Posted by seldomseen on December 17, 2007, at 13:18:14
In reply to Life is such a drag, posted by Jamal Spelling on December 16, 2007, at 6:48:33
Well, when you get the dead weight feeling to life, the first thing to do is be sure (as others have suggested) that you don't have something physically wrong that can be treated. Anemia, mono, thyroid etc... Having a sleep study is not a bad idea. Get that ruled out.
If all that comes out normal, I do have some suggestions, some concrete, some kind of pie in the sky. I don't have this all figured out yet myself, but I can say for sure that Life should not feel this way.
1. Make sure you have a reason to get out of bed/brush your teeth/get showered.Although you may not feel like doing this at all, sometimes you just have to force yourself to start something new or look at something old in a new way. THis may take some trial and error, some success and some failure. But you have to keep at it.
2. Watch how you are thinking.
I may get a lot of flack for this, but a negative attitude can weigh you down like a ton of bricks. Make a list of the things that you are grateful for, the people that have helped you, the foods you love, whatever. Just keep something positive in the forefront of your mind.
3. Don't be afraid to really shuffle things up a bit.
Your life may need a major overhaul. It takes guts to do it, but you only get one shot at this life. It's worth taking a few chances I think.
Like I said, I don't have this all figured out and I am no motivational speaker. Believe me, I have my "Life sucks" moments as well.
Sometimes just taking some sort of action, and then building on that momentum really helps.
Good luck.
Seldom.
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