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@akinad (446)
Philippines
March 8, 2011 12:01am CST
I have been in a very depressive state for a very long time in my life. However, I manage to rearrange and change every wrong aspects in my life. I have change my outlook and try hard to feel certainly positive with everything. However, I still have this moments of uncertainties and sadness which I don't even know where its coming from. One day I am so full of life, so happy then the next I would feel so empty. I would really want to become a very positive person but this unstable and uncontrollable emotions just drags me back to where I was before and I don't wanna go back in that state. Are feelings like these normal??What should to overcome these unstable emotions of mine. I just wanna be better.
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@zralte (4178)
• India
8 Mar 11
Hi akinad, yes, it is completely normal for anyone to have ups and downs. I am usually a cheerful person and very optimistic, I might add. Even I do have days when I feel blue and get depressed. I try not to let the depression take me over. Whenever I feel those days coming, I try to cheer myself up by thinking happy thoughts and all the good things I have. I have abled body, no physical disablity, that in itself is a blessing. I have a wonderful husband (though I swear at times he irritates me so much that I wonder why I ever married him), and two beautiful kids who are just wonderful to have around. Not to forget health, I am such a healthy person that I cannot remember being hospitalised except when I was delivering my babies. All these are blessings that many people don't have. I try to concentrate on the things that you have rather than the things that you don't have.
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@zralte (4178)
• India
8 Mar 11
Sorry, meant to be 'I try to concentrate on the things that I have rather than the things that I don't have'. I'm sure if you think positive like that, you will become a much happier person.
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@zralte (4178)
• India
8 Mar 11
Oh...I'm sorry, don't mean to make anyone feel bad. Though exactly what I call it a blessing for me. I'm sure there are lots of things that you are happy about. Try to concentrate on those rather than thinking what you wish to have....
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
counting our blessings instead of what we do not have a great therapy advice, thanks zralte i do appreaciate aswell. although with the relational aspect you have, making me with ouch inside because that exactly what im praying for. with a family on your own.. good for you. :)
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• United States
8 Mar 11
Depression can really be so draining. I have my bouts and experiences with it and do find that when I exert more effort into thinking and putting forth more positivity it allows me to be a much more happier and pleasant person. There are some people that although they put forth a great deal of effort into exerting more positivity they at times requires some professional assistance to over come it. Feelings like this can be normal especially if it is at times that we experience life issues.
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
i agree with, but with us girls we have been tried & tested with emotions roller coaster, some where just so great in coping with it with change of lifestyle, choice of foods etc.. maybe that helps me too with my mood wings.
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@akinad (446)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
yes, I agree..it takes too much energy out of me.. However, I think that I am way way better than before. I used to stay depress for a very long...as in long time! But now, I can cope with it..I just motivate myself and tell myself that i should not stay depress any longer for it would be bad for my well-being. Just like now, I decided to push that bad feeling away and now I can smile..I guess its just normal to have those kind of blues. Thanks for all your response!
• United States
8 Mar 11
@ akinad come on here often sweetie it is a great community and you will find it a great to vent, release and smile. Best of luck, I do wish you well and thanks so much for my BR!
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• Philippines
8 Mar 11
try being in a white room or a yellow room that should help you focus a bit on what you want hehehe i've been researching colors lately and this might help oh and stay away from gray
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@akinad (446)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
Wow..is this effective?? Never thought of that. Anyway, a big thanks from me..And yep,I will stay away from gray :)
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
hi there. to tell you, i am like the most unlucky person in the world hehe, i got depressed a few months ago. i did not want to get up nor eat nor everything because there was a very very big thing that happened to me :( i did not get any support from my family which even made the situation worse. everything was not on the right track and i felt like it was the end of everything for me :( but now i am trying to get things back to what it should be. my boyfriend has always been there for me to make me stronger, even though he is far from me right now, he never forgets to check up on me everyday. everyone of us goes through this kind of situation in our lives. sometimes we are up and sometimes were down. but we shouldn't forget that He is just there waiting for us to seek help from him and we just need to strengthen our faith. i know i have also been weak but we just have to think that we have our family. if they cant be there for us like what happened to me, there is still someone who picked me up and that is my boyfriend. i HAD friends but i dont know where they are. but yeah that is just normal, we are humans and so we also tend to be very emotional at times. i hope you are feeling okay now. God bless and be safe.
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@akinad (446)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
Thanks cherish14! I am feeling a lot better now :) I guess those feelings are normal. I always do seek help from Him. HE is my strength when tough times like these comes. He is the only one who can pull me out of this misery that is why I am practicing my faith now. I am currently on a church community and in a care group which I know will help me cope 100 percent with I am experiencing right now. I appreciate your response :) God bless you too!
• China
8 Mar 11
I wonder whether you have worryed yourself for nothing or not.You must adjust your mindset and shake off bad temper .You should do your best to think of the happy things instead of worrying about troubles of your own imagining.
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@akinad (446)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
I very much appreciate your response. I guess sometimes I worry of the things that I cannot control that is why I get frustrated. Don't worry. I will try my best to focus on things that can make me happy. God bless you!
• Bulgaria
9 Mar 11
Hello dear girl.Your condition is pretty much similar to me,only that with me it is not that strong and that there is a fact which make it easier to deal with it.I had survived many life-changing situations,losses and suffering since I was very little.And now I have grown up i have these conditions you explane about but I say to myself that everything depends on us and I should just not pay attention to those negative emotions.I remind myself how many great things i have in my li fe and how many great things expect me to discover them.When i feel really bad i call one of my best friends who is really like a schrink for me and she leaves me cry as much as I need then by talking to me and listening to me helpes me to go out of that emotioanal hole I had fallen into and in a few minutes I have forgotten all those negative unstable as u call them emotions and get really better.I really uderstand you so if you need anyone to talk about you should know that I-the stranger you know absolutely nothing about canbe there for you and help you somehow through these hard times.Best wishes
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@akinad (446)
• Philippines
9 Mar 11
Thanks ralitsatomova.It is very thoughtful of you :) Thanks for your advices, it means something for someone like me who is going through a lot of ups and downs. It is good to know that even a stranger lends their helping hand. God bless!
• China
9 Mar 11
just experience the life. u can choose to go travelling, which might be helpful.
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@ctabirao (70)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
for woman i can say yes, we are really moody and we are too emotional. however just like other have conquered it & just get busy with life & emotional state just being ignored that helps a lot.
@akinad (446)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
Yes, women are so emotional especially in the pre-menstrual stage. Keeping ourself busy is a great advice. Thanks ctabirao :)
@sanijas83 (270)
• Latvia
15 Jun 11
Every day there might be some difficult situations to deal with. I try not to show I am upset, although sometimes I do not believe in the future. I had to change my job as the atmosphere at the working place grew stressful. Different situations can occur that try to unbalance, and some time is needed to regain strength. I do not feel alright if I think that the world is unfair and nothing can be done. It seems it is also necessary to be in a contemplative mood, but still through the problems one should notice beautiful things to enjoy.