“Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
Well . . . tell me how you REALLY feel!
I see this a lot when I’m together with a group of divorced, single women. To be fair, I think we all have days like this whether we’re single and alone, or with a significant other and in a relationship. Everyone has bad days and since we do, there is the occasional pity party. That’s normal.
What is not normal is if it continues on to be the focus of your every day. We all have friends like this, the world is always sour to them. They get started on the “woe is me, poor me” and you want to throw your hands up and say stop!! (Or at least leave the room)
People like this can suck the oxygen out of the room; they are a total buzz kill. My guess is 9 times outta 10, they don’t even realize it, so mired in self pity they are.
Can you help them? Maybe. The one thing you can do for sure is make sure you’re not one of them. You reach a time when you can tell that your friends and family just don’t want to hear about it anymore. That’s a sign that they’ve moved on and they are thinking so should you.
You may not be ready to move on, but seeking a different outlet might be the best course of action. Perhaps it’s time to seek professional help? Look around you and find the positives and convince yourself to celebrate those – now that’s a party we’d all like to attend.
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