I had a friend who legit thinks that you can just will things into existence by thinking about it. He went on to say that thinking negatively will only make your life bad but making positive energy will bring good things into your life.
Proceeded to ask him why then, pray tell, did I achieve the most success of my life all while being at the lowest mental health point of my life. I was simultaneously getting the girls, making enough money to travel the world, land promotions without even trying, from the outside perspective my life was amazing but me, I was suicidal and depressed beyond measure. I didn't really care about anything or anyone, all of that success just kindof happened.
But yeah no totally kid yourself into believing your life will get better if you just..think positively...wish someone told all the homeless people that..
Meh, positive thinking alone can't get you what you want, but it can motivate you to take steps towards achieving your goals. Maybe try it sometime, because this comment is giving nothing but misery.
Actually it can be. If you spend 15 minutes a day telling yourself “I am extremely unhappy, I hate my life and it’s never going to improve. Everybody hates me and a don’t deserve to live.” After a month or two you will start to believe it and get depressed. If you say the opposite every day then your brain will start to believe that too.
I’m not saying we can cure mental health problems that way because obviously it’s more complicated than that. But you can influence your mind an enormous amount through affirmations
Lol I'm in a positive mind set, but dude it's ridiculous to say I can literally will more money or better relations into my life just be thinking positive. Also, I'm not sure what you're talking about "try some time" like dude, I said that AT THE TIME I was suicidal and achieving the highest success in my life, so he's wrong about positive energy creating good things for you. I can be as positive if I want but that has no effect on what can happen in my life outside of my own Outlook on what happens. I can be positive all I want and boom, car crash or what have you. The way you think only effects you and if you think you have complete and utter control over everything in your life then you're delusional and denying the unknown variables not to mention all the bad actors oit there who also succeed despite being nothing gbut horrible. Being good or bad, positive or negative, ultimately doesn't mean shit. What you do does. Im not an idiot and although I hated myself, my life, everything...I still did what normal people do but some how some way I also would just found success everywhere I went with almost all aspects of life. I simply have PTSD, clinical depression, a plethora of other things, but still...success
Man, I read your other comments. You're not a good friend, and you absolutely sound miserable. The fact that you're writing defensive paragraphs to shit on your friend and talk about how awesome your life is compared to his is just pathetic. Your friend may be a bit wrong about only positive thinking getting you what you want, but that's your friend. I don't agree with everything my friends believe, but I don't shit on them on the internet behind their back.
You took your success for granted, which neurologically is very healthy. You expected to succeed so much that you did. Suicidal thoughts and ideation come with great intellect.
When you say all of that wealth and opportunity was just there, it shows to me that you already believed and accepted life could be like that. So with that mind set no matter how mental you are, success is a strong possibility. Taking success for granted is a good thing. There is zero doubt subconsciously. I’m glad you didn’t end your life truly. I’ve been hospitalized several times myself for it. It’s the hardest thought process to overcome.
Most people wanting to end themselves aren't any more intelligent than the average joe.
Suicidal thoughts and ideation come with circumstance and neuroses.
I was referring to his ability to be so successful while feeling so depressed. Many successful people suffer from intellectualization where they are able to down play their mental issues hence the build up that leads to a break down and/or severe lack of empathy for self and those around. I worked with highly intelligent children in a psychiatric hospital. They were more likely and often suicidal due to their realization of how life makes no sense when it comes to emotions and how logically ending one’s own life would eliminate the stress. I too have been suicidal and it’s taken a life time to overcome that thought process. I’m finally there. However, yes, anyone can be suicidal. It’s a thought process for sure.
Positive affirmations are an EXTREMELY common technique among successful people. The law of attraction has been practiced by a lot of the worlds most successful people and in my own personal life it has helped me achieve goals I used to think were unattainable.
It tracks along the lines of “whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
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I had a friend who legit thinks that you can just will things into existence by thinking about it. He went on to say that thinking negatively will only make your life bad but making positive energy will bring good things into your life.
Proceeded to ask him why then, pray tell, did I achieve the most success of my life all while being at the lowest mental health point of my life. I was simultaneously getting the girls, making enough money to travel the world, land promotions without even trying, from the outside perspective my life was amazing but me, I was suicidal and depressed beyond measure. I didn't really care about anything or anyone, all of that success just kindof happened.
But yeah no totally kid yourself into believing your life will get better if you just..think positively...wish someone told all the homeless people that..