Comments on: Will your Quest for Success be your Downfall?

By: NYBagels

NYBagels — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:44:40 +0000

This is a refreshing blog to read. I thought I was the only ungrateful person planet on this earth. I have felt so embarrassed by my depression and sadness despite the fact that I have achieved so much in my life on my own. I am expected to be so proud of myself at everything that I have worked hard for and I am proud of myself. But it feels so lonely being in this “success” category. Lonely because everyone around me looks at my life from my outside in and they are all aiming to have what i have. I have no real friends coz everyone hates my guts for being successful. When my friends are down, i go out of my way to encourage me but when i am down, no one believes i am down or no one believes that i deserve to be feel down because of all that I have. They always see the outside facade of my life. I have tried over the years to be strong and to stay positive but I have badly hit a wall at this point my life. I used to be so positive, ever-believing in God’s goodness and in everything happens for a reason. Now I am disillusioned. That life is nothing more than just ups and downs. Meaning when you are up, it will just be a moment and it will plummet you back down. I am tired of that! Believing for the good yet experiencing the bad. I dont want to be a loser within myself to stop believing for the good and to just let sadness overwhelm me. But I am tired of staying positive and being strong through life’s trials. I am saddened by what I am becoming. A giver-upper but what else is there?

By: Working On Me

Working On Me — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:15:03 +0000

Removing Obstacles to Your Success…

How do you get from where you are to where you want to be ? Overcoming obstacles. Some of those obstacles are created internally. You can overcome these self-created obstacles with a little hard work and determination.
No matter what task you’re …

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:45:24 +0000

Its really important that people understand how to handle success. I was just working on a post about the downside of success. During my research I found an amazing number of successful people who battled depression. I found over 200 before i stopped. The top of the mountain is great but there is no where to go but down.
Ralph´s last blog ..Free Copy of “The Quick Confidence Guide” for P2S Subscribers!

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:46:48 +0000

@Richard – Hi there, thanks for hanging out. You’re right of course – it really wasn’t the fault of the course as such that caused her to jump. However, I think you really have to be careful when dabbling with those kinds of things. On a personal note I think there are better ways to ‘find yourself’ so to speak than being part of such a group, particularly if you suffer from any kind of mental illness. Regarding the specifics of just why this young lady killed herself? I guess it’s all just speculation.

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:53:28 +0000

That woman’s case is interesting because you can’t blame the Turning Point course because her death was her fault. I bet she was a habitual over-thinker who became unable to sleep for many days during and after the course because she kept thinking over the material. Ultimately she came to the conclusion that life is pointless, which is very easy to do under sleep psychosis. That’s why she killed herself. A psychotic state… no drugs needed.

It was definitely not the quest for more success… that never causes you to kill yourself.
Richard X. Thripp´s last blog ..Egregious Failures