When it comes to mental health, a driver is someone who takes control of their life while a passenger is someone who lets other people take control.
It’s not always easy to take the driver role though when you’re not feeling mentally well. Trust me, I know. So many horrible and hurtful things may happen to us that are completely out of our control. Sometimes we just want someone to take the wheel of our lives and steer us to a better place.

Unfortunately, not all of us have an ideal support system of a supportive family, caring friends and unwavering faith. We may be surrounded by other people who are struggling themselves and thus cannot help us. Playing the blame game and pointing fingers may feel good in the short term but in the long term it gets us absolutely nowhere.
Be the driver
Something I’ve learned about my own mental health is that I am the one who needs to be the driver. I need to play the biggest role in my own recovery. Other people may be able to help but really it’s ultimately up to me to save myself. No one else can do it for me.
When I’m down in dumps, and feeling the lowest of the low, I use this knowledge to bounce me back.
Ask the universe?
What about faith? Isn’t God always supposed to be there to help us? What about the universe? I’ve heard people say “just ask the universe and the universe will deliver.”
I don’t profess to have all the answers but what I’ve come to believe is that we ourselves have been bestowed with many God-like powers… right inside of us.
Think about it. We have the power to give life and take it away. We have the power to love and foster love or to hate and foster hate. We have the choice to remain where we are or work to get to a better place.
By no means am I here to blame anyone for their own mental health woes. Those of us who suffer have legitimate reasons. Many of us have been hurt deeply by people we trusted.
We have to choose to rise above it and keep pushing. We have to be strong. Drivers are not easily led nor are they easily manipulated. Drivers absorb information and determine the best way to use it. Drivers know there’s a lesson to be learned in everything.
So what about it? Are you ready to take the wheel in your mental health journey or do you want to remain a passenger and let everything be done for you. Each of us has the power to do it!
Have a lovely Moody Monday!
JoAnn

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Nice post. The first step in taking control of your life away from mental illness is believing you can do it!
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That is so true! Have to believe in our own power 💥🙂
Thanks for visiting!
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Thank you for sharing I am the driver in control of my own destiny for sure 💛💚🌼
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I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for visiting! 🌺🌻
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I loved this analogy. It was a helpful POV. thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much and thanks for visiting!
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Have been a passenger my whole life up until this year I decided to make a change and become the driver 😃
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Glad to hear it! Thanks for visiting!
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Wonderful post and great advice.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Such a pleasure.
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I usually end up walking. In control but you don’t get very far.
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Whatever makes you feel happiest!
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Very inspiring, it’s no fun being a passenger, being a driver is more fun and makes you feel alive.
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Oh yes… feeling alive always feels good! Thank you for the message and thank you for visiting!
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While I don’t drive in real life anymore due to my physical illness, I have to be the driver with my mental illness! I need to feel in charge.
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Yes of course… although I’m sorry to hear about not being able to drive for real. That would seem to not be very much fun!
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I love being driven around but oh how I’d love to just nip to the local shops in the car whenever I want to lol x
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And the highways of life are blessed to have you out there and driving, my friend!
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Thank you… blessed to have you out there as well! 🙂🌞
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This was really inspiring ! Thanks for bringing this up !
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You’re welcome! Thanks for visiting
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I am really enjoying these Moody Monday posts! Great blog!
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Thank you so much. I’m blessed to have such wonderful readers and bloggers to interact with! Thanks for visiting! 🙂🌻
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Too often a passenger of late, I think. I get tired. It’s odd – I like to drive. Obviously, what I need to do is crank the tunes.
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Crank the toons… love that! Life is always better with music 🙂
I can understand being tired. It can easily happen 😕
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I totally agree we must advocate for ourselves whole heartedly.
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I agree! 🙂
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I like the driver idea. We can’t control the other cars on the road, but we still have more power as a driver than as a passenger.
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Yes, great analogy 🙂
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I’m a driver
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Glad to hear it!! 🚗
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