Success Happy

How can I wake up everyday and accept my life successful or complete failure?

I have this weird mind that keeps me trapped in disbelief of the extreme good and bad that life has to throw at me. It seems to me that others keep a consistent mindset, and can act naturally within their set persona. I feel like I am always jumping between depression and the temporary euphoria or relief of triumph in single episodes of life. And for some reason when I wake up with the grogginess either in the morning or middle of night, and I look at things as they are and ask myself why? I try so hard to change things but I can't seem to act naturally feel fully, confident, satisfied or grateful. I know I sound like a mental case, I am receiving counseling. But is there any interesting perspective or life experience that you all could share with me to help me understand what is going on?

Public Comments

1. And obviously that "counseling" isn't working. What you need is to be medicated.
2. dont listen to the person who says medication you dont need medicine life is strange we all have our ups and downs life doesnt last forever just enjoy life, do what makes you happy
3. I used to feel this way as a teen. I think between the ages of 13-18. I used to look at other people's lives (mainly friends) as a more idea life than what I was living. They always seems to have more friends, better things to do on the weekends, better families. Not until I went to college did I finally stop thinking this way. Only because I was one my own and thought hey this isn't so bad, my life isn't so bad. I learned a lot from being away from home and got into a great relationship and found some place in this world that I fit. So you just need to find what makes you happy and try to focus on that. Bad stuff happens to people all the time and you just need to move on and learn to live and learn. There will always be people to help your through it. Hope this helped a little.
4. In all honesty I think everyone goes through this, we forget what purpose we have and the good that we have done and still can do. I try to think in the morning that even if I can't be the happiest person today perhaps I can do something for a friend or some else that will help them and their life to be easier, I can make my self get up then with a reason. I also believe that Jesus has a reason for everything since He has everything planned out. So i just trust that whatever He's thinkin is the best, if i have questions, i ask him, surprisingly enough he answers too, norm in ways i wouldn't even think of. those little answers can impact in a big 'wow that just woke me up and opened my eyes' kinda ways, so i can keep moving forward no matter what the world throws at me. heh, its a crazy world man and some people make it darn difficult, but all in all, its a pretty enjoyable place.
5. Paying more attention to ones feelings and past experiences whether good or bad is not healthy for our mind. our focus should be on our present tasks and situations. Feelings are like the ocean's tidal waves , they come and go periodically and don't stay ashore once they get there. Nor should we keep regretful and hopeless feelings in our mind too long. We can't stop them from coming but we can get rid of them when they do. A good batter keeps his mind and eyes on the ball and not his past strikes or outs. If he believes he will hit a home run he will. When life throws you a curve ball let it go by, but when it throws you your pitch go for it.
6. Keep going with the therapy. It may take more time or, a new therapist. We have been given many gifts, Life and all of the emotions that come with it. Embrace each one but always try to seek happiness by positive ways. I doubt happiness is constant and it is much like a gentle winding road with gentle slopes and a few switchbacks and serios hills every now and then. To think that one can control it and maintain a constant is like living in the world of illusions and denials...Yet IF we choose to believe everythng starts with a thought and we start our mornings off with positive thoughts we are successesful... If I choose to look at what we don not have, we can make a goal to achieve it and at least try for it is better to have tried than allow fear or negative thoughts to compell us to never try at all. As far as acting natureal and feeling confident...when ever we face a new experience in life, it is perfectly natural to feel a little insecure or a little anxious and uneasy about the change. If you look at yourself existing...living in a state of staus qoute, with a base line of what is normal for you, you will find a level of...comfort and stability. Add in a change and you will note an increase in your heart rate and other biological occurances within, like fight or flight sysndrome..., perhaps a change in your voice or a nervous tick... These are mearly symptoms to the root cause... Yet if one were to repeat an action or occurance over several times, they may learn to feel comfortable... Like death and taxes, change is inevitable, weather we will accept it or not and, we can live in the world of illusions of control thinking we will not change all the while watching life go by with changes. Some days when I wake, I may think about what I had and do not, or what I want but don't and the feelings annexed to these thoughts are not good. I then stop and give it up in prayer and thanks for all that I do have and by letting go, I am able to grow just a little bit more every day. IF you allow yourself to feel and think you are trapped, then you are... I am not sure if man kind will ever be completely free but to learn to let go, you will choose a new path for which to walk. Good luck!
7. sweety im sure there is nothing to worry about. everyone thinks this at time just take it one day at a time if you need to take it an hour at a time, make some fun plans and just live your life to the fullest because really were not here for that long...AT ALL! so enjoy it and if theres something that you dont like about yourself or something your doing that you dont like change it this is america you can do WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO haha just dont get arrested if you need a friend heres my myspace im a good listener www.myspace.com/kandicedanielle