An LBS could not believe in God or religion at all but I think they still need to have some sort of trust that it is out of their hands and they will come out of it on the other side just fine.
Agreed. I happen to not be religious at all. But there is something about quiet faith in the unknown that is needed. Maybe it's our faith in ourselves, or humanity, or biology. I know that I've had a couple of mini panic attacks over the past few weeks. During them I just gently remind myself, "You will not die from a panic attack. It will pass. Breathe. This will pass. Look around you - you are safe. You are safe". I have to remind my body that this is a fleeting moment and that the next one will improve. I try to look at myself objectively - as an animal on Earth. For me, it helps.
The other thing that helps is that I remind myself every success story starts with adversity. This insane pain we are in right now is what we need to get through in order to have our success story. Otherwise, we're just floating through life without attachment. I'm so very curious to see what my success story consists of.
Borrowed from Steve's thread, courtesy of Yail.
I feel down often, like you often. But the trick, the solution, is to pull myself put of the quagmire. Nobody else is going to do it for me.
Remember - This feeling will pass. It is a feeling at this one singular moment, nothing more. Not a permanent state, your life will not be this way forever. It is only what is happening at this exact moment.
You have a choice, you can choose to wallow in it, let the pain consume you. Or you can choose to accept the pain for what it is, Breathe, take a minute for yourself to calm down, and then compose yourself.
If I can do IC on minimum wage with no mental health plan, you can go to IC too.
Listen to Steve. Go to IC. Go to a doctor and get prescription antidepressants if you need them.
