Every now and then when life gets overwhelming, anyone one of us may have the experience of feeling lost. Just like it sounds, feeling lost is a mental state where we just don’t know where to turn. There may be no obvious options in a challenging situation. We can feel mentally lost when our insecurities and doubts get the best of us, and we can feel lost simply by facing a challenge that is perplexing with no clear answer or with no clear way out. It can happen to anyone in the grind of life. To learn more about what to do and what not to do, take the “Lost” quiz below and see how you do when it comes to coping with this troubling state of mind.
Directions:
Put the corresponding letter for each item listed
in one
of the following two columns:
HELPFUL SUGGESTION or PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA
A – Use
social media as your primary source of guidance and information
B – Try to
be patient, positive and hopeful
C – Do research
by talking to people who themselves have made good life decisions
D – Vent to
anyone who will listen about all your problems
E – Blindly
just trust your first impulse and go with that
F – Look at
the big picture and try to consider the long-term outcome
G – Always go
with the easiest or most fun choice
H – Automatically
just do what you always have done
I – Do your
best to be open minded even to things you haven’t considered in the past
J – Try to
be flexible and adaptable
K – Try to
please everyone else no matter what
L –
Consider your past mistakes and consequences so you don’t repeat them
M – Let
other people decide for you
N – Do the
quick fix for now and worry about it later
O – Weigh the
pros and cons and count the “cost”
P – Roll the
dice and let chance decide for you
Q – Trust
the rule “What is most popular is always best”
R - Consider
your personal values, your morals, and goals
The answers
are not being provided here because hopefully with some thought and consideration
you will get it right. If this is being done as a group discuss the answers and
the meaning behind them. Then, when done, this exercise can be a valuable tool
in finding your way out when feeling LOST
(Hint:
There are 8 Helpful Suggestions and 10 Probably Not a Good Idea)
|
HELPFUL SUGGESTION
|
PROBABLY NOT A GOOD
IDEA |
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