Feb 27 • General discussion
Handling Setbacks in Recovery
This morning I received some bad news that unfortunately will not only affect me but my whole immediate family, mom and dad, As I stewed in self-pity, disappointment and shock I realized that I was going about it the wrong way. Before I go on I will say the situation had to do with a significant amount of money being put towards something that I didn't want it to be put towards. Anyway, as I delved deeper and deeper into negative territory, I was scrolling through my emails and there I saw yet another thing that usually gives me heart palpitations: a notice from the CRA. Now because I was already in negative territory, I assumed I'd be getting more bad news. However, I slowly went through the login process, dreading what I could possibly find in there, I got in and low and behold it was good news.
What am I trying to say, one may ask. Well in life we often assume that one bad thing will be followed by another bad thing, and another, and another. Doing this often ruins my whole day because all I do is wait for the next bomb to drop. But as you can tell from my story above it doesn't need to be that way. If one bad thing happens don't perpetuate it by looking for other bad things. Sure you can think about it but instead of putting a negative connotation on it, try a resolution mindset. If you think about all the ways you can solve your problem (I know it's hard) you don't attract more negative things to yourself.
I've always been a champion at keeping the negative mindset going because I didn't believe that it could be totally different. What I'm saying is that negativity breeds negativity, but if you cut it at the root and apply a resolution state of mind you rid your life of that negativity. Referring back to my story had I just sat in my "s**t" I wouldn't have discovered the good news that the CRA sent me. So when something bad happens don't ruminate on it, try to focus your mind on something else, or brainstorm ideas on how the problem can be resolved.
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