Any advice on how can i help my friends?

Question

lately i feel like a lot of really bad things are happening to really really good people... and like i just take it all so personally. like it is all happening to me. it used to be like i had a yeah whatever kind of attitude about that kind of stuff but lately whenever i hear that something sad happened to somebody i know i just feel so terrible and i like cry over it. its really strange and it came on soo fast. i dont know if maybe i have chemical imbalance or something...? haha im just like wtf is wrong with me!? can anuybody relate?

Answer 1

I can relate. It may seem like all of a sudden, but if you've had a lot of this stuff happen recently it brings on a cumulative effect and it can make you really sad. Remember that for the most, life is good and sweet, but there are sorrows in it. While it's very, very good to have empathy for others, it's important to remember who YOU are and what is going on in YOUR life.  Don't fight the tears, but don't let them take over either. Give yourself some meditative time, like 15 minutes or a half hour to feel for the world around you, and then end that time with a reminder that you are a child of God, no less than the trees and the stars - you have a right to be here. Recenter yourself, and look for something beautiful to rejoice in.