15 Things To Do When You’re Struggling In Life

3. Remember That You Are Good Enough

When you’re struggling, it’s so easy to let yourself believe that you are not good enough to turn your life around. It’s easy to start believing that you are not worthy of happiness and love. 

It’s important to remind yourself that your mistakes don’t diminish your value. You are enough just as you are now. We all make mistakes. We all fail and make bad decisions. Your struggles don’t define you. 

You are capable and good enough to overcome these struggles and use them to grow into a wiser and stronger person. 

4. Avoid Complaining (All The Time)

When you are going through so many struggles, it’s easy to let yourself focus on all the bad things. I mean, when everything around you is just falling apart, sometimes it’s impossible not to complain about all of it. 

Don’t get me wrong. Complaining can be a good thing. It can be therapeutic and it can help you vent out and release stress. 

But the problem starts when you allow yourself to complain about every little thing. I was guilty of this too. I complained about every little problem, every little mishap, and every little inconvenience. 

Doing this did not make things easier. It just added more fuel to my struggles in life. It just made me feel so much worse. 

Complaining too much is not only causing you more stress but it is also reframing your mind to only focus on all the bad and negative things. 

5. Take Responsibility 

When struggling in life, it’s so easy to pass on the blame. To blame other people for all the bad things that are happening to our lives. It’s so easy to blame them for all the pain and the struggles that we are facing. 

This is what I did too. For the longest time, I’ve blamed others for all the problems and pain that I’ve experienced. 

I thought that this was helping but it turns out, it wasn’t. In fact, doing this was only keeping me from taking responsibility for my choices and decisions. Therefore, it only kept me stuck and unable to take the action needed to change my life and overcome my struggles. 

Remember you have the choice to stay stuck or start taking responsibility to help you move forward, heal and improve your life for the better. 

6. Stop Bottling Up Your Feelings

When you’re trying to overcome your struggles, you may think that one of the most helpful things that you can do is to set all your feelings aside and just bottle up all your emotions. 

I get you. As a matter of fact, I was you and if I’m being honest, sometimes I still catch myself doing this. For years, I believed that running away from your feelings is the fastest way to move forward. 

I’m here to tell you that it’s not. Bottling up all your emotions and running away from your feelings won’t help you at all. You may think that it is helping but eventually all those feelings will catch up to you and it will make it even harder for you to go through it. 

There is nothing wrong with feeling your emotions. Vulnerability is never a sign of weakness. In fact, I see a great deal of strength in being vulnerable. 

Remind yourself that the only way for you to truly heal and move forward is to acknowledge what you’re feeling and sit with them. 

7. Let Go Of Toxic Habits

Overcoming your struggles is already difficult, constantly holding on to your toxic habits will just make it even harder. 

The first step to help you stop struggling in life is to learn to let go of the toxic habits that are only keeping you stuck in a self-destructive loop and unhappy. 

Determine what those habits are and take the steps needed to help you let go of those toxic habits. 

Remember you don’t have to take huge leaps. Take small easy steps if you have to. Just be consistent with your actions and don’t give up.