Please state non-religious ways of keeping hope up. Am just curious.
2007-04-04 20:54:37 · 6 answers · asked by . 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
High hopes, acceptance and understanding. Great emotional support.
2007-04-04 21:05:52 · answer #1 · answered by GoldE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a challenge, isn't it? It's one I face as well. Some days I think, "How can I deal with any more of this?" Other days, I feel better and I realize that getting through the bad days is worth it to enjoy the good days. I don't spend time telling myself how bad things are. When I feel bad, I tell myself how much better I will feel another day, or another hour. You could call it the "glass is half full syndrome."
But it's not a matter of just saying to myself that things will be better and my mind has changed. It's not that simple. It takes work, and I have to do it regularly to get results. I do the best I can to fill my life with the things that matter to me (and my religion is a big part of this.) You need to find the things you can do that make a difference to you, that give you hope. A psychologist can help you find those things, and help you abolish despair. Stay around those friends who are positive, and limit your exposure to those who aren't.
2007-04-05 04:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reality is that being human our bodies wil eventually fail us. Some people sooner than later.
It is hard to explain how to keep hope up. It is either that or your drown in your own depression. Sometimes happiness is a choice
If you are faced with a medical hardship.......you can choose to face it head on or you can mope and let it get the best of you
It is healthy fo feal scared and unsure and pain, but not to wallow in it.
Sometimes accepting the fact that you have a conditon helps you face it
2007-04-05 04:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is kinda hard to answer, since you specified non-religious ways and a lot of these hopefuls are religious people. I was gonna say that they might be looking forward to being in heaven, but I just realized that's religious ...
2007-04-05 04:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Markster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that sometimes hope is horrible. Hope for what? That a miracle will occur? That you will be the one person on the planet who doesn't die? I think you need to pinpoint what it is you think you should be hoping for and how realistic that really is. Personally, I'd go for acceptance--work toward accepting that we all die, but that you're here right now, and what can you do that you've always wanted to do?
2007-04-05 04:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try making a list of the things you are grateful for each day for a week. Like the things you can still do, the people you still love and the ones that love you, the things you like to be around, the sounds you like to hear, the food you like to taste, the cologne or aftershave cologne you like to smell, the things you like to touch, your cat or dog, the list goes on. I am grateful that I can still walk. My neck has been broken twice, and I can still walk, I think that is amazingly wonderful, I like to hear children laugh, and I like to eat chocolate fudge and I like to pet the cat. Basically all you need to do is change your mind to focus on the things that bring you joy.
2007-04-05 04:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by Emma K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋