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2006-06-19 10:02:34 · 18 answers · asked by lovebug1234 2 in Social Science Psychology

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Check out the story below. You'll then realize that it is in your mind, it is just your attitude.

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it.

I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers.

While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"

I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.

Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied.

The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply... I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

2006-06-19 10:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by Balaji 2 · 2 0

Depending on your age, that is totally normal. Unhappiness, or depression, is caused from a chemical unbalance. Your body is telling you you're unhappy, and you just have to overcome it. Do something you like, read, write it all out, play some music, or go out and hang out with friends. Chances are, it's just a stage, but if it continues and you become more worried about it, talk to a parent and have them get you to a Psychologist or Psychiatrist. Believe it or not, they can help. You may have depression, which is a treatable disease. Catch it now, and don't sink to the level of not wanting to go on with life. Medications can help, whether you want it or not.

2006-06-19 10:56:22 · answer #2 · answered by Katie 2 · 0 0

Imagine you have a musical trio, and there's no harmony in the group, what would you do to achieve the desired harmony?

Obviously, you would examine each of the trio to see where the problem is.

So too in life when we are unhappy. We should examine closely the three aspects of our being, namely, the physical. mental and spiritual - because its the only game in town and the problem MUST lie in one or more of these areas.

Try zeroing in on all of these - one at a time - and their derivatives to pinpoint the EXACT cause.

When you've identified the exact cause, then you're able to come up with an appropriate solution.

Peace,
Well-wisher

2006-06-19 10:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by gondarite 2 · 0 0

Darlin' you may be seriously depressed! Get some help...if you're still in school, try talking with a guidance counselor or vice principle. If you're at all religious, seek out a member of the clergy (like a priest or rabbi). Find someone to listen to you and take you seriously. Good luck!

2006-06-19 10:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0 0

go see a Dr. when you are depressed it does not have to be because something is happening. Depression can often be a chemical imbalance in your body. People often feel that something must be wrong if you are depressed. That is not always the case. people who have everything get depressed and often feel that because they have everything they should not be depressed. I have friend who committed suicide because he felt something was wrong within because he had everything he ever asked for and was still not happy. When he told us that he was not happy we would ask him "why" and could never give us answer. Don't look at it as if there is something wrong with you, just go get help and work out the "why" later. Please!

2006-06-19 11:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by dlow1972 2 · 0 0

I would advise you to see someone at your school, if you go, or a Psychologist.

You are most likely depressed, and these people will be able to help you.. We all hit a bump in the road at some time in our lives. Everything will work out.

2006-06-19 10:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by guyinus 1 · 0 0

Hunny sometimes life itself can bring you down.Go outside and get some sun,take a walk,find a hobby.If you cant shake yourself out of this mood talk to a doc. Good Luck. Peace!

2006-06-19 10:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by bamahotT 4 · 0 0

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2016-08-28 09:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by darland 4 · 0 0

Chances are you are thinking about what you DO NOT have Instead of all the things you do Have. Give thanks because you can have it alot worse than it is now. You have a computer and you are on the intenet Most People in this world do not have that

2006-06-19 10:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by mmmkay_us 5 · 0 0

Since you're on the computer go to this site for some advice. It has a lot of good stuff. panicsurvivor.com

2006-06-19 10:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by Irish 7 · 0 0

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