Q&A for How to Start a New Life when You're at Rock Bottom

Stop and smell the flowers, literally! Drive with your windows down and take in the smell of the world around you. Take scenic detours or different routes on your regular commutes. Pause to look at nature, even if you live in a city. Touch the rough bark of the tree that you see daily, and say hello to strangers. Your mood is sure to improve!

Strive to see new places, smell new smells, and taste different foods to get your body to respond to different things. To stimulate your mind, take classes for fun, read for pleasure, and interact with different kinds of people. If you try enough new things, you're sure to connect with something that speaks to you personally.

Update your bucket list & start doing those things! Reach out to old friends and catch up. Do the things that remind you just how colorful, juicy, delicious the world around you is.

Absolutely not. Anyone can change at any time if they're motivated, It's all about challenging negative thoughts and forcing yourself to take action. You don't need to wait for some hypothetical rock bottom before you change your life for the better!

Typically, when we find ourselves in a rough spot, there's a reason for it. It usually has to do with thoughts around how we should be living our lives. You picture some version of your life that's way better than what you're currently experiencing. Fight that. Be thankful for what you've got, improve what you already have, and look to make small incremental gains. This is the best way to reframe your mindset.

If you just can't be content, that sense of dissatisfaction is coming from somewhere. There's something going on there. I'd recommend reaching out for help or really taking a self-inventory to figure out what's causing you to be unhappy.