Love this! Rock bottom feels oddly special because you know that the only direction is up! To be in a situation where the worst-case scenario comes to fruition, it feels comforting to know that you're still living. As an anxious (and somewhat dramatic) gal, I tend to imagine that the worst-case will be **the end**. So when I was in rock bottom earlier this year, it was actually nice to be continuing on with life despite being at a lowest-low . I'm currently at a rock-middle (lol), so there's room for growth with still distance to fall. The anticipation that taking an action will lead to another rock bottom is somehow worse than being there, which makes it hard to put the car in drive. I don't think you have to hit rock bottom to rise, but being in rock bottom makes any small amount of growth feel drastically positive. Simultaneously dreading and looking forward to my next foray in rock-bottom territory!
This was a great read. Bottom can sometimes make you feel like you're stuck in a cosmic black hole with no escape hatch in sight. Right now, I feel like certain parts of my life have hit rock bottom while others are soaring, which feels like a paradox. Maybe, in this case, it's the universe's way of redirecting my vehicle toward the light and away from the spirals that my brain adores so much.
Love this! Rock bottom feels oddly special because you know that the only direction is up! To be in a situation where the worst-case scenario comes to fruition, it feels comforting to know that you're still living. As an anxious (and somewhat dramatic) gal, I tend to imagine that the worst-case will be **the end**. So when I was in rock bottom earlier this year, it was actually nice to be continuing on with life despite being at a lowest-low . I'm currently at a rock-middle (lol), so there's room for growth with still distance to fall. The anticipation that taking an action will lead to another rock bottom is somehow worse than being there, which makes it hard to put the car in drive. I don't think you have to hit rock bottom to rise, but being in rock bottom makes any small amount of growth feel drastically positive. Simultaneously dreading and looking forward to my next foray in rock-bottom territory!
This was a great read. Bottom can sometimes make you feel like you're stuck in a cosmic black hole with no escape hatch in sight. Right now, I feel like certain parts of my life have hit rock bottom while others are soaring, which feels like a paradox. Maybe, in this case, it's the universe's way of redirecting my vehicle toward the light and away from the spirals that my brain adores so much.