General Hospital’s Cameron Mathison Shares Helpful Strategies For Difficult Times

General Hospital star Cameron Mathison knows the challenges that life can bring. He went through a cancer journey that was filled with uncertainty. Recently, he lost his home due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The soap star shares some strategies that offered him some semblance of peace during these difficult times.

Paying It Forward

Mathison is paying it forward by helping those in need. He knows how difficult these times have been for the residents of Los Angeles. Mathison shared a hope-filled video on Instagram. He shared some of his “strategies” that helped him stay positive during these heavy times. “Some strategies that have been effective for me to protect my mind from all the fear, anger, sadness, anxiety, and stress during this difficult time: Gratitude, compassion, patient acceptance,” Mathison wrote in his caption.

He went one step further and explained each one in detail. Mathison takes time out of his day to find things to be grateful for. “It’s a powerful positive mind that protects us from negativity and helps bring us a lot of peace,” Mathison shared. When it comes to compassion, he shifts the focus away from himself and onto others.

“By taking the attention off ourselves and the ‘what about me’ mind, and thinking ‘what about them,’ we transform our difficulties and increase our compassion,” Mathison explained. “And this drives us to do what we can for them… and that always feels good.”

For Mathison, patient acceptance means to be “solution-oriented” instead of dwelling on negativity. He doesn’t mean to bury your feelings. Rather, it’s about feeling those emotions and using strategies that are helpful and healing. “But by using these strategies, we, in a sense, use our painful feelings and situations to improve our inner qualities,” Mathison shared.

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Bringing Hope

The Great American Network star was encouraged to share these strategies with his fans. He admitted there were others but wanted his followers to share them instead in the comment section. Instead, fans thanked him for the inspiring and motivating post. Other users offered prayers and condolences for Mathison and his family.

“I just wanted to put out something a little positive. My recent posts have been a little heavy for obvious reasons, but I wanna talk about strategies I’m trying to apply to stay positive and peaceful. It is really helping my mind,” Mathison explained in his video.

He’s aware that he’s been posting a lot about the wildfires. It’s understandable because they’re still ongoing and have affected thousands of residents. The start of the year has been difficult for many people for various reasons. These strategies can heal everyone, regardless of what they’re going through.