What Do You Do When You're Having A Bad Day?

[heidi]

I remind myself that tomorrow is another day, and that there are good days and bad days. I guess I don't do anything productive. Nothing really helps. All I can do is get past the bad time and remember nothing good comes from it.

 

[anni]

Yes, come here. Really helpful. Then force myself the h*lllll out of my own head-otherwise it's a lost day. Tough to say this without sounding like Pollyana and do not mean to-truly-but it's genuinely, really, really helpful to go see if someone could use a hand with something.Anything. If I can force myself to get to that first step, boy, it does get me out of my own dam head, that's all.

 

[heidi]

^ great point.
I was going to say I should always plan to be somewhere, but that's more preemptive. Once you're in it...it's hard to bail out.
I remember Elizabeth Smart saying something like the best way to help yourself is to help others. That always stuck with me. I think about that often. It's probably true.

 

[Srain]

The "Girls"....Black "Spot"under my blankie is the Rudi...and then there is Big Girl....HA!!

 

[Happy Head]

Go for a drive - weirdly comforting. My T says it is because I am in a small space (I drive a Mini Cooper) and I have control of where I am going.

Same here and my T said the same thing! I put about 25k miles on my car a year - even with our gas prices :eek:

 

[maddog]

Well, being truthful, I should separate my responses into the constructive and the destructive.

On the constructive side, I come here (though this one can fit into both categories at times, depending on the way I approach it and the amount of time spent), go for a walk, do something with my dog, read a book, try to fill my head with soothing thoughts or images or memories, or sleep.

On the down side, I wallow horribly, listen to sad music, ruminate, lie around doing nothing, isolate from everyone, stop eating or comfort eat, sleep next to never, etc.

Funny how sometimes we can be so diligent and positive about trying to help ourselves, while at other times we are our own worst enemies.

Maddog

 

[ClairBear226]

I've done the driving thing too. Work actually helps too. That "giving back" thing. I work in hospice, so everyone I see is worse off than I am.

 

[heidi]

oh also I blast the NPR (national public radio). I think hearing and getting other information into my head can be helpful. I sometimes forget to do this. Just turned it on now. I noticed it usually takes a while..maybe an hour for my mind to get engrossed.

 

[Deaf Global Nomad]

For me it depends on my energy level:

Feeling bad, yet having high energy, allows me to do things outside: Anything from raking leaves, blowing snow, all the way to camping, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, etc...

Feeling bad, and having no energy, lands me in bed, under my extremely thick comforter, with my golden retriever on the top.

 

[ClairBear226]

Wait.... does hiding out in a bookstore with a cup of hot tea and a stack of books count as "healthy"? Damn, I hope so. Currently exactly what I'm doing, lol!

 

[Sammy]

Yup, CB - I have done that, too.

 

[ClairBear226]

Well thank heaven I came up with ONE. ;)