What would you do if you felt like your life was falling apart?

Question

I am specifically looking for what YOU would do, hypothetically,and how you think you would react to that feeling.

Answer 1

If my life feels like its going to fall apart, I remember that I need faith and patience to get through any situation. The worst thing I could do is judge or criticize my own life, everything in life is beautiful until you look down and to think my life was falling apart would be a negative reaction to something that needs to be taken positively. Rather than feel hopelessly trapped, I remember that every situation comes to an end and for every bad situation there is a good one right around the corner.

Answer 2

Well, I don't have to speak hypothetically because I've been there.

I crumbled. I literally fell on the floor into a pile of nothing, and I cried. I was like that for a few weeks (ok, not always on the floor, but in bed, at work, etc.).

Then I got really sick of being like that, and I started doing little things every day to enjoy myself. I started reading again. Focusing on one thing at a time.

I slowly got it all back together. But I never want to be there again. It was horrible. It always keeps me in check though.

Answer 3

Hi, I've been there (see my Profile) funny thing, the worst time was when I was "at the top of the game" when I was "most successful" In the eyes of the world.

I know what I did. I initially withdrew from that which was most improtant to me, family, and faith. I poured myself into my temporal success and tryed to hide for awhile then when I realized I couldn't fix it on my own, I finally woke up.

I became very introspective about where I was in my life and what was in control of it. I had relinquished most of what I knew I should be doing to serve an inanimate entity. Sure it provided great perks but for what? I was losing touch with everything else.

Fortunate for me, even before I figured out what was the answer, the way was provided and things set in motion to put me back on the path that God had for me. I just needed to be honest with myself again and reccognise where my real priorities lay.

I left the corporate world and with it all the perks but I gained my life back, my family, the opportunity to serve those I care about, I took up a lot of the hobbies that I had let go of and we moved to the mountians of Montana to an area we all love.

Life isn't easier from a finacial perspective but is real and with purpose again. I spend time with my wife and kids, I have two small businesses but they are mine and involve doing things I enjoy and add to the value of living. I serve actively in my church and community. I spend a great deal of time in nature. I am not so caught up in the now of society but rather the progression of self and humanity.

It was a major life shift, but for me it was the best result out of the worst situation. I was lucky, I woke up in time.

Best wishes!

Answer 4

Oh, I feel terrible when that happens. I shut down and dont get anything done. I tried to kill myself a couple months ago because i felt my life was falling apart, that just increased the feeling. Yes, kill myself is what I would do. I suggest you talk to a counselor or your best friend.

Answer 5

I feel that way sometimes. I just make the best of what I have. I talk to friends. I get on the computer, I keep busy> If it were worse I go to the Dr. for an Antidepressant medication. But for right now it is not that bad.

Answer 6

i feel like my life fell apart many years ago. i think it has played a part in making me become what i am today, lack of will to live, lack of happiness, withdraw from society, became uncaring and lazy in trying to succeed in anything. i don't see anything i can do to change it. i mean i can sit here and lie to you by saying i can become a better person i can pick up the pieces and put them back together but i don't think life is that simple. i know i am not capable of anything better then this so why try.

Answer 7

My life is already falling apart and this year I will do what I have to do. Save up and get out of this relationship that I'm in. Try and make do, relax in the meantime.

Answer 8

I'd outline steps I could take to feel like I had it together again. And then just take one day at a time.

I've been there before. If the big picture makes me shudder, I'll focus on the smaller steps. More palatable sometimes.

Answer 9

I know that my life already fell apart, its not a good feelings to wake up every morning realising that....but I focus on my children..and tell my self there must b people out there have more problems than me ..I thank god and I pray to god 4 me and them..and I try to have good times and lughing therapy...it works :-).always keep faith in god that one day every thing will just go fine and I dream and dream and dream.....

Answer 10

i always go to a hospital and visit the children in the cancer ward and see what they have to deal with and what they will be missing out on and i always realise that no matter how hard my life is getting or how much i feel my life is always falling apart.
i think that i am lucky enough to have the time to start fresh