Coping Skills

[i_am_the_koi]

That sounds a lot like me at times. A negative loop gets stuck in my head every once in a while and lasts days sometimes.

I’ve never sought professional help. I’m the master of my emotions, at least I should be.

I'm not the master but I accept them. I acknowledge them and try to move past them.

Be here now

But it's hard to break the cycle once it starts.

Part of it is the desire for the good. Why do you say there are 5 lights? Because you want the pain to stop. You want to feel normal and happy and that you did the right thing. Why do you hope? Because it's better than despair.

The hard part is screaming at the void that there are only 4 lights. Knowing the pain it's going to cause. Knowing the feeling of despair is just normal at that point.

 

[greenmonster]

I should have phrased that to say I WISH I was the master of my emotions.
Sometimes they master me despite my efforts.

 

[Eldritch]

when feeling depressed?