Surviving the Storms of Disappointment

For most most of us, one of the biggest reasons why we easily get into the pit of depression is that we are easily disappointed or we tend to expect so much. Young and old people tend to raise the bar of expectation to high and, in the process, find themselves forlorn. Just consider…

-> A young boy who wants to play baseball but wasn’t included in the game;
-> A teenage girl who did not get a date for the prom;
-> A young woman who was not admitted to the Ivy League;
-> A father who finds out that her 16-year old daughter is pregnant;
-> A blushing bride who finally found out that she did not really marry Mr. Right; and
-> A young mother who was told by the doctor that her baby has Down’s Syndrome.

These are just some examples of major disappointments encountered by people everyday around the world. We all go through life hoping for the best and getting what is not. Of all the let-downs we experience — from finances to our careers — perhaps nothing can compare to the utter depression that comes after a failed marriage or a relationship that has gone sour. In the middle of the heartbreak and...