Bad day blues

What do you do when you can’t shake that feeling. It’s rainy and gloomy and you can’t help but feel tired, and lackluster, you don’t feel yourself. And before you know it you are being mean for no reason because all you want to do is put your pajamas back on and crawl back into bed hoping tomorrow will be better.

Well, what if tomorrow is the same? That plan backfired! Now you are down two days, and you can’t shake it. You feel as though all you need it some sunlight, that will help! Well, bad news people, winter is coming, and sunlight is running lower and lower.  It’s going into that time of the year that more and more people are depressed. Because yes, the sun really can affect our moods.

So what do you do? What can we do to help get out of this funk? Well first things first. Don’t put on the pajamas and crawl back into bed. Do the opposite. Get away from what you consider to be your comfort. Why? Because we don’t want to feed the monster. Hanging out at home in your pj’s, laying in your bed, watching a Lifetime original movie marathon is not going to help. Neither is that gallon of ice cream so put that back in the freezer!

Wear a smile. Yes, people know when you are fake smiling, it’s obvious. But, if you go look in the mirror and smile at yourself, you might actually begin to feel it. It’s like a pair of jeans fresh out of the dryer. At first they can be too tight, but as you wear them through the day they begin to feel just right. But, if you refuse to wear them in the first place, you will never wear them in, and you will never know how great they can be. Plus, a smile is a never out of season.

We limit ourselves. We say, “no I can’t afford to go out,” when the truth is you don’t have to spend a lot of money to leave the house.  The library is free, parks are free, walking through the mall is free. Just get out of the house and meet up with your friends, or do it alone who knows you might meet a new friend.

Laugh. If you find that you can’t leave the house, then get out of your comfort “funk” zone. Instead of watching a sappy romance movie, or thriller, watch a comedy. Better yet watch a comedian. They are throwing out more jokes per minute than your body can resist. Laughing is this magical thing that no matter how much you fight it, always has this way of changing your mood.

Everyone has a bad day, or two, but don’t let you sabotage yourself. We only get one chance to live this life, don’t waste it, live it.