A promise is a promise...
No matter how successful you are in life and business, success doesn’t give you immunity from humanity. We all have days where we don’t want to get out of bed. Where we just…don’t want to continue. But…what happens when this feeling lasts for days or weeks or months? What happens when we feel like we’ve lost purpose and we just want to give up, whether on a career or relationship or life in general? When you’re in a funk and just “literally can’t even” any longer.
That is how I have been feeling. On the outside looking in…I’m successful. On the inside looking out…I’m broken. Usually when life gets me down, it takes a hell of a lot to get me there. It usually isn’t one thing or another. It is multiple things that just take over all at once. This is…my hidden depression.
Depression tends to be hard to spot when people have a cheerful disposition. We should not take it for granted that a cheerful and sociable person may be immune from depression. Very often, people with hidden depression display a lack of enthusiasm for things they used to love doing. If the person claims that they are certainly not depressed but they just don’t care anymore, this may well be a sign that something is amiss. Getting the person to talk about their problems is usually the first step in seeking treatment. I’ll let you know this…coming from a stubborn person like me, it is hard to get us to really break. BUT when we do break, be prepared and be honored that we actually trust you.
Life is not easy nor is it meant to be. We are always facing hurdles and obstacles that we must overcome, which is all part of the journey. If you can accept that things will get tough and it won’t always be roses and sweet-smelling kittens, you’ll get yourself better prepared for what’s to come. We all get in a funk every now and again. That’s just the way we’re built. But, instead of lying on the sofa eating ice cream out of the tub and putting on your favorite Netflix thing to binge watch, get happy! Yeah, its tough. It is REALLY hard. But you will feel better being happy. Fake it till ya make it, homie.
A few years ago, I got a semicolon tattoo. (go back to my other blog for the meaning.) I made a promise to myself I would never think of self harm or suicide ever again. That I was going to overcome my hardships. This means to me that I need to acknowledge the challenges of life, embrace it, learn what you can and power on! Why? Because a promise is a promise and if you can't keep a promise to yourself, who can you keep a promise with?
That is how I have been feeling. On the outside looking in…I’m successful. On the inside looking out…I’m broken. Usually when life gets me down, it takes a hell of a lot to get me there. It usually isn’t one thing or another. It is multiple things that just take over all at once. This is…my hidden depression.
Depression tends to be hard to spot when people have a cheerful disposition. We should not take it for granted that a cheerful and sociable person may be immune from depression. Very often, people with hidden depression display a lack of enthusiasm for things they used to love doing. If the person claims that they are certainly not depressed but they just don’t care anymore, this may well be a sign that something is amiss. Getting the person to talk about their problems is usually the first step in seeking treatment. I’ll let you know this…coming from a stubborn person like me, it is hard to get us to really break. BUT when we do break, be prepared and be honored that we actually trust you.
Life is not easy nor is it meant to be. We are always facing hurdles and obstacles that we must overcome, which is all part of the journey. If you can accept that things will get tough and it won’t always be roses and sweet-smelling kittens, you’ll get yourself better prepared for what’s to come. We all get in a funk every now and again. That’s just the way we’re built. But, instead of lying on the sofa eating ice cream out of the tub and putting on your favorite Netflix thing to binge watch, get happy! Yeah, its tough. It is REALLY hard. But you will feel better being happy. Fake it till ya make it, homie.
A few years ago, I got a semicolon tattoo. (go back to my other blog for the meaning.) I made a promise to myself I would never think of self harm or suicide ever again. That I was going to overcome my hardships. This means to me that I need to acknowledge the challenges of life, embrace it, learn what you can and power on! Why? Because a promise is a promise and if you can't keep a promise to yourself, who can you keep a promise with?
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