Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 161:How I Handle Discouragement
What do you understand by the word "Discouragement"
Discouragement, to my understanding, means feeling weak and lazy about trying something or continuing with what I once had interest in doing in the past. Discouragement also means losing hope, idea, strength, or interest to try something that I once had interest in chasing.
Sometimes we feel discouraged about something that we once desire or wish to have. We also get discouraged from eating food. Discouragement can mean so many things, and not only losing interest or hope; it can happen in any aspect of our lives.
Have you ever experienced discouragement? Kindly share with us your experience.
Yes, I have experienced discouragement. When I was in JSS3 class back then in secondary school, I had the passion to go to Federal Science College, Ogoja, Cross River State. The school is a boarding school and I was so in loved wiyh the school, but something happens and what I was told about the school I felt discourage and decided not to go to the school again.
My friend who was going to the school came back home and told me about the kind of suffering he was experiencing in the school and how senior students were punishing Junior students, and a lot of stories which discouraged me from going to the school.
How do you handle it when faced with it
I just quietly talked with my parents about my decision for now to go to the boarding school again, which they accepted and saw a reason for what I said to them. Instead going to the boarding where I would be beaten more then learning I went to a private school and completed my secondary education.
Give general advice to your readers who might be going through a discouraging phase.
My advice to readers who might be going through a discouraging phase is for the reader to apply the following:
- Speak up; some people can help you.
- Let people know what you are going through in life
- Read inspirational books
- Engage yourself in doing something that brings you peace and happiness
- Don't feel discouraged from trying again
