15 things to do when you’re struggling in life
Life is hard. There will be life struggles that are going to test every ounce of strength in you. You may think that you will never be able to overcome this or get through this.
You may start to believe that you are just not strong enough to turn your life around and change it for the better.
But YOU ARE!
You have to remind yourself that within you lies invaluable strength and courage that will get you through life’s struggles and challenges. You are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for.
12. Live One Day At Time
When you are faced with so many struggles, it’s so easy to let your minds spiral into constant “what ifs”. It’s so easy to live every day worrying about tomorrow.
I was guilty of this too. There were days when I was so overwhelmed because of constantly worrying about the future. I was paralyzed. I couldn’t focus and I was so overwhelmed to even get up and do something.
It’s important to remember to take it one day at a time. Learn to live in the present moment. Just breathe and take each day as it comes.
Remember that dwelling on the past or worrying about the future is not going to help you overcome your struggles today.
Focus on the present moment. Focus on the things that you can do now to pick yourself up and the things that you can do today to change your life for the better.
13. Let Go Of Instant Gratification
In Today’s day and age, most of us are guilty of constantly wanting instant gratification. We want things easy and fast. But when you are struggling in life, expecting things to change right away will only cause you more disappointment.
Expecting things to work out instantly will only lead to frustration. You have to remind yourself that it may take some time for things to get better.
You have to be patient and just keep taking the steps needed to improve your situation every day.
14. Learn To Change Your Mindset
When you’re struggling, it’s easy to focus all your attention entirely on the negative. I mean, when you are already going through difficult times, holding on to negative thoughts is a whole lot easier than finding any good in your situation.
You are not alone on this. I felt like this too. I let negativity frame my mindset and this only caused me so much anxiety, stress, and worry. It made overcoming my struggles even harder.
I know it’s difficult but reframing your mindset and allowing yourself to appreciate even the smallest good thing every day will make a huge positive difference in helping you overcome your struggles in life.
15. Remind Yourself That You Are Loved And That You Are Not Alone
When you’re struggling in life, it’s so easy to feel hopeless, alone, and isolated from the rest of the world. I get what you’re feeling.
When I was at rock bottom, I have never felt so alone before. I felt completely isolated from the rest of the world. This made me feel so hopeless, thinking that I was the only one going through this dark journey.
I felt like everybody I knew was so put together and that they just have their whole life figured out and here I am, a complete mess. I was so afraid to reach out thinking that I have to bear this struggle and pain on my own.
But I’ve realized that the reality is that everyone struggles in life sometimes, we all go through dark seasons and tough times. You are not alone in this battle.
Remind yourself that the people that you love are there for you. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for help. You are loved.
Importance Of Struggles In Life
I used to fear struggles, failures, mistakes, and disappointments. Though it wasn’t possible, for years I tried in every way that I can to avoid these things. I didn’t want to experience any of them.
But after going through my lowest point, I realized that struggles are avenues for growth and learning. Struggles are here to help us become the best possible version of ourselves. We will not grow and learn if we only experience the good things.
Life’s struggles are necessary for us to unlock our fullest potential and blossom into the person that we were meant to be.
Final Thoughts
I sincerely hope that you’ve found this post helpful in overcoming your struggles in life. I know things may seem very difficult and right now, you may feel so drained, exhausted, and hopeless but I want you to know that you can do this. You can overcome this struggle.
You will get to the other side stronger, braver, and wiser.
