Step 1. the existential questioning
Thats where you wonder why? why me? why now? why did it have to happen/not happen/happen this way? Why couldn't it just work?
Caution: if this step continues too long it will inevitably end up to re-thinking the possibility of the existence of a divine creature, that has decided to torture those who dared to doubt his/hers existence. Also this step is necessarily accompanied with emotional eating, and as emotional eating is not usually focused on salads and fruits, it can end up badly.
Step 2. the self-blaming
As an atheist you cannot reaaally blame God for your misfortune, and due to your trait tendency towards depression, you will eventually blame yourself either because it is indeed your fault or... you will find something you did badly. its not that hard anyway.
It includes calling yourself bad names (but not self-whipping due to lack of religious belief as already mentioned) and even greater amount of emotional eating (by now you need to refill the nutella stock).
Caution: whereas step 1 was pretty much an internal thing, now you are whining to all your significant others (this can also end up badly)
Step 3. the Self-pity
After waking up from the self-beating, you realize how pathetic you actually are for doing all that self-blaming and all that eating. So feel sorry for yourself and for reacting this way, which leads to even more emotional eating (and that's what we call a vicious circle. Delicious but vicious)
Step 4. (this part differs according to the situation)
a) something happens and you are forced to actually DO something for the problem (or your friends make you do so cause they cant stand your whining)
b) you eat so much that you feel bad and you decide to fight your misery and do some on-line work out exercises (shake your hips to lose weight). Exercise increases hormones in your brain (i cannot remember which) that make you feel less miserable, so you actually carry on your life/whatever you were doing despite the setback
c) nothing happens and one-week passes by. After one week of self-pitying you are ready to do anything to make it stop. And the problem is solved.
Thats where you wonder why? why me? why now? why did it have to happen/not happen/happen this way? Why couldn't it just work?
Caution: if this step continues too long it will inevitably end up to re-thinking the possibility of the existence of a divine creature, that has decided to torture those who dared to doubt his/hers existence. Also this step is necessarily accompanied with emotional eating, and as emotional eating is not usually focused on salads and fruits, it can end up badly.
Step 2. the self-blaming
As an atheist you cannot reaaally blame God for your misfortune, and due to your trait tendency towards depression, you will eventually blame yourself either because it is indeed your fault or... you will find something you did badly. its not that hard anyway.
It includes calling yourself bad names (but not self-whipping due to lack of religious belief as already mentioned) and even greater amount of emotional eating (by now you need to refill the nutella stock).
Caution: whereas step 1 was pretty much an internal thing, now you are whining to all your significant others (this can also end up badly)
Step 3. the Self-pity
After waking up from the self-beating, you realize how pathetic you actually are for doing all that self-blaming and all that eating. So feel sorry for yourself and for reacting this way, which leads to even more emotional eating (and that's what we call a vicious circle. Delicious but vicious)
Step 4. (this part differs according to the situation)
a) something happens and you are forced to actually DO something for the problem (or your friends make you do so cause they cant stand your whining)
b) you eat so much that you feel bad and you decide to fight your misery and do some on-line work out exercises (shake your hips to lose weight). Exercise increases hormones in your brain (i cannot remember which) that make you feel less miserable, so you actually carry on your life/whatever you were doing despite the setback
c) nothing happens and one-week passes by. After one week of self-pitying you are ready to do anything to make it stop. And the problem is solved.
