I woke up today with a lot on my mind. Life can really catch up with you so fast that you find yourself like, "Damn! What have I been doing all these while?" This question got you questioning more things until you get overwhelmed like you are on a rollercoaster moving so fast with each second in it showing you how long you've been on earth for, your past lives and showing you how little you've achieved.
Before you know it, you find yourself hyperventilating and panic attack sets in. And when that occurs, depression sets in. It continues that way unless you drag yourself out of it immediately. If not, you find yourself sinking in so badly. You get hurt mentally, physically, and emotionally, and it won't end at that.
You create this barricade around yourself, reminding yourself each day how old you've become with no notable amount in your wallet. At this moment, things get scarier, and the thought of death and self-hatred begin to chew you from inside. It gets so hard that even therapy sessions seem not to work. You cry, take drugs, try to heal, but you find yourself going back to that hole you've dug for yourself until... until your presence in the world becomes just a memory.
I know I overthink a lot. And for overthinkers, we find ourselves looking beyond what's happening right now. We think around in a circle, taking mental note of possible outcomes of events that we sometimes fail to see what's in front of us. And the more we overthink, the more we let go of our reality and sink deeper into something else. Something that hasn't yet occurred or likely won't occur, but at that moment, all we see is what we think, and thinking too much can be very hurtful.
That's why we need to be reminded of our reality. Our presence right now in the world. Look back to see what we've achieved no matter how little it is, and this can be possible with self-love. I listened to a podcast on learning to love yourself and it I said that the first rule in Buddhist practice of spreading love is to love yourself.
Apart from Buddhist practice of love, I believe it is well known that you can only give what you have only if it is inside of you. So, if you don't love yourself, you end up giving out toxicity. If there's self-love, you won't think of harming yourself no matter what. Instead, you'll protect yourself from harm and do what's good for you. That's why the practice of self-love is needed in cases like depression.
When we truly love, we appreciate mundane things our lovers do. That's the same thing we get to feel when we extend such love to ourselves. We celebrate the little things, even if it is by cooking a meal you've never cooked before or by being able to look nice in an outfit.
With this, you won't get too overwhelmed when questions about what you've achieved in life come up because there'd be a lot to say. This is why I enjoy Akon's song titled Sunny Day.
Since I was on #YouTube, I listened to songs from him, and it just brought this nostalgic feeling. Like, I have missed good music.
Which is why I am glad that I still have my ears intact to listen to good music and appreciate their presence.
"Keep on calling." Still hit as always, so, remember? Don't let their hateful words get to you. People will talk and call your name, so why not let them keep on calling?
Happy New Week!
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All videos used were gotten from #YouTube.
Still yours truly,
Balikis
Thanks for reading and listening.
Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.
These songs remind me of the good ol' days 😁😁 with Akon
Yeah. The good ol' days with his songs. Tha is for stopping by.
You're welcome
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This song that time...welcome to my sunny day🎶🎶🎶 Beautiful memories 😘.
Okay, overthinking overthinker. We are all in this 🤩
Yes, it was.
Haha. We sure are.
One thing about life is that it will not give to you what you deserve and inorder not to be frustrated, one need to take thinks lightly and rely on God. Good music will also do, when it comes to lifting you up when you are down. Good sunny day
Yeah, we mustn't get frustrated all the time, or we break apart to unrecognisable pieces.
Thanks for your input.