Hey there! If you are here, then I’m guessing you’re probably not in your best condition at the moment. But fret not. Feeling down is inevitable for everyone. In fact, it is a sign that we are functioning normal human beings. It is a sign that our bodies and our brains are regulating normally that they know how to signify us when they are overwhelmed.
With that being said, life weighs its responsibilities onto us, and we cannot disappear whenever we want. We still need to engage in life.
So what can we do?
Have fun!
Do you remember the last time you really had fun like no one’s watching? The last time I remember is going to the karaoke and sing to my heart content. And there would be songs I purposely pick not to sing, but to dance to.
It can act like a quick mood boost and a healthy distraction. Yes, there is a reason why I put the word ‘healthy’ in there. Stay tune.
Journaling.
Ugh, I know. First time hearing about journaling, it all seems weird and troublesome.
But trust me, just put all of the things that you learned about journaling aside, and come to terms with its basics – to put on whatever you want
So, you got no words? Draw it. Even with just squiggly lines, draw it!
You don’t know the word but insist to get them out anyways? Well, just write nonsense until you found that word!
It’s not on what you produce; it’s about the process. The process is the one that would help you engage back in life. How? It makes you more self-aware by gaining clearer insight about yourself. As you acknowledge your own battles within, it would be easier also to point out the little things to be grateful for.
Engage in spiritual/religious activities.
How does this exactly help you engage in life? Well, it does that by reminding ourselves that there is something bigger than yourself.
“Wait, won’t that make me feel even more insignificant, thus feeling more down?”
Well, no. As a matter of fact, it frees you.
It’s so easy to be caught up in the hustle and bustle of our lives, that sometimes we unconsciously enslave ourselves the commitments around us. So when things go wrong, it’s easier to feel down as it felt too personal to handle. Yet, by engaging in religious/spiritual activities, you clear your mind to see the bigger picture.
None of things would (relatively, in the grand scheme of things) matter when you die.
Not the groceries that you haven’t picked up yet.
Not the due of the work that you have to submit tomorrow.
Not the important meeting that you have next week.
If you miss them anyway, you’re not going to die.
It’s going to be okay.
Now, excluding the first step, the other two is not designed to just “brush off” the pain or the negative feelings. Even for the first step, like I’ve mentioned, sometimes it is important at certain moment to brush it off, to avoid the depressive emotions itself from becoming overwhelming. That is why I put the word ‘healthy’.
That is why the other two steps is complementary yet compulsory, as brushing it off as the only of coping is not healthy at all. So, these steps help you to acknowledge those feelings, while being persuaded that the world would not crumble upon you.
So there you go. I hope this helps you a bit during this moment where things may seem bleak to you. And you have all the rights to feel your emotions. Just do not forget, after the rock bottom, the only way to go, is up.