THINK ABOUT IT
Ok, so my view on life is different than your's. I know it's blunt. Life isn't always going to give you what you want, prefer, need, or anything to make you more comfortable. Life hands you a huge pile of shit sometimes, but you can choose whether to adapt, or fall to pieces. I learned from my trip to Brentwood that all of your problems fit under one, two, or all of these categories. You either SUCK IT UP, GROW UP, or GIVE IT UP.
Say my teacher gives me a lot of work to do in class and for homework. Instead of whining like all the other students around me, what do I do? I suck it up and do it. If I complain, it makes me feel negatively about it even more, so what's the point? It doesn't make me feel better or make the work disappear. So SUCK IT UP AND DO IT.
Maybe I dislike the kids in my French class. They always yell, disrespect the other students and teachers, and are quite immature. I could yell at them back or tell them to shut up, but that would be sinking to their level. No matter how much they grate on my nerves guess what I do when the urge to yell and scream at them comes up? I GROW UP. I choose to be mature about it, because sinking to their level won't make me feel any better.
So I had a problem with cutting. It felt great when I was doing it. It made all the negative thoughts disappear, but when the "happy" wore off I was swamped in negative thoughts yet again. It didn't help me at all. It made me an addictive thinker and dependent. So I GAVE IT UP. I'm a much better person and I haven't cut in 3 months. :] It was so hard to do, but I fought through these feelings.
The people and situations around you are completely uncontrollable. You decide how they make you feel. DO NOT let them decide for you. Be independent. You are the only person who can make yourself feel happy or sad. Your surroundings may help a bit, but they do not cushion the pain that is in your heart.
I've gone through so much shit in my life and I had no idea how to deal with it. I used bad coping skills and my life went steadily downhill. I have changed drastically and I am sorry to all the people who knew the Destiny that was depressed, the Destiny that held so much hatred in her heart, the Destiny that was immature and idiotic in her actions. That is not me anymore. I am sorry if you were best friends with her, or were her lover. She is gone for the better. I am new. Improved. And most of all HEALTHY IN THA BRAIN.
Say my teacher gives me a lot of work to do in class and for homework. Instead of whining like all the other students around me, what do I do? I suck it up and do it. If I complain, it makes me feel negatively about it even more, so what's the point? It doesn't make me feel better or make the work disappear. So SUCK IT UP AND DO IT.
Maybe I dislike the kids in my French class. They always yell, disrespect the other students and teachers, and are quite immature. I could yell at them back or tell them to shut up, but that would be sinking to their level. No matter how much they grate on my nerves guess what I do when the urge to yell and scream at them comes up? I GROW UP. I choose to be mature about it, because sinking to their level won't make me feel any better.
So I had a problem with cutting. It felt great when I was doing it. It made all the negative thoughts disappear, but when the "happy" wore off I was swamped in negative thoughts yet again. It didn't help me at all. It made me an addictive thinker and dependent. So I GAVE IT UP. I'm a much better person and I haven't cut in 3 months. :] It was so hard to do, but I fought through these feelings.
The people and situations around you are completely uncontrollable. You decide how they make you feel. DO NOT let them decide for you. Be independent. You are the only person who can make yourself feel happy or sad. Your surroundings may help a bit, but they do not cushion the pain that is in your heart.
I've gone through so much shit in my life and I had no idea how to deal with it. I used bad coping skills and my life went steadily downhill. I have changed drastically and I am sorry to all the people who knew the Destiny that was depressed, the Destiny that held so much hatred in her heart, the Destiny that was immature and idiotic in her actions. That is not me anymore. I am sorry if you were best friends with her, or were her lover. She is gone for the better. I am new. Improved. And most of all HEALTHY IN THA BRAIN.