Recently its been a series of ups and downs for me. Not in the aspect of my bipolar but about the happenings in my life (my bipolar hasn't been an issue). Just last week I lost my job. It really came as a shock to me. People that know me will tell you what happened but I'm just going to bypass those details. After losing my job I could have let life get the best of me...I didn't. I decided the best thing to do for me was to take a step back and evaluate what had just happened and make a decision from that. Well after brief thought I had remembered a job that I was hired for but didn't take because the money wasn't good enough. Well in a time like this I really had to take what I could get. So when I got home I contacted the district manager and within two hours the store manager called and offered me the job. SUCCESS!
So sometimes you can let things eat you up inside or you can take action. I decided to take action. I wasn't going to let an unfortunate incident decide how I was going to feel. I was going to take life by the horns and make it work for me. These are things to ponder when dealing with a mental illness. Are you going to let it control you or you control it? I'll take the latter.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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2 comments:
That's a very proactive and constructive way to deal with a hurdle. And in today's world, losing a job is more than just a hurdle. When these illneses are blowing our doors in, it can be hard to take a stand, as you did. But on the days we're able, or close to able, we gain strength from the effort. And we gain even more when we achieve the victory of not succumbing to the illness' sway. Good job my friend!
Ken
Wow! This post is totally inspirational! I lost my job at the beginning of the school year because I am sick and I was so upset over it and I let it get to me. I have since realized that it was a blessing because it would have overwhelmed me with all of my schoolwork and made my current situation much much more stressful.
I'm so glad that you managed to find a job after losing yours! :)
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