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I’m having
a bad day today. It happens to the best of us. You wake up with a sore
neck, spill coffee on your dress pants when you’re running late, or hear
disappointing news and then it all seems
to be downhill from there.
I tend to
bully myself when I feel like I’m having a bad day. I repeat things
like, “You’re being ridiculous, there is no reason to be this
angry/anxious/sad.” But that isn’t actually helpful. And
sometimes neither are my attempts to cheer myself up by doing things I
typically enjoy, such as reading a good book or watching a favorite
movie.
Today I’m
cutting myself some slack. I feel like crud and I don’t need a reason.
When I get home from work I’ll take a nap and then do one productive
thing so I don’t feel like my bad mood stole
a day of my life. But that’s it. No pressure to get over it, feel
better [right now], or diagnose the problem.
And seriously, no big plans to change my life so I don’t feel this way anymore [which I do
all the time]. After all, this is just one bad day after a series of great ones.
What do you do when you have a bad day?
I read with a beer or glass or two of wine. And/Or call my friends for a brief "complain" session, and when I'm off the phone I try to remind myself that other people feel this way all the time, and I'm lucky I don't. Occasionally, I take a salts bath while I'm doing all this. I'm trying to journal more.
ReplyDeleteAlways I remind myself how great my life is, and how lucky I am to be a happy, heathy, young person.
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Well said!
Deletemusic. good music always seems to help me!
ReplyDeleteThat's so true! I tried to make a happy music playlist, I should work on that again!
DeleteEverybody has the opportunity to start their day over at any time and as many times as it takes.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good way to think about it. Thanks for the comment!
DeleteI'm sorry you had a bad day. :( Tell Calvin to cheer you up!
ReplyDeleteClearly the fur ball is not pulling his weight! Mandatory snuggles from Calvin tonight!
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