No truer words were ever
spoken than the title of the 60's hit song made popular by the Fortunes.
It has significance to all
lost souls battling stress, anxiety or depression. We seem to wrap ourselves in
self pity and feel sorry for ourselves, when the other person is probably or
likely going through a rougher patch than you. When you walk down the street or
look out of the car or office window at other people, try to imagine what may
be bothering them. Allow some empathy to enter your world, for we are all on
the same planet for just a brief period of time and we all experience life's challenges.
It is probably fair to say
that there have been millions or even billions of people that have come before
us that have experienced the same, if not worse, situations that you may be
going through at this time.
Some of our fore fathers
allowed their "illness" to take over their lives and remained
miserable until they passed on, sometimes at their own calling. Others learned
how to cope and have gone on to accomplish wonderful things for themselves and
others.
Abraham Lincoln fought
clinical depression all his life, and if he were alive today, his condition
would be treated as a "character issue"—that is, as a political
liability. His condition was indeed a character issue: it gave him the tools to
save the nation. He also lost his son and his wife went "bonkers"
with the loss of their child.
Lincoln is a great role model
for handling intense stress and melancholy. He battled his demons and losses
with humor and logic to bring the US together and release the grip of servitude
to help make us all better.
If you can step back from your
issues and see all of humanity having
their own struggles, it helps put your issues in context of the bigger picture.
It will help lessen your fears, so you can, with confidence, control or eliminate
your "demons" and learn to deal with them in a healthy, constructive
manner.
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