Pulling away from pessimism

in #life6 years ago (edited)

We often talk about the things that we want out of life. We talk about the house we will one day buy, the car of our dreams, the family. But in reality that conversation is just the practice of daydreaming and sometimes nothing more. Curiously though daydreaming is a mental tool that helps us face our realities a little bit better.



Just think about it for a minute here. Have you ever been in a stressful situation, dealing with a problem you have absolutely no solution to? At least not one that you can see easily? Have you also not imagined a perfect outcome to solve it, even if it doesn’t make sense? Like winning a bet, money all of the sudden appearing in your bank account. What are the triggers making us smile? If nothing has changed, why are we smiling?

There is a small trick to learn from these interesting events: Our ability to shape our reality. Not physically of course, but our perception of reality. Now I’m not making a case for living in a world of delusions, I’m simply pointing out how this curious mental feature we all have works.

It’s often because of this little trick that our mind can play that I think of problems in a different way, specially if they are the type to keep me from my sleep. You could say I’m practicing dishonesty, self brainwashing, but the intention behind the mental exercise is to pull myself from the precipice of pessimism.

In a recently spoke with a good friend that is going through some rough times. Many of the things that are happening are the type of problems that can’t be helped. The economy not being ideal, a relationship that ended are issues that sheer will can’t just fix. I was trying to explain to him the idea behind the mental trick: The ability to project ourselves in positive light.

Sometimes it takes very little imagination to see ourselves overcoming the challenges. Other times it requires a lot of mental work, but the challenge is almost always worth it. Ask yourself one thing. What could I possibly do if I was too stressed, too afraid to move? The answer is obvious, nothing. The cloud that we fall into, the confusing dust that now fills the room is too suffocating for us to attempt to think.

Maybe the goal of the mental trick is to find an emotional balance from which to build from. To achieve some clarity in order to make the right decisions. I suspect something very similar happens to one’s mind when we take vacations, and probably that’s why we seem to need them that often.

As they say, food for thought.

@chbartist

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It's not important enough to bother me. But I enjoy exposing the overhyped bullshit.

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Being pessimistic in someway will give warning and be cautious to avoid and prevent the things you foresee to happen but most of the time this will gives negative effect to a person who is over-pessimistic. He will always be worried on something that is not yet or may not happen, it will just gives him worries that leads to a health problem, maybe mental problem.

Our ability to shape our reality.

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at this point i'm with you.

Yes daydreaming and talking about dreams all the the time is not going to work.its time to take action.that to respectively. Not in gambling, just focus on your skills.

Excelente post amigo, @chbartist. En Venezuela vivimos en un constante ejercicio mental para no caer en depresión, vivir todo como venga y soñando despierto que algún día acabe esta pesadilla.

mi corazon esta con la gente de venezuela. ya vendran mejores dias

Dios te escuche y gracias, amigo, @chbartist.

Sometimes it takes very little imagination to see ourselves overcoming the challenges. Other times it requires a lot of mental work, but the challenge is almost always worth it. Ask yourself one thing. What could I possibly do if I was too stressed, too afraid to move? The answer is obvious, nothing. The cloud that we fall into, the confusing dust that now fills the room is too suffocating for us to attempt to think.

Sometimes the best way to do a difficult thing is to just do it.

Sometimes the best way
To do a difficult thing
Is to just do it.

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Very true!

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Sometimes it takes very little imagination to see ourselves overcoming the challenges.

Yes! Every time we decide on something, we always imagine and think what's ahead and overthinking too much could also sometimes lead to fear to take on that decision. When you are afraid, it could not always mean that something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave.

Also thinking positively does not mean that everything will turn out okay. It means that you will be okay no matter how things turn out.

I tend to find myself daydreaming, hoping for things in life such as more money, like you mentioned. As I touched on my recent post, it can at times, be difficult to be grateful for what we already have. The brain is a wonderful and complicated thing, and at times hard to control.

wont see post like this everyday. I need this right now. Thanks for this @chbartist

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ha, the last 7 months have been tough