Comments on: How to Escape the Dark Mood Spiral In Five Steps http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps/ Personal Transformation for Thinking People Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: alex - unleash reality http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-897 alex - unleash reality Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:12:40 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-897 Hey Dayne. And Ali :) such awwwsome timing reading this. just posted summen similar but this nails the practicality that was tough to get across :) step 1 is super power. cool quote, "in the way you do anything, you do everything" - it's kinda like a negative thought makes your overall being negative. from that point everything you say and do is coming from that negative place. number 2 is mad on point too. wanting to explain your problems to feel special. 3,4 and 5 mashup into the same thing: changing your focus. decide to live constructively, to live life instead of problems, to be free instead of stuck. awesomeness :) gave it a stumble. boom. keep well and in touch alex - unleash reality Hey Dayne. And Ali :)

such awwwsome timing reading this. just posted summen similar but this nails the practicality that was tough to get across :)

step 1 is super power. cool quote, “in the way you do anything, you do everything” – it’s kinda like a negative thought makes your overall being negative. from that point everything you say and do is coming from that negative place.

number 2 is mad on point too. wanting to explain your problems to feel special.

3,4 and 5 mashup into the same thing: changing your focus. decide to live constructively, to live life instead of problems, to be free instead of stuck.

awesomeness :)

gave it a stumble. boom.

keep well and in touch
alex – unleash reality

]]> By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-896 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:45:15 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-896 Hi Ali. I had this problem just yesterday. My wife kept asking me what was wrong and as I man I had no problem not talking about it. :-) Just recognizing #1 and refusing to stay in a spiral was the key for me. This was an excellent article. Thanks! .-= Stephen - Rat Race Trap´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRatRaceTrap/~3/ZQ5RmZN7jNQ/helping-others-while-helping-yourself.html" rel="nofollow">Helping Others While Helping Yourself</a> =-. Hi Ali. I had this problem just yesterday. My wife kept asking me what was wrong and as I man I had no problem not talking about it. :-) Just recognizing #1 and refusing to stay in a spiral was the key for me. This was an excellent article. Thanks!
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]]> By: Srinivas Rao http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-894 Srinivas Rao Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:42:53 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-894 Great article. I was just listening to Brian Tracy yesterday who talked about the fact that successful people talk about what they want to experience. It's interesting that we can perpetuate the spiral just by talking about it. I've been very cautious of it lately and don't even write about the things that been challenging for me when I comment on other posts. I've noticed a tremendous difference in my external world in just the last week alone. .-= Srinivas Rao´s last blog ..<a href="http://theskooloflife.com/wordpress/how-to-become-a-connector-and-leverage-the-hell-out-of-your-network/" rel="nofollow">How to become a connector and leverage the hell out of your network</a> =-. Great article. I was just listening to Brian Tracy yesterday who talked about the fact that successful people talk about what they want to experience. It’s interesting that we can perpetuate the spiral just by talking about it. I’ve been very cautious of it lately and don’t even write about the things that been challenging for me when I comment on other posts. I’ve noticed a tremendous difference in my external world in just the last week alone.
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]]> By: Dayne | TheHappySelf.com http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-893 Dayne | TheHappySelf.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:08:48 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-893 Movies are defintely a great way to break out of a spiral Shabbir. Seeing the things that some people have to go through makes our lives seem like we are living like kings or queens. Thanks for commenting and visiting Shabbir! Dayne .-= Dayne | TheHappySelf.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehappyself/~3/q0vFzm277IA/" rel="nofollow">How to Escape the Dark Mood Spiral In Five Steps</a> =-. Movies are defintely a great way to break out of a spiral Shabbir. Seeing the things that some people have to go through makes our lives seem like we are living like kings or queens.

Thanks for commenting and visiting Shabbir!

Dayne
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]]> By: Dayne | TheHappySelf.com http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-892 Dayne | TheHappySelf.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:07:31 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-892 I 100% agree with you Gordie. Many times, I think, when we are in that kind of mood, ego is playing a role too. I think it is best to get out of ourselves and help others, etc. to break the spiral. Many times when people act that way, they are most likely not frustrated at others (even though it seems this way)...they are frustrated with themselves. Thanks for sharing! Dayne .-= Dayne | TheHappySelf.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehappyself/~3/q0vFzm277IA/" rel="nofollow">How to Escape the Dark Mood Spiral In Five Steps</a> =-. I 100% agree with you Gordie. Many times, I think, when we are in that kind of mood, ego is playing a role too. I think it is best to get out of ourselves and help others, etc. to break the spiral. Many times when people act that way, they are most likely not frustrated at others (even though it seems this way)…they are frustrated with themselves.

Thanks for sharing!
Dayne
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]]> By: Sunny http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-891 Sunny Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:06:44 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-891 Excellent article. My break out action is to go for a run. Works every time! Thanks! Sunny .-= Sunny´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.awesome-weightloss-motivation.com/water-for-weight-loss.html" rel="nofollow">Water for Weight Loss Challenge</a> =-. Excellent article. My break out action is to go for a run. Works every time!

Thanks!
Sunny
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]]> By: Dayne | TheHappySelf.com http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-890 Dayne | TheHappySelf.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:05:27 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-890 Wow Robin, now THAT is a comment. :-) Thank you for sharing that information and also for the link. I know the readers here will appreciate it as well! Cheers, Dayne .-= Dayne | TheHappySelf.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehappyself/~3/q0vFzm277IA/" rel="nofollow">How to Escape the Dark Mood Spiral In Five Steps</a> =-. Wow Robin, now THAT is a comment. :-) Thank you for sharing that information and also for the link. I know the readers here will appreciate it as well!

Cheers,
Dayne
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]]> By: Gordie Rogers - Lifestyle Design 4U http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-889 Gordie Rogers - Lifestyle Design 4U Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:09:18 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-889 How about realizing that "arguing with your loved ones, slamming doors, even crying" is just plain immature. People have got to stop blaming others for their shitty moods and excusing this kind of behavior. If anyone behaves like this, then he/she is just wrong and needs to get their act together. .-= Gordie Rogers - Lifestyle Design 4U´s last blog ..<a href="http://lifestyledesign4u.com/2009/10/is-there-anything-that-is-unforgivable/" rel="nofollow">Is There Anything That’s Unforgivable? Part 1.</a> =-. How about realizing that “arguing with your loved ones, slamming doors, even crying” is just plain immature. People have got to stop blaming others for their shitty moods and excusing this kind of behavior. If anyone behaves like this, then he/she is just wrong and needs to get their act together.
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]]> By: Shabbir Hussain http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-886 Shabbir Hussain Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:01:34 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-886 Movies. The only way to get out a spiral is Movies for me. Inspirational ones like OctoberSky, Goodwill Hunting, Pursuit of Happyness, and a few more. During my early days in designing, not a day would go by without waves of sarcasm and criticism dashing my emotion-shores eroding the sands of happyness; most of them from my hugeeee family(they hated it when I started my journey as a designer, they wanted me to join the family business). And I would just turn to the movies I mentioned and realize, "Man! If they can go through it, I can go through it". Movies. The only way to get out a spiral is Movies for me. Inspirational ones like OctoberSky, Goodwill Hunting, Pursuit of Happyness, and a few more.

During my early days in designing, not a day would go by without waves of sarcasm and criticism dashing my emotion-shores eroding the sands of happyness; most of them from my hugeeee family(they hated it when I started my journey as a designer, they wanted me to join the family business).

And I would just turn to the movies I mentioned and realize, “Man! If they can go through it, I can go through it”.

]]> By: positively present http://www.thehappyself.com/how-to-escape-the-dark-mood-spiral-in-five-steps//comment-page-1#comment-885 positively present Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:50:56 +0000 http://www.thehappyself.com/?p=3041#comment-885 Great post, Ali! Thanks for sharing these tips with us. #1 is SUCH an important one...Glad you brought that up! .-= positively present´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.positivelypresent.com/2009/10/use-your-imagination.html" rel="nofollow">let your imagination run wild...</a> =-. Great post, Ali! Thanks for sharing these tips with us. #1 is SUCH an important one…Glad you brought that up!
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