Persistent Sad Face?
A sad face is what we wear when we experience some sad event in our lives. Sadness is a normal emotion. All emotions are produced from thoughts, and thoughts are produced by what we believe in. When we are sad we carry a heaviness inside that depletes the body of energy. As the body experiences this sadness the disheartening thoughts causes the brain to produce parallel chemicals that prolongs the sadness. Some people may have occasional feelings of sadness maybe due to the loss of a loved one or a break up, or maybe some disappointment. Other people continuously feel sad and never understand the reason why. Because your thoughts controls your actions, your prolonged sad face may be a form of self-conditioning you have adapted to, believing that life is something sad. As a result everything can seem sad. .
When you feel sad you feel like crying. It's ok to cry. Sometimes we feel better after a good cry. However, when the sadness takes over and the crying becomes uncontrollable there may be serious underlying reasons. Persistent sadness gives you a very dark and pessimistic outlook in life. There seems no hope for you. The sorrow you feel inside places you in rotten mood leaving no room for happiness to enter. Your emotional wellness is compromised and all your aspirations and goals are a buried beneath the hurt. Sadness has a tendency of isolating us. You may feel ashamed of your sadness and the sad face you cannot seem to get rid of so you make excuses to hide your gloom. This kind of sadness is unhealthy. It can lead to other serious problems. Sometimes you may not even know or understand the reason for your sadness. Talking about your sadness can help to wipe away the sad face that has been characteristic of you. As the sadness is lifted, the sad face is replaced with a happy face and emotional health is restored. For many years in my youth and young adult life I lived with sadness, unaware of the reasons why. My sadness dampened my life, placing me in a meandering state of mind. My ability to make sound decisions was distorted. When I finally found someone whom I completely trusted and felt comfortable with, I discovered the source of my sadness and worked on relieving the pain I carried within my core.
In life coaching, I inquire to determine if my client’s sadness is temporary or lingering? If the sadness persists for months, interfering with your life, leaving you depressed or crying uncontrollably, you may be clinically depressed and should seek help. Don’t be afraid to shop around or get recommendations from friends for a professional you can connect with. This is so important to your healing. Work to get to the bottom of your sadness. In doing so, happiness can find some room to move into your life. This is your life, TAKE ACTION! Oftentimes our thoughts contribute to our sadness. See the section on thought awareness and try to identify the thoughts that might be making you sad. Work to eliminate them from your life. Don’t allow sadness to interfere with achieving your goals. Eliminate the sad face. For Questions or Comments, Click Smiley
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