It can be challenging . . .
When difficult or unforeseen circumstances we have no control over negatively impact our lives, it causes us to experience troubling thoughts and emotions. The uncertainty of how to think or feel about the situation can be challenging. As a result, you may feel confused, frustrated, stressed, or anxious. You may not be quite sure how to overcome your emotions in order to positively move forward with some level of confidence.
Not dealing with overwhelming thoughts and emotions can cause you to not think clearly and make decisions that are not in your best interest. These unmanaged thoughts and feelings can cause you to focus only on the problem or worse-case scenario. Learning to manage your thoughts and emotions can help to change your perspective to be more positive and find opportunities for overcoming or adjusting to your situation.
It is hard to see the opportunities that may exist, because you are only focusing on the negatives that exist for how you may be thinking, feeling, or perceiving the situation. Your negative thinking blocks your ability to see the potential within yourself and the positive possibilities that may lie ahead. As a result, you may be missing the possibility that this may be the best time in your life to start something new, adventurous, purposeful, and meaningful. For instance, possibilities of a new venture, job, career, major life change, chance to pursue a life-long dream, or more.
Your dilemma is you are stressed, frustrated, or afraid of the current difficulty and are letting fear stop you from positively thinking through the situation and how to pursue it. You lack belief in yourself and you doubt your abilities to successfully overcome the circumstance, resulting in lack of confidence, hopelessness, no direction, frustration, lack of energy, no peace of mind, and unhappiness.
You realize . . .
You are dealing with a lot of different emotions due to a difficult situation and are not sure how to control your feelings. You know you need to find a solution that will help you be emotionally successful in getting through the difficulty. Because if not, you know that the difficult circumstance is not good for you personally, professionally, and for others in your life.
You are having a hard time dealing with the situation and become stressed and anxious. You do not want to hurriedly move forward in fear, without first examining the situation and thinking things through, because it could result in creating more problems. You do not want to give up and do nothing, because it could cause you to be more miserable, suffering through the situation never making any positive changes or progress.
You are not sure where to start, what to do, or what all will be necessary for you to overcome discouraging thoughts and emotions due to difficulty. You want to gain clarity on how to move forward in dealing with the reality of the difficulty. You would like to discover more about who you are, build resilience, explore, and conquer your emotions regarding the difficulty. As a result, you are able to move confidently forward in your struggle creating purpose and meaning in your home and work life.
You realize it is important for you and other people in your life, that you successfully manage your thoughts and emotions as you deal with the matter.
Based on the difficulty you are experiencing you may be feeling or asking yourself:
