabbit hole. And the thing to also remember is, that if anyone is thinking and talking about it like your brain is trying to convince you of, they probably have such dull lives that they have to dig up some random joke you totallu bombed in sixth grade instead of thinking about paying bills, or what they are going to eat for dinner, or that meeting they have to remember to schedule for Friday. I'm sorry for the long post. I hopw this helps, and good luck.
Replyive never been depressed.
I’ve always been really good at life, in spite of being uneasy around new people and new situations and my general lack of good looks. I just learned to work around my weaknesses instead of getting depressed by them.
I think one key is realizing your strengths and weaknesses and giving more value to your strengths and less value to your weaknesses.
So why are you depressed?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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