Create a Positive Space and Break the Cycle of Negativity
āMan stands in his own shadow and wonders why itās dark.ā ~Zen Proverb
Iām a sensitive, emotional person with a lot of empathy for others. Iāve recently found myself feeling torn apart by negativity and the world outside of me. Iām often bogged down by cyclical negativity, and I sometimes focus on othersā effects on me instead of my own effect on myself.
In my depressive cycling, I was always the victim. The more I thought about how terrible someone was toward me, the deeper I spiraled into a negative space that couldnāt be replenished.
Deep in despair, I …