What Comes Along With DESPERATION

What Comes Along With DESPERATION

I've come across numerous threads where DESPERATION has been equated with DEPRESSION.  Which means there is a huge disconnect because DEPRESSION is more of a medical illness that affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.  Whereas DESPERATION per se is NOT DEPRESSION.  So, the question that begs to be enlightened is What Comes Along With DESPERATION📌📌📌

Whereas, DESPERATION is often NOT  a medical illness [although it is unavoidable that those struggling with DEPRESSION tend to manifest DESPERATION.  No worries, we won't tackle DEPRESSION as that is NOT my turf.  Instead, HOPELESSNESS is a manifestation of feeling HOPELESS due to a situation one is grappling with.  Examples would be when you're getting HOPELESS to get out of debt or worse, you're feeling HOPELESS of anything you pursue in life, you've been FAILING and FAILING no end⏳⏳⏳

Indeed, feeling stuck in a state of HOPELESSNESS makes life really tough.  But hold on, there are some things you can do when feeling HOPLELESS, if at lease to make life a little bit better, to alleviate you from the bigger problems you're facing.  HOW?  Play devil's advocate.  Consider your brain might be lying to you.  your brain might be telling you that things are awful and horrible.  And that there's NO way you can succeed💊💊💊

BUT c'mon dude.  Just because you did think about it does NOT mean that that's TRUE at all.  Who knows at that point in time, your thoughts may be distorted, inaccurate or just downright WRONG.  Remember, HOPELESS FEELINGS FUEL HOPELESS THOUGHTS.  And as humans, we are so vulnerable and so easy to get caught up in a NEGATIVE CYCLE that makes it hard to see that things can get better.

So, how can you be your own devil's advocate?  ARGUE THE OPPOSITE.  When you feel HOPELESS, you'll likely think about all the reasons why nothing will ever get better.  Thinking a bit about the 'POTENTIAL POSITIVES' can open you up to more possibilities.  And while there's a chance that things might NOT turn out good enough, keep 'ARGUING' [to yourself] to open your brain up that things are NOT as gloomy as they seem to be.  OVERCOMING DESPERATION is not that steep❗❗❗