I think one of the worst feelings you could experience along with regret and sadness is disappointment. With regret, you only have your past self to blame for the actions and decisions you made and with sadness, it could be something beyond your control but on the other hand, with disappointment it’s mostly a feeling that oozes from the reality not meeting the expectations you set or worst case scenario never imagining that you could be let down in such a horrible way.
Either way, it’s not a feeling that disappears immediately and sometimes it changes the way you perceive the world and on other aspects whether it be your morals, values, beliefs, etc. In today’s post, I wanted to share with you some ways on how to deal with disappointment if it’s something you are struggling with. As always, if you are interested – keep on reading!
Je pense que l’un des pires sentiments que l’on puisse ressentir avec le regret et la tristesse est la déception. Avec le regret, vous ne pouvez blâmer que votre passé pour les actions et les décisions que vous avez prises et avec la tristesse, cela pourrait être quelque chose hors de votre contrôle, mais d’un autre côté, avec la déception, c’est surtout un sentiment qui suinte de la réalité qui ne répond pas aux attentes.
Quoi qu’il en soit, ce n’est pas un sentiment qui disparaît immédiatement et parfois cela change la façon dont vous percevez le monde et sur d’autres aspects, qu’il s’agisse de votre morale, de vos valeurs, de vos croyances, etc. Dans le post d’aujourd’hui, je voulais partager avec vous quelques façons de procéder, faire face à la déception si c’est quelque chose avec lequel vous avez du mal. Comme toujours, si vous êtes intéressé, continuez à lire !
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RECAPPING EVERY SINGLE THING
Most people would recommend surrounding yourself with your loved ones and just letting it all out when you are feeling disappointed which I would highly recommend doing but at the end of the day, it’s very important that you recognise why you ended up being feeling this way in the first place. Did you miss the warning signs? Did you put too much expectations? Did you never imagine or assume this outcome? Knowing these answers will not only prevent you from feeling this way again but it will also ensure that this situation won’t happen again.
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LEARNING THE LIFE LESSON
Most of the times, we end up moving past this feeling of disappointment without truly knowing or learning the message behind it. You can end up feeling disappointed for a variety of reasons or situations and it’s so easy to classify it as a normal part of your life but the truth is, it’s not. You shouldn’t have to go through certain situations, let alone feel disappointed by it every single time. Try to learn the reason why you felt this way and acknowledge & implement that life lesson.
Related: The Biggest Life Lessons I Learnt In My Early Twenties.
NOT LETTING IT HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOURSELF
Last but not least, do not let this experience have a bigger impact than it’s supposed to. With certain experiences, you end up learning valuable lessons which will significantly improve your life for the better whereas with others, they might end up changing us and sometimes it might not be for the better. It’s important that you learn the lesson behind your experience but do not let it drastically change you as a person to the point you don’t recognise yourself and your fundamental morals & values in life.
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Thank you so much for reading! – xo N
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Hey NL 🙂
Well, this is NOT disappointing — it’s EXCELLENT! 😀
I find this bit fascinating: “never imagining that you could be let down in such a horrible way”.
I don’t WANT to imagine such things. I DO want raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, … and all THAT jazz.
I remember I had to read a book for “summer reading” when I was in school — we had to choose a few books from a list, but of course the list was not infinite. Like a novice, I chose something by Charles Dickens (who I now know as the *inventer* of the serial novel & associated marketing ideas) — “Great Expectations”. It took a LONG time to read all of that (I guess he was like ChatGPT 0.2? 😉 )
Anyways, I think maybe refraining from expectations (altogether?) is also a good way to avoid disappointment.
🙂 Norbert
Thank you so much, Norbert! 😊 Absolutely! I think not having any expectations towards anyone or any situation will help in the long run and avoid any disappointment altogether.
Disappointment is such a tough one to deal with, especially when it is from someone close to you. But I guess that goes to say I shouldn’t force my expectations on others because it leads to disappointment. What makes it worse is when you talk about what you expect from a friendship and they acknowledge and don’t live up to their word. So now I’m learning to take the lessons and move on. Thanks for sharing.
Humans are complex creatures and something even more complicated are relationships. It’s really hard not to set expectations onto a situation or person when you truly believe in them (and have faith & hope in them) but something that I’ve learned is to not to put anyone on a pedestal and to look at their actions instead of their words. Thank you so much for reading ❤️