Being Yourself-Tame Those Anxieties
The world can be a scary place full of uncertainties and unanswered questions. A struggle to cope with this has been a daily fixture of my life for ages. I’ve found that simply being yourself and staying focused on your passions helps a lot. The friendship I have with Chris has resulted in lots of good additions to my library. The inspiration for this piece came from The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden that Chris sent me during hard times. It’s a practice of mine to return to it when I’m feeling depressed. I am given a boost by it’s promotion of motivation stemming from confidence in yourself rather than by fear. This kind of philosophical encouragement is a real help in dealing with depression since I try to pursue joy rather than avoid having to deal with anything at all. The painful emotions are still there but balanced out by keeping busy with my passions and moving forward on goals. This is my new approach to handling ill emotions and it’s been working wonders. I haven’t repressed any negative feelings but they don’t dominate nearly as much.
A warm thanks to Chris for sending this text along!
