How do you cope with "when it rains, it pours" syndrome?
Question:
It starts with something small, such as your car not wanting to start or your husband using up all the hot water. It usually ends several days/weeks/months later with what appears to be the final straw. Such as standing at the cashregister to pay for $ 200 worth of groceries and your debitcard has lost its magnetism and crapped out, or you receive a revised income tax bill that will keep you in debt for years.
Aaarrrggghhh, where is my silver lining?
Answers:
I generally say "to hell with this" and go golfing. Even if it's only 9 holes, I always come back feeling a lot less stressed and can then tackle the problems or issues.
Other Answers:
THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW! EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN THREES ANY WAY
yeah i know that one
halt the vicious circle by taking care of each problem one by one, in the meantime expecting another bill to come thru the door rather than being shocked and scared when that 4th one in as many days actually does...and when it does just chuckling at it
OMG, it sucks to be you. Seriously, things like this happens to all of us one time or another. Instead of looking at it as against you, it could be that these things happen for a reason. Maybe something is trying to teach us lessons in a way we could understand because we have ignored the previous warnings before something had to hit us over the head so to speak... Maybe the message to you is to pay attention to the little things or your intuition right away before things get bigger and more unbearable.
I've existed in this unhappy state before so I know where you're coming from. However, much to my bewilderment, a little while ago my run of bad luck ceased - maybe that voodoo deity I somehow offended got bored tormenting me and decided to inflict it attentions on some other poor sod.
Anyway, I suddenly had five women interested in me, which has never happened before, several job offers, of which one I have accepted, and purchasing electrical goods that - so far- have resisted the urge to spontaneously combust.
For the first time in months I was actually smiling for longer than two minutes - I say smile but it was really a wry smirk born from anxiety that this sudden benevolence was to lull me into a false sense of security.
Alas, the women have now gone (cue a poorly tuned violin solo) but the job remains and the electrical goods have taken pity on this poor soul.
Your silver lining is out there. keep positive.
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