I hope that this post will be useful to anyone that reads it. As everyone knows, as people we are inevitably going to go through some hard times when we just do not feel right. These times are scary and isolating, and you have no idea how you are ever going to feel better. The more I have been thinking about it the more I have realised that we have to be able to combat these feelings in some way. For this reason I am going to comprise a list of suggestions to do when things are just not going the way you want to and you feel a bit lost. I hope this helps and isn't seen in any way as patronising, these are just the things I need to remind myself to do.
1. Talk to somebody. Let them know what is happening in your head, even if they cannot help you getting things out in the open really does help. Find someone you know loves you and will make time for you the same way that you would for them if it was the other way around.
2. Force yourself to go outside. Even if it is for only five minutes, getting out of the environment in which you feel down or upset in always helps. Go for a walk around your garden, your street, or just simple sit outside, it helps me at least to gain some perspective and gets rid of some of your energy.
3. Do something you enjoy. For me this is doing something creative. I personally find that this helps me because I like being able to see the transformation in something and knowing that I did that. Obviously not everyone will enjoy doing something like that, but you could do some baking, some reading, go for a drive, surf the internet, etc.
4. Look through pictures. I have made myself an album of some of my favourite photos and quotes. When I am down I tend to look through them all. Although this may not make everything better it will remind you of a time when you were feeling amazing and you can see that through these pictures. It should also serve as a reminder that things will go back to the way they were within these photos.
5. Find comfort in something. This may sound really stupid, but if you have an object or something/someone that you know makes you feel better then find comfort within that. Again, in my person experience I have a few of these things, I find my pets really helpful, which I know sounds a bit stupid, but just having them to stroke is very calming. When I am not around the animals, I will find something else that I find comforting. For example, a teddy bear or something as trivial as that I find always helps.
I hope this helps someone a little bit. Always, always remember that things will get better, just give it time.
1. Talk to somebody. Let them know what is happening in your head, even if they cannot help you getting things out in the open really does help. Find someone you know loves you and will make time for you the same way that you would for them if it was the other way around.
2. Force yourself to go outside. Even if it is for only five minutes, getting out of the environment in which you feel down or upset in always helps. Go for a walk around your garden, your street, or just simple sit outside, it helps me at least to gain some perspective and gets rid of some of your energy.
3. Do something you enjoy. For me this is doing something creative. I personally find that this helps me because I like being able to see the transformation in something and knowing that I did that. Obviously not everyone will enjoy doing something like that, but you could do some baking, some reading, go for a drive, surf the internet, etc.
4. Look through pictures. I have made myself an album of some of my favourite photos and quotes. When I am down I tend to look through them all. Although this may not make everything better it will remind you of a time when you were feeling amazing and you can see that through these pictures. It should also serve as a reminder that things will go back to the way they were within these photos.
5. Find comfort in something. This may sound really stupid, but if you have an object or something/someone that you know makes you feel better then find comfort within that. Again, in my person experience I have a few of these things, I find my pets really helpful, which I know sounds a bit stupid, but just having them to stroke is very calming. When I am not around the animals, I will find something else that I find comforting. For example, a teddy bear or something as trivial as that I find always helps.
I hope this helps someone a little bit. Always, always remember that things will get better, just give it time.