So many times in my life, I’ve been in situations where I have let people get me down so badly that it just snatched my happiness right up. It was as if I reached in my pockets, pulled out my happiness and just handed it straight to them.
This is something that I am desperately working on and it’s not easy… If you’re like me and struggle with situational depression and anxiety then you probably get it. It’s something that’s very hard to control and deal with. You constantly remind yourself that you can still be happy and move on, or tell yourself not to let them get to you. It seems at times though, no matter what you do, they still get to you. Just like that your joy can be gone.
I also tend to think that the ones who struggle with their happiness being stolen are the ones who are very caring. At least speaking for myself. I feel like sometimes my heart is too big and I care too much for that person who hurt me and took my joy. When in reality, I just need to be focusing and working on me, myself, and I.
We have to learn how to respond better to these moments. Trust me, I’m speaking to myself right now. Taking my own advice. When I face a situation that I feel weighing me down and my happiness feels stolen, I pause, stop what I am doing, close my eyes and take a deep breath. I tell myself in that moment, that my happiness is my responsibility and no one else’s. I can’t control how other people treat me, but I can control the way I respond emotionally. I also remind myself, Do I want to let this person have this much power over me? Am I really giving them that much power to the point that they can steal my happiness so easily? When I look at it from that perspective, I feel a shift take place. It’s in that moment I take my happiness and my power back. And you can too!
As Always,
You Deserve Peace
You’re Not Your Diagnosis
You’re Not Alone
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