Dec 20 2008
Being Bipolar: Dealing with the what ifs
What if got me into this mess and now I use it to get me through it.
Sounds weird, doesn’t it? I’ll explain. Even in my childhood, I always worried about everything. What if this happens or what if this didn’t happen? Eventually, everything was prefaced with what if. It controlled me and I developed an obsessive need to plan everything out to the smallest detail in an effort to be prepared. I worried over every little thing and obsessed about the variables that could change things. It effectively drove me insane. This is how what if got me into this mess.
Today, I still stress over things and I still worry about the what ifs. I just have a new approach. When things get really bad, I ask myself what if tomorrow is the day that something big happens in my life? What if a few days from now my entire life changes for the better? It carries me through and helps me make it through the days where I am ready to throw in the towel.
Do you deal with the dreaded what ifs? Turn them into something positive and see if it helps to improve your outlook, too.
