Positivity
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Category: Mental Health
Date: 10 May 2019
Created By : palzogony
A lot of the time, I find it hard to stay positive while dealing with my mental illness (clinical depression). All of the small things in life can feel so troubling when dealing with depression or a death. I have some ways that I try to keep myself positive: evaluate, recalculate, and continue. Let’s say I’m getting down on myself about a bad grade. I evaluate how I’m feeling and I try to catch myself when I’m feeling down. I ask myself what I’m feeling and why I’m feeling that way. I recalculate that emotion and try to turn it into something positive. For example, instead of falling into feeling bad about my grade, I evaluate how I’m feeling about it and recalculate it into a positive. Instead of telling myself “You are worthless and a failure,” I recalculate that into “I know I can do better next time and I can learn from this.” I turn my negative into a positive so that I can then continue with my life without getting myself in a rut over something so temporary. Another quick example is looking at myself in the mirror. Sometimes when I see myself, I think “Wow, you could lose some weight.” I then think about why I’m feeling that way and replace it with something positive about myself like “Wow, I really like my hair today!” and then I continue on my way. Overall, staying positive is hard. The best way that I’ve found to keep positive is evaluation, recalculation, and continuation. I hope this helps those struggling with staying positive throughout tough times or mental illness.
