What to do when you hit rock bottom!!!
This post right here is without a doubt the most real post I have ever written in terms of life. This post may not resonate with everyone, and that is OK!!! And if I am being completely honest I hope most people do not experience the point I have been myself because let me tell you it sucks!!!!! If you were to ask me 10 years ago if I would’ve thought I would be writing an article on how to get out of rock bottom I would’ve laughed. Not me, I was invincible. I was 22, just moved to LA and life was good. Well my friend this is just the beginning of a real life downfall that would culminate with me moving back with family members at 32 years old and questioning life’s purpose. A few bad decisions, coupled with life really trying to test you put me in this spot.
Now the question is when you are deep with the sharks how the fuck do you even begin to get yourself out. The first and honestly hardest step is this ACCEPTANCE. Accepting that you are where you are. Accepting that you are down. Accepting that you are starting over or that things didn’t work out. Now don’t get this confused. Accepting does not mean doing nothing. It means accepting the reality and coming up with a plan to start moving forward one step at a time.
The second step here is to really think about the things that you do enjoy in life, and start doing those things in small amounts everyday. Remember part of the process is feeling happy in spurts and feeling a sense of empowerment. And every time you do activities that you enjoy, remember that it’s a building block to the bigger picture. For me, getting outside and doing my cardio outdoors has been big. This is my time to think and feel more empowered and feel a sense of happiness with being outside.
Third, think about anything that is holding you back from being happy or moving ahead and look to eliminate it. Maybe this is a living situation, job you are in, people you are around or things that have become vices temporarily. I know this is hard, and maybe you only eliminate 1 each month and tackle this slowly. What you will find as things get eliminated is that you start to feel a little better over time. There are less and less roadblocks that are preventing you from happiness and overall having a better quality of life in the future. One of the most important and hardest things to remember is that this is YOUR LIFE, and nobody can live it for you. Everyone seems to want to give advice on what is best for you, but in reality only YOU know what’s best. You know what makes you feel good, what brings you internal joy and what steps you really would need to take to move forward and start anew.
Lastly, give yourself a break and understand that truly strong people will go through this. Now I am not here to preach or push my beliefs on anyone. But I do believe that the universe gives more challenges to certain people who are mentally tougher and who really need to go through the process that really see a much better life on the other side. Remember that this will not last forever and the more aggressive you can tackle the steps the faster you will get out and start on the up and up in life. Stay strong and remember that YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!
BEYOND JUST BODYBUILDING!!!!