Discouragment

WOW!!!!! Dearest Ambie, you must have been reading my mind...I am so steeped in discouragement..RIGHT NOW! I just can't seem to shrug the intolerable weight OFF my shoulders...and I should be revelling in good spirits, as I am clear of the big "C"...just one year check-ups! My mind is so weighted down..I sometimes don't make sense to myself...I have hit a road-block of such monumental proportions, I don't know where to turn...the only reason I stop beating my head up against the wall, is it feels good when I stop! LOL! So, dearest one, please know, your misery, has company with me!

Ur rite..I think that being discouraged does take its toll on the body. Its almost as bad as stress. Its kind of hard to stay focused and accomplish a task when in the back of your mind, you already think you can't.

I have a long list of things that are making me discouraged. And it doesn't make me tired because I can't sleep at night... one discouragement. I take a sleeping pill and it takes two hours to get to sleep (not because of the heat), and I make sure I get up at a certain time every day and don't nap. Both my girls are absent. With my husband on the day shift all this week I have been pretty much alone all week. I have no friends to speak of. I have been forcing myself to go to the T-Zone every day just to get out and do something (it's vibrational therapy - exercise without the work or side effects). I am discouraged about our financial situation. My lack of ability to bring in any money. Even if I physically could work I couldn't get a job. My daughter was unable to get one this summer. I'm discouraged about my writing, or lack thereof. I did write a few book reviews last month but Triond is sinking so far that I made very little from those. I keep getting new "friends" at Triond but I guess they're not looking at my work? Why are they friending me if they aren't looking at my work? The views are low, the pay is low. I can't even get excited about our trip to Hawaii in October because of the financial burden. We insisted on making this trip because it is for my 50th birthday and I am in bucket list mode. If we don't do it now, we never will. But it's not financially feasible. I sit her all day long asking myself "What can I do for myself?"

Hi dearest Ambie my wonderful friend first of all sorry I didnt get back to this discussion of yours earlier. Reason is that I am still fighting the huge backlog of notifications though I was online for two full days so far. Its Sunday early afternoon now and I just started to get online after a late breakfast and already preparing a bit for dinner. I just got your mail so now I know what is and was troubling you. Yes I know that sort of discouragement when you think things should really be working out a bit better and they simply refuse to and you are at your wits end. And you are right you also get tired out physically. Well remember that from taking care of my mother from Mon to Wed after work for almost 1,5 years. Didnt do much there physically, apart from making sure she wont hurt herself or anyone else, or even just hanging around guarding her sleep but I was tired out nevertheless. The only thing you can do then is really cling to that bit of hope that things have to get better at some point of your life........ and sometimes you want to throw in the towel cause nothing at all is happening and its same old or even worse, more problems are heaped on your already weary shoulders.

Yes ambie, Discouragement is a negative stimulus that obstructs us from moving ahead. But I never get discouraged because those discouraging stuff came from my rivals.

yes i am too discouraged of preparing for my final exams after 4 years of college i just don't feel like studying so i just ignore it by watching movies and study a little. this is my last year so it is'nt much difficult to clear my courses therefore even small amount of preparation saves me.

I get discouraged about my own expectations of me. I expect to be perfect and I am not. I find it is worse in extreme weather, heat or cold. I get discouraged about money, bills, cleaning and procrastination. I know that some of the things you are discouraged about are more complicated than that. I think you have to realize that you really have no power to change some of these things. Hugs for you anyway, and I hope you have some things in your life that lift your spirits.

Well even though I wanted to move and will be moving in Sept, all the paperwork, the worry over how to get groceries from the new place which is so far away from anything, having to give up my washer and dryer, not knowing if I made a mistake in the size of the new fridge I bought and finally thinking about possibly losing my cats had me very discouraged. Thank God that is all over now and I can keep my babies. They allow pets in the apartment. I don't know how I would have been able to handle not having my pets with me. I hope you get to feel better hon. Sometimes just time to sort things out is all that is needed. But since I don't know what ails you I can't comment much on what can help you.

yup its a drag alright. THen takes awhile to get back on track!

I think it is time for you to det up and do something you enjoy even if it is only for 10 minutes! And time for you to hear me when I say , you are a freat person. A dutiful daughter and a great friend. You can do Whatever you want to do!

I hate to hear you are discouraged. It really does exhaust you. Sometimes its ok to sleep and when you wake up try to find something positive to focus on. It's not easy, I know. It has helped me before to try though.

Dear Ambie, I am so sorry to hear that you are discouraged right now. Not being able to find a job discourages me the most. However, I know that the Lord has a good plan for my life. I will get just the right job in His time. I hope that things improve for you soon. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear Ambie, That is so true. When I am discouraged, I feel tired, unmotivated and stressed out. I am often discouraged about finances, bills or problems with women. Boredom with the area that I live in sometimes causes me to become discouraged as well.

The most discouraging thing that happened lately to me was my family putting us down and leaving us out of certain things. It hurt a lot and brought me down. I try to keep busy and not think about the hurtful thing...

Hi Ambie, I am sorry you feel discouraged right now, but I am sure with time things will start looking up..Just like it will for me, because right now I am so discouraged over trying to revise my story, I haven't touched it in a couple weeks now..:( I am desperately trying to get online on my laptop so I can get away from some people and hope I can get my creativity back..

Discouragement has such a bad effect indeed. I suggest you don't allow yourself to remain in that discouraged condition. I suggest you learn to look at the positive side of life and learn to count your blessings. Always remember that every thing happens for a reason and in most cases it is always to teach us some lessons that will make us a better person.

My opinion is that I think if my family and I didn't have medical issues that are continuous and no change in sight. Just have to learn to live with it. It is depressing to be severely depressed. If there was a light at the end of the tunnel I think it would really help and give me so much hope. And having to be on medication for the rest of my life is no fun either.

me also. it just seems no matter how hard i try to live peacably with my kids and for them to get along its just useless. i have tried to keep peace and at this point im just discouraged about ever having it. but hey its all i can do.

Hi friend, sad to hear about this, why are you discouraged? you have the ability to do a lot of things , just keep the quote in your mind and struggle against your problems, surely you will get success with your hard work. All the best