I have anxiety too so I feel identified 😢
I hope you have a nice year 😊
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Well. I guess you could be a great manager even over whole business branches Tree. On more serious note seems like you're on a decent way. I'm glad. Yes.
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Hope you stay positive and never lose hope. Keep moving forward no matter what happens. Happy New Year and I hope 2018 gets even better for you and well, everyone else who reads this. :)
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still tired from new years eve.
And I say this to you tonight ...
Let us not forget ...
There is hope!
...
Get up!
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Holy shit, this thread made me happy. Good for you, Jen!
Positivism is more like a thing that's always here. I think when someone tells another person to "think/be positive" it's more of a reminder that even when things are really shitty, you need to remember that there are still and always good things. In your anger/depression/sadness you can lose focus on this fact, and that's when everything just seems negative and pointless. "Being positive" just means acknowledging that, "things will get better", even if it's sometimes hard to believe.
PS: You look really happy in this picture. ^^
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It seems like you're doing fine at seeing what is positive which is way more useful than the relentless Be Positive attitude people preach. Here's to more positive things in the coming year
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Great to read something from you that is not negative. It's alway nice to let a little light shine through, even if it is only from time to time :)
Life is made of moments and everything in life has multiple sides. Nothing is all bad, nothing is all good and everything depends on perspective.
So why focus on the negatives? Being negative just leads to a self pity, self loading spiral that brings nothing good. Looking at the bright side of life is what makes all of us move forward, grow and experience stuff.
Life is also made of choices and there is always time to choose to make your life better. Just don't take you, others, life and everything so seriously because there are not that many serious things in life :)
I wish you the best for 2018.
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Keep doing your best, don't worry about being positive or negative about stuff. Truth is we all shift from one to another occasionally...
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Happy New Year to you and everyone else. Hope 2018 will be even better than 2017 :)
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It's a cliché, but it's also true: feeling loved is the best source of positivity in the world-- not that I've known what that feels like in forever, but I still remember the feeling, at least :)
I hope things continue to look up for you and try not to overthink things; I do that all the time and it only leads to despair. Be yourself, love and enjoy being loved in return. All the best to you!
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Sure, it's healthy to be sad and down and whatnot, but experiencing those feelings all the time ain't. Downwards spirals and all that. Now, I wouldn't say be positive all the time - it kind of seems like lying to yourself at times - but it seems that there is a feedback loop from the brain back to itself. Being a bit more positive now might lead to good changes that makes the baseline more positive. Then, try to be a bit more positive than would be fully rational again, and hopefully the cycle repeats. If you don't want to do that, consider the alternative: do nothing and hope something changes. Yeah, Newton's laws would like a word.
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mmm, well... good for you! sounds like pretty big steps in 2017 and a good basis for 2018!
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I'm glad things are starting to take a good turn for you. Congrats on the job and keep working on being you (just reminded myself of Dr. Seuss there). Happy New Year :)
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Yes, it is human to feel varied emotions, as is loss is a part of life, but no, they don't disregard these things. They simply deal with it better than you seem to and find a way to let a positive outlook take residence, sooner if not later. As far as loss goes one might think that they understand what it is, but until a loved one in your closest inner circle passes away then you can't know the full extent. It is only then that you truly understand.
If you have a significant other who is positive influence in your life then you may have more than many people do so be thankful for that!
It's good if you have found yourself to be a bit more liberated. No one should ever have to hide who they are. Here's to hopefully turning over a new leaf and a Happy New Year!
edit: It might be a new year but I've always considered that merely symbolic as far as 'new year's resolutions' go. Any resolution worth it's salt can and should be done at any time and not according to some arbitrary calendar date =P
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I'm glad you made some good friends, and that you are able to be yourself. It's always a good thing to realize what you have. Happy New Year, and thanks for the giveaway. I hope you have great days ahead.
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''Don't just say bump. Leave a comment PLEASE.'' by JenniferVanessa
Thread called positive energy....
THE END IS NEAR!!!
I miss the old you :(
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Hope the new year will be better for you than the old one!
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Positive energy, something like I'm afraid of all frowns
Positivity ain't my thing, mostly 'cause the people who preach it say that you should be positive always and that everything will get better. They disregard that having emotion is human, it's healthy to cry, sigh, and get pissed sometimes.And they disregard loss, they focus on what you can gain but don't realize that you can't replace everything.
Positivity ain't my thing, but my gf's drunken new year's speech has made me realize what I had again, people who actually cared about and loved me.
last year wasn't great, but the best things in my life happened to me then. I found someone who actually
loves me. And I'm a shitty gf because I just try to give people what they want so they like me, but she just wants me, and thats someone I don't want anyone to see. But she's the best thing in my life.
I also found other people who cared for me. I made some internet friends, (though that was mostly the year before.), and now some ones in rel life.
I got a job. I'm wanted for manager, but I don't think I could with my anxiety. But the fact I was able to get past my anxiety in the first place to get a job is huge.
And I've become myself. I'm no longer hiding who I am most of the time. And I did this without the help of my shitty hmo, 'cause they basically fucking abandoned me.
I wish I had someone else to send this too, but I guess the site that I've made hate me'll have to do, lol.
I hope y'all had a wonderful holiday and good luck and well wishes going into this year. Find hope in this cold, dark, fucking world
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