Let’s start
this on a positive note. Caring is a good thing. If you care about something or
someone, then you are more inclined to do the next good thing. It is good to
care about yourself, other people, and the world you live in. When everyone
stops caring people can become self-centered and even mean. Please don’t get
confused and think that the message here is telling you to just stop caring.
Keep on caring about making things better. Keep on caring about self-improvement,
growth and recovery. Keep on caring about doing what you can to make your world
a better place for yourself and for those around you. Care about the good things
in life. Keep on caring about being the best person you can be.
Still, as
important as it is to care, successful and healthy people also know when those
moments in life arise when it is appropriate not to care. There is a filter
that everyone needs to develop in their minds that acts like a “shut off valve”
and tells your brain when it is the right time to just say “Who cares?” –
Consider some examples:
“People are
gossiping about me behind my back about stuff that just isn’t true” – Who cares
“My car is the
oldest looking one in the parking lot at my job” – Who cares
“Everyone else
is pressuring me to go out and get wasted tonight but I have to stay home and
do this assignment so I can get an A in my college class” – Who cares (about
them)
“I’ve tried to be
nice and fit in with these people around me but they just don’t to seem to want
to accept me for who I am” – Who cares
“Why is it that
there are so many people getting high out there and getting away with it but I can’t”
– Who cares (about them right now)
Under the right
circumstances, knowing when to just say “Who cares” then refocus and move on
with your life can be a much needed coping skill
Group
Discussion:
Caring: What
are some things that are worth it in your life to care about? (There should be
plenty, come up with as many as you can think of)
Learning when
to say “Who cares?” – What is one life area or example for you personally, that
you may need to learn to practice saying “I just don’t care - I am just going
to focus on doing what’s right” – Be honest
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