We all open our eyes days some-days not feeling like waking up, making our beds, answering the phone, reading or even talking to people. Waking up not feeling like doing all the little things that usually excite us, but for a normal person this is simply once in a very long while, a bucket of ice cream or yogurt usually fixes it. But imagine going through that tormenting cycle for straight 21 days.
Let me take you inside the 21 days of a dark cycle, allow me to walk with you through the 21 days. Sadly, our minds/brains work differently so that is why there is no simple cut and paste method to navigate this type of experience, and for that specific reason my method might not work for everyone but for most it will definitely work. A bucket of ice cream might lift you from a bad day at work, a sour relationship or just those days you wake up from the wrong side of the bed but it simply won’t be sufficient to wrestle 21 days of a dark cycle, but as a result will probably add more problems to your health, and believe me you don’t want to be there dealing with a heavy mind.
Imagine you are trying to run away from your shadow, and your position in relation to the sun/light source change is in the direction of your shadow which means you have to run in a different direction every time the position of the light source changes. Now you can run but remember your pace won’t save you, and remember this is basically what your mind goes through every time your eyes are open. What I have said above is basically what the 21 days entail and once your mind is heavily burdened sleeping sounds better than waking up, leaving your room dark and untidy looks brighter than having colors, opening windows or even going outside. You might occasionally force a smile, make the loudest laughter share the craziest jokes, but that is not a cure on your side but an illusion you create just so you will look fine and okay in the outside world, meanwhile inside you are burning.
Eventually sleeping won’t be enough, because falling asleep will be like water in a desert for you, so when you finally get that 2 hours of sleep, you start fantasizing about keeping it that way, now let us go back to the first day, or first few days. Because like every disease or disorder it is easy to deal with it at the early stages, not to say there is no hope for the ones in their 19, 20 or 21st day of the cycle. The trick is simple just don’t let the shadow exhaust your mind, take it out of your head and give it a human form and run away from it, shut your phone off, close that book, forget about the debt, let go of everything and everyone for a second put on your running shoes and run yourself beyond exhaustion. It is easy to sit back and look at yourself drown but remember you actually have the internal strength to fight back, a little exercise will boost your self-esteem, lessen your brain burden, give you a positive boost and give you an immediate feeling of victory by celebrating your successful first run, if it means letting tears and sweat mix let it be.
So to anyone going through the 21 dark days of a dark cycle, I plead with you to wake up and let endorphins help you win your battle, that 5 kilometer run around the block can be all what it takes to pull you out of the cycle. To friends and families who suspect their loved ones are dropping into this deadly 21 days of a dark cycle, please help them in any way possible. When you get this message please put on your running shoes and run for your life.
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