Beating being overwhelmed in my 20's

byJimmy99

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Updated 8 years ago

Things are changing for me right now. I am in one of those adjustment periods that everyone has to deal with throughout life. It can be hard to say the least, and not all days lately have been sunny.

Amidst it all however, I am truly starting to find myself and who I am. This is why it is crucial to have rainy days because without clouds, we wouldn't appreciate the sun.

Now, I know what has happened to me is nothing compared to what some people have to deal with in times of adjustment throughout their own life. However it has been enough for me to start to truly think about what I want out of my life.

Recently a girl I was very much in love with broke my heart. She lived overseas, and so I worked very hard just to be able to go and see her. I went and lived with her for a month, and in this time fell for her even more. Then, as I returned home she broke it off.

It impacted me hugely. She was my first love, and I never understood the pain of a broken heart. Let me tell you if you haven't experienced it, it is one of the worst pains I have felt.

As well as this happening, there was also a lot of other things I felt where going 'wrong' for me.

So for 3 days I didn't sleep. I felt emotionally wrecked and it was extremely hard to even think about anything else. My pain would have gone on for longer, if it wasn't for support of friends and family which helped tremendously.

Now I know 3 days doesn't seem like much, and it wasn't that magically all the pain had left on the 3rd day, but something did happen. I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself. This is easier said then done. One thing I realized is even though I felt so bad at that moment, there are still people who would love to be in a position I am in. So really, why shouldn't I be grateful for everything I have, instead of ungrateful for things that I don't?

I then also realized that there would be people out there who, if they had all the opportunity's I have, would be making the most out of every situation.

I still felt overwhelmed with everything going on at this time, but I made a decision to come out on top. Which is one of the reason I think I found Wealthy Affiliate.

Once I had made this decision, I started to focus. I thought " I am not going to let life beat me". So I turned off the TV. I stopped playing computer games. I started to read, and look for avenues I could pursue to create the life of my dreams.

I decided to work on me. I will not rely on anybody else to make me feel better. The only person I have consistently in my life and who will always be there, is myself. It is crazy to think other people can help you, isn't it? When everyone has their own battles they have to fight. So I needed to become stronger and I believe that begins when you start to look inside.

So that's what I did. I looked for what is important to me, and things that where making me feel better at this present moment, and I decided to focus my attention on them.

I want a better and brighter future, that is up to me!

I want to build an amazing physique, that is also up to me!

I want to build on my knowledge, and create a successful mindset, you guessed it, that is up to me!

I will work on these things every single day!

I am now very grateful this experience has happened to me. I am turning from being very negative, to more and more positive about my future every day. Now, I think the universe or god or whatever that higher power is, planned for this to happen to me so I can find who I am, and maybe through my experience I can help others.

Again, I know what happened to me might not seem to bad. I can't imagine how much pain some people could be dealing with in their own life. However I think that no matter how negative you feel your situation is, you can always come out on top. You could even find yourself reaching for heights that where otherwise unattainable if not for these 'bad times'.

Now in my life I will work towards what I want. I won't do what others say I should be doing. I will follow my own compass and put all of my faith into leading myself in the right direction.

I have already accepted that its going to be a long road, but I have also made a decision I will be there one day. I am going to be positive about all things from now. I don't want to worry anymore or feel negative emotions.I realize this won't happen overnight, but every day that I wake up lucky enough to be alive. I will give it my all, and I will never allow myself to give up.

Thanks for reading!

Jimmy