positive mindset

when i started forcing myself to think more positively is when everything changed for me.

i had always considered myself a "realist," however that also meant my overthinking mind would come up with a million different realistic outcomes for any situation i was in.

forcing myself to think positively, in a "only good things will happen, and even if they don't, everything will work out somehow" sort of mindset changed my life.

of course, i am not sitting around haplessly when things come crashing down around me, wailing "EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE!" i know it takes work to make things better, and when things go wrong you cannot just sit back and trust they will work themselves out-- that's obviously not what this post is about!

but trusting in yourself and "the universe," or whatever higher power you believe in, or just the naturally occurring timeline of the world, and believing things will go right for you, can be so incredibly helpful.

i never thought i would be able to basically administer cognitive behavioral therapy on myself. and for it to WORK!

i have been so much less depressed, even around this time (which is when my depression is usually at its worst). i still struggle with anxiety, but i feel i have been able to manage it so much more effectively.

i am truly a much happier person, and a better one to be around as well.