“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” — Rumi

 

It’s not what you say to everybody else that determines your life. It’s what you whisper to yourself that has the greatest power.

 

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On an average day, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is. Adjust your response and all that extra stress is gone. Truly, inner calmness among chaos is a superpower that frees you to focus more effectively on the few things that actually matter.

So don't overwhelm yourself. Just do what you can right now. Practice focusing on what truly matters, and letting go of what does not. Use your frustrations to motivate you rather than annoy you. You are in control of your focus, and how you choose to allocate your energy today.

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Overwhelming STRESS

Can turn me into a mess

I will not give up.

I will fight it

I WILL WIN

I will beat it.

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What Is a Nervous Breakdown?

A nervous breakdown (also called a mental breakdown) is a term that describes a period of extreme mental or emotional stress. The stress is so great that the person is unable to perform normal day-to-day activities. 

 A nervous breakdown is not a healthy response to stress. 

There is no one cause of a nervous breakdown. Anything that leads to excessive stress can trigger it. In general, feeling stress and being unable to cope with it may lead to feeling so overwhelmed that you can’t perform your normal daily functions. Some things that might trigger a nervous breakdown include:

• A sudden tragedy
• A major life change
• Constant stress at work or home (sometimes referred to as “burnout”)
• Anxiety
• Depression 
• Poor sleep
• Abuse
• Financial problems

Experiencing some stress is a normal part of life. When the feelings become too overwhelming, they can contribute to a mental breakdown.

Questions to ask Yourself

 

These questions have no right or wrong answers.

Because sometimes asking the right questions is the  answerWritten by Marc Chernoff

  

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Let these questions shift your perspective, free your mind from the noise, and bring you clarity today:

1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
8. If the average human life span was only 60 years, how would you live your life differently?
9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
11. You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, without knowing she’s your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?
12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice that they would remember, what would it be?
13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people?