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Sometimes things are going well, and sometimes things are going badly. It’s never exactly positive or pleasurable when something’s gone wrong in your life, but it happens to all of us from time to time.

Sometimes, however, it’s not just a matter of one or two things going a bit wrong, but of an entire series of things falling apart before our very eyes, and sending us into a negative downward spiral that it can be very difficult to pull out from.

If you don’t have effective ways of escaping from these negative spirals, you can quickly end up in real trouble. But, on the other hand, when you do have techniques at your disposal for “breaking the cycle,” you can often save yourself from a lot of trouble.

Here are a few tips for rallying your forces and moving forward when you’re caught in a negative spiral.

Seek out help or guidance

At the end of the day, you are always the person who is responsible for your own circumstances, and for correcting any issues that exist in your life. If you try to rely on someone else to do the job for you, you’re in for a nasty surprise – because no one else can live your life for you.

That being said, though, there are definitely situations in life where you might not be able to see the way out of a fix you’re in, and where you need someone else’s help in order to take that all-important first step.

If you’re caught in a negative spiral, seek out help or guidance from people you can trust, or who you feel will have skill sets that can save you from a messy situation. Contacting criminal defense attorney Matthew Leyba, for example, may keep you out of jail.

Find ways to get yourself a bit of breathing space and evaluate your systems and habits

One of the most important things to do when everything is falling apart around you, is to find ways to get yourself a bit of breathing space, where you can then evaluate your systems and habits, and recover a bit from the shock and disorder that you are experiencing.

Certainly, this is almost always easier said than done. If you’re working 12 hour days, seven days a week, there’s not a lot of opportunity readily available for finding the time to catch up on your sleep, and to go for a long walk.

Still, though, whether you need to take time off work, make arrangements with your family, or anything else, it’s important to try and find time to get a sense of perspective on things, to rejuvenate, and to analyse and tweak your system and habits to begin moving you in a better direction.

Deal with any health and energy issues as a matter of priority

If you’re caught in a negative spiral you need to be able to act proactively in order to get out of it, and you also need to have enough energy and wherewithal to consistently move yourself in a different direction.

Clearly, if you are chronically fatigued and are experiencing overall ill health, it’s going to be much more difficult to try and sort things out in this way.
That’s why one of your first priorities should be to take care of any health and energy issues, to the best of your ability. Try different nutritional supplements, consider consulting with medical professionals, and do what you can to get better first and foremost.

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