Why do the dark times in life seem like they go on forever ?

Question: Why do the dark times in life seem like they go on forever !?

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Because we tend to focus on dark times and brood over dark times!. Legends are made of dark times!. Heroes come from dark times-dark events!. The press lauds dark times and dark events and dark people!. People turn off their TV's when there isn't anything dark to talk about!.

People remember what people have done wrong, but rarely mention anything people have done right, especially in the distant past!.

Think about it!. It's mostly true!. Truly happy people rarely talk about unhappy times or events!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Dark times seem to last longer because anything we want to speed up, tends to slow time down!. Such is true with the opposite, the good times which we would like to last a long time, tend to be over very quickly!. There is always a lesson to be learned from the darkness resulting in the light at the end of the tunnel!. The key is to keep looking until the lesson is learned!. And when you are in a lighter time, savor and enjoy it, instead of anticipating the next fall!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A difficult situation forces you to think about how you can get away from your problems!. That slows down your subjective time and the seemly insolvability of the problem makes time drag!. You keep going over the same problems over and over, this bores you!.

What is really happening is that your mind is racing to find a solution!. This speeding up of your mind over issues that bore you fools the mind into thinking more time has passed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

All life is experienced in mind so it can stay there if the will has not settled with it!.

I personally had my share of dark moments in my 73 years but after finding God through my search for Him I have been a recipient of his spiritual fruits and this has relieved my mind of the darkness!. I don't have troubling dreams either!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

because in dark times the amount of thougts and worries is high, therefore they leave a lot of tracks in the memory/ mind!. in joyful times, not much thoughts are there, just being in the present moment and enjoying, being, loving!.!.!. no worries!.!.!. therefore, when looking back we find lot of pain shafts, but joy and happiness shafts are overlooked due to lack of worry- record :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because they cast a shadow of gloom all over your Life which needs Light to develop maturity and understanding!.

Instead of fighting the dark times perhaps you should contemplate the light that scintillates and irradiates experience, embedded on the dark sky of tribulations!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Now you understand the true meaning of "eternal" hell!. For at the time you experience it, it feels eternal!. Voila! But essentially Hell is not eternal because only God is eternal!.!.!.!.!.:

"And call not, besides Allah, on another god!. There is no god but He!. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face!. To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back!. " [Qur'an; Al Qasas: 28:88]

!.!.!.!. but when in Hell (which could be perceived as a state of mind and distance from God by way of that) it feels eternal!.

In this human condition we are essentially in a state of darkness (hell!), its part and parcel of being imprisoned in this alien home (for the soul) called the body!. We have glimmers of pure light coming our way from the source of Being (God), whilst ever we have a receptive heart!. This light (love) is like no other earthly light!.

"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth!. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things!. " [Quran; An-Noor: 24:35]Www@QuestionHome@Com

I totally agree with Dan!. If something good happens to someone today he or she might remember it only for a short while but if something unpleasant happens that same individual will often allow that single incident to ruin the entire day!. When we allow the light to overtake the darkness then we can regain our strength and courage to get on with the business of living!.
I wish you peace!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because it's painful and pain seems to last longer than its actual duration!. For example, you can be in excruciating pain for seconds but it may seem like hours!. On the other hand, if you're feeling good, even if for hours, you still can't get enough of it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Any amount of happiness physical or mental goes unnoticed!.
When pain or loss strikes the mine is IMBALANCED!.
Even after coming out of dark times the brain keeps it like a ,"RAM" in computer!.
Let us lead a balanced life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because we sometimes focus too much on the bad stuff!.like we sometimes put our obstacles in front of our eyes and dont ever see the good stuff!. but havent you realized that when all is good there's that feeling like were waiting for something to go wrong!.!?or is tht just me!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com