Life's a Wheel Theory

Have you ever experienced a roller coaster of emotions?

Does the speed of your emotional change scare you? 

There was a saying, when something good happens, do not be too happy. If you are too excited, something will happen in order to bring your emotion down.

That's a saying most Chinese or Asians are familiar with. It sounds right. Are they true? Or is it just the saying of a bunch of people too afraid to celebrate their success because of something more psychological -- like impostor syndrome?

But most of the time, things do happen that way. One moment you'll be elated about something and the next, something else would happen and the blow would be so hard, all the celebration turns to dust. So, is the saying true? Or is it just the law of attraction in the doing when we all believe with all our heart that the saying's true?

As someone who's survived through a few blows of depression and some suicidal attempts, I'm no stranger to this pattern. I'd be giddy that things were going smoothly and the next second, something bad happened and I immediately fell into the dark hole. After years, I started to believe the saying and did not allow myself to be overly delighted.

Things didn't end there, however, I realized that even without being ecstatic, I could go into a period of unknown sadness or nothingness in a matter of seconds. There was no warning. I started feeling helpless.

Slowly, I think and come to realize that it's normal to have ups and downs in life. It's not a smooth sail. I believe the same goes to our emotions. Once I started to embrace it, everything started changing.

It's normal to feel down at some point in our lives, even if we don't know the reason for it. Of course, finding out the reason is also important. What's more important, is to accept that it's normal and it's alright to feel dejected. It's like a wheel. The wheel is always moving. Sometimes we'd be on top and sometimes we'd be at the bottom.

When we're at the bottom, be grateful because we know that from that moment on, we are moving upwards.