Watched the latest Battlestar Galactaca episode. Tried to play Guild Wars but no one was online to play with so I lost interest. Starting to sink again now. Bah.
Right, well, what ever you do, don't just sit there and allow yourself to sink. Sometimes it feels like that's the only thing you can do, or is the lesser of all the other evils, but you have to spot the symptoms as they start and decide to do something about them.
Go mow the lawn. Or go food shopping. Or vacuum the house. Or do the washing up. Find something to keep you occupied and distract yourself away from feeling down. It's not something that will necessarily make you feel good per se, more sort of something to keep you in the middle of the two extremes.
I suggest this because I found it a reasonably successful coping tactic... I'll explain (hopefully with the 'quick' version)... I was in love with a girl I used to work with, but she wasn't interested in me. I thought her boyfriend was mistreating her, and understandably, she didn't want to talk about it, which frustrated me because I knew I'd be able to help her out. And then I was made redundant. I was therefore incapable of being around for her if she needed me, and our friendship had been strained in the last few months, and she'd basically stopped talking to me. She didn't want my help, which upset me terribly, and of course I could do nothing about it. Every time I thought about the situation I would get a knotted sensation in my stomach and I would feel sick. I was incredibly wound up about it, stressed, and at the end of my tether! I eventually learned to stop thinking about her. Literally, every time I got a whiff about thinking about her, I distracted myself with thinking about something else. It was difficult at first, because I thought that I was betraying some sort of self imposed obligation or duty, but after succumbing to the realisation that I couldn't do anything about it, I decided to let go of the worry. I forced myself to stop thinking about something that ultimately was out of my control. Thinkin about it made me feel bad, which made me think about it even more, which made me feel bad... ad infinitum. Forcing myself to stop thinking about it gave me room for long enough to step back and reappraise my life and priorities.
Er, what am I trying to say? If you can distract yourself for long enough, at least you might get a decent break from the stress of the 'up' and 'down' cycle, which I think is very important. Stop wishing for things, because you'll get frustrated and will spiral down again. Aim to feel better, but be satisfied with some neutrality. Plus, you'll have passed some time, got some exercise, and have a clean house and a tidy garden, and you might even knacker yourself out enough to get some kip.
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Battlestar was aces!
I watched it yesterday morning with a nice cup of coffee.
I can't wait until the next one.
Right, well, what ever you do, don't just sit there and allow yourself to sink. Sometimes it feels like that's the only thing you can do, or is the lesser of all the other evils, but you have to spot the symptoms as they start and decide to do something about them.
Go mow the lawn. Or go food shopping. Or vacuum the house. Or do the washing up. Find something to keep you occupied and distract yourself away from feeling down. It's not something that will necessarily make you feel good per se, more sort of something to keep you in the middle of the two extremes.
I suggest this because I found it a reasonably successful coping tactic... I'll explain (hopefully with the 'quick' version)... I was in love with a girl I used to work with, but she wasn't interested in me. I thought her boyfriend was mistreating her, and understandably, she didn't want to talk about it, which frustrated me because I knew I'd be able to help her out. And then I was made redundant. I was therefore incapable of being around for her if she needed me, and our friendship had been strained in the last few months, and she'd basically stopped talking to me. She didn't want my help, which upset me terribly, and of course I could do nothing about it. Every time I thought about the situation I would get a knotted sensation in my stomach and I would feel sick. I was incredibly wound up about it, stressed, and at the end of my tether! I eventually learned to stop thinking about her. Literally, every time I got a whiff about thinking about her, I distracted myself with thinking about something else. It was difficult at first, because I thought that I was betraying some sort of self imposed obligation or duty, but after succumbing to the realisation that I couldn't do anything about it, I decided to let go of the worry. I forced myself to stop thinking about something that ultimately was out of my control. Thinkin about it made me feel bad, which made me think about it even more, which made me feel bad... ad infinitum. Forcing myself to stop thinking about it gave me room for long enough to step back and reappraise my life and priorities.
Er, what am I trying to say? If you can distract yourself for long enough, at least you might get a decent break from the stress of the 'up' and 'down' cycle, which I think is very important. Stop wishing for things, because you'll get frustrated and will spiral down again. Aim to feel better, but be satisfied with some neutrality. Plus, you'll have passed some time, got some exercise, and have a clean house and a tidy garden, and you might even knacker yourself out enough to get some kip.
Oh, and BSG is kicking major arse!
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