In recent years I have been finding that there are so many people struggling in life. Whether it be their emotions, stress, anxiety, or depression, I have noticed that most of the people around me seem to be caving in and becoming withdrawn.
In fact in a recent article from NBC, the author points out how anxiety drugs are on the rise and causing a lot of harm. In fact these drugs are actually killing people. But why cant people find natural ways to help themselves with this problem?
"The truth is that people are lazy and don't want to do the work necessary for making significant changes in their life" says Alex Miller, editor at this motivational website. "As a coach and mentor, I have worked with hundreds of people and have discovered that people would rather take a pill then face their problems head on because it would require them to be honest with themselves about their shortcomings."
I worked with a small group of people to ask them what was going on and I got one answer that was quite revealing:
I found that the reason for my depression is just that I really miss being a kid when I did not really understand life. I am 15 and there are things which were so fascinating and pleasant to me when I was 10 or 12, which just make me feel empty whenever I do them now, something as simple as staring out a specific window at a specific time, breathing in the fresh air of my country side house or listening to a song or playing a video game. I even got bored of any video games in general. I usually play one for like three days and then get bored. This whole sadness got really consuming after getting into high school too, as I would get constantly ignored by my new classmates and my lack of socializing inevitably made me think of weird things and concepts, including life and how pointless it is, during classes. I felt scared at first. But as not to upset the few people around me, I had to learn to absorb it. To me it's just a state of life at this point. Whether this is good or bad I don't know. But things will get better. Whenever I do think of my childhood I get reminded that life CAN be happy, which is what keeps me hoping.
So what does this all mean?
In my opinion it means that we must find ways to be more happy without needing external devices to do so. It means that you must be willing to create your own path and stop following what others tell you to do. And it also means to stop seeking outside validation from others to find happiness.
