Hellp - how do I get my attitude back from down in the dumps... anger kind of got me there. advice from the troopers?

Faith that God will take care of me. <p>Cali

I was in the dumps 2 weeks ago, and what turned it around for me was a good fishing trip. Just take the time for yourself to do the things that YOU enjoy. If the kids are with you, get someone to watch them and take some time for yourself. Take a trip to someplace you've always wanted to go. It doesn't even have to be far away.<p>Another thing is focus only on the positives in your life. If you focus on the negatives, tell yourself that they are out of your control, so why waste energy on it. Use that energy to live life to its fullest and use your friends to fall back on. Find one friend that will not tolerate a negative attitude from you and do your venting on them if they will allow it. They will be your sanity-checker, and they will keep you on track to improving yourself by not letting you give up hope or happiness.

I chose it!! I knew that I could allow this to beat me up (and it does from time to time) or I could chose a great attitude and deal with the things that come my way and knowing that the Lord is there with with me and has not given me more then I can handle. It's my job to figure out how to handle it, so I did.<p>It's your choice to stay in the place you are in or to get yourself out of it, no one else can do that for you. It's one of those that you must do for yourself, it's your life!!!<p>My 2 cents for the day!!!<p>Dawn [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]

thanks friends.. tryint to do that.. on another thread posting insanity by h that pulls me down... please comment.<p>H

ditto daybreak...<p>Just do it! Swooosh [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] <p>E

Ditto.....JUST LET GO.<p>
Just my thoughts.
InTheClouds

Well Honey my dear, I have been kinda waiting for you to ask this very question. <p>So far you have been told to have faith in God, go fishing, choose a good attitude, swoosh and let it go. All possible. <p>Now let me ask you:
1. what do you think a positive attitude is?
2. what will that attiude do? <p>3. name something you currently have a positive attitude about? <p>4. tell us why you have that attitude.<p>Then I will tell you why I have asked those questions and in that order. <p>take care,
L.

Honey,
When all of my troubles started, I had a really hard time dealing with it. What turned me around and made me make a stand was what the situation was doing to my kids. I decided that my attitude had to go from being a sad sack, worn down, bitter woman to becoming (and still working on it) a stronger, better person with or without my husband. My H has chosen to be with someone else right now. SO BE IT...LET GO AND LET GOD. Once I did this, I felt sooooo much better. Don't get me wrong...it is still difficult and I still have bad days. But, I feel stronger every day. YOU CAN TOO. I hear it in your threads. You start to get stronger but then something happens and you backslide into old habits. You can do this Honey. You are strong and you know it! Hang in there Honey. Listen to the wonderful wise people on this site. There are so many people here who have been through so much and have such wonderful advice for you.
Hugs Honey!
BH