The Breakdown
I’ve been warned that there will be times when I want to write an emotional post with too much information about freaking out…erm…breaking down…being stressed. This is not one of those times.
This is an entry to tell you that when those times come, call a best friend. I just got a call from one who informed me that Anderson Cooper was on Letterman [I think] and that he [my best friend] is also going to be a superhero [don't ask]. This made me laugh. I proceeded to b!t@# vent about my life and the current stress I’m dealing with. There were a couple tears of frustration, some laughing, and much sarcasm and wit. I still have that feeling of impending complete and total doom stress, but I’m able to breathe and tell myself things will turn out okay. (Being a perpetual optimist is exhausting, by the way. I don’t know how I ended up that way, but lately it’s been a bit trying. Hmph.)
So people, phone a friend, or be phoned by a friend. Sometimes all it takes is someone to listen to you blow some steam for a couple minutes, and then you’re ready to try again.
I recently came across an old Garth Brooks song I loved when I was little, but one of the lyrics always stuck with me: Life is not tried, it is merely survived, if you’re standing outside the fire.
thefineheart said,
July 17, 2009 at 1:20 am
This is so true. Telling your best friend makes it seem less like you are carrying the burden alone. After a bit of sarcasm and wit, everything seems easier to deal with XD
Chère said,
July 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm
So true. There’s a level of venting that is blog appropriate (man, this memo is KILLING me!) and then there’s a line that, when you cross it, can cause you trouble. Sometimes the line is hard to see, especially when you’re all “heated up”…I try and have a cooling off period for angsty posts. If, in the morning, I still think it’s a good idea to post it I go ahead and do it.
But usually things look much rosier in the morning