One of the biggest triggers for an episode of stress, depression or anxiety is a change to our lives, particularly unwanted change such as a death of a loved one, a job loss or a relationship breakdown. These are unpleasant experiences and for many, a prolonged period of mental trauma followed.
During the past week, two friends of mine have experienced differing major changes to their lives yet both reacted in exactly the same way. There is a very important skill to be learned from both experiences when it comes to change, and Ill share it with you. Before I do, lets look at how two totally different changes can trigger the same reaction but with drastically different emotional results.
Jimmy was my best buddy during childhood and our families were good friends. I havent seen him for a while and out of the blue, I bumped into him whilst on a night out. Sadly, his news wasnt good as his father had passed away after battling cancer that very morning. Obviously, hed known for a while that his fathers days were numbered but despite this, he was still in a state of shock and of course, he was deeply saddened.
I wished that our greeting couldve been in happier...