It’s extremely easy to write about the means to help build yourself back up, but it’s a much harder thing to prevent someone from falling down. This is because many of us know that we are free to make our own mistakes, the possibility of doing just that is always preferable to being wrapped up in cotton wool and having no freedom to make our own decisions.
However, when things are going wrong, it’s extremely easy to wish that kind of advice existed. It’s not hard to see how things can spiral out of control. For example, consider someone with a gambling problem. In order to get out of it, they think they need to gamble more to pay off their debts. Perhaps over time their spouse finds out and leaves them, unhappy with the broken trust. Then, they turn to drink. That is both an addiction, emotional pain and a negative repeated habit all wrapped up in the worst bow you could ever tie.
When things go wrong, it can be nice to know how to deal with those things, to avoid having order fall into chaos quite so quickly. We believe that it is possible for you to do this, given the right help. So let us begin to explore this difficult topic:
Communicate
It’s the easiest thing in the world to keep things to yourself. To avoid the problems. To try and run away from them, or to bury your head in the sand. This is an important point to linger on for a second. We all have these behaviors. We can routinely justify irrational actions. Eat too much one evening, you think that’s fine, it’s a Sunday, or I can burn it off tomorrow, or perhaps I haven’t indulged in quite a while.
But when things are going pear-shaped, it might be easy to view these justifications as the norm. It might be that instead of contacting excellent bankruptcy attorneys to help you weather a storm, you think you can just sell your furniture or belongings to keep your head above water. But unless you communicate, and discuss your options, you will never know, and will always choose the riskier choice to avoid admitting it. It is not a great failing in a human being to make mistakes. So don’t be afraid to talk about the issues you have experienced, and the changes you might want to enact. This way, you can tackle them head on.
Avoid Compounding the Issue
Let’s say that you have been working freelance on the side, but haven’t been reporting your tax. Your tax authority notices this. Instead of trying to admit the issue and pay your fair share to resolve the problem, you decide to work under a different name, open a different account, or implement a little deception with your chosen numbers. For the ability to make a little extra money, you’re certainly compounding the issue. This can be achieved through fear, unhappiness, or just plain ignorance. But if things are going downhill fast, the best thing to do is start climbing, not to divebomb harder. Ensure you keep that in mind.
Learn from the Experience
Pay attention. Understand what is happening. It might feel terrible now, but there is a silver lining here – you can learn much more for next time. It might be that you demand a prenuptial agreement before getting married again, or that you read over contracts much more clearly. If you can do this, you learn from the experience and can avoid those issues in future.
With this advice, you’re sure to avoid that difficult downhill path, at least to the extent that you can.
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