Those Gloomy Days

Everybody has those days - you know the ones, where you're too tired to do anything, everything just starts to become a drag and for some reason you seem to be a little bit moody and a little bit down in the dumps... Yet you have no idea why. 

You seem to see the day as just plain... Annoying. Everything that goes wrong seems to aggravate you, even just dropping a pen from your desk or something like that makes you want to tear your hear out and scream. You begin to sit and wonder why you even bothered to get out of bed today when all people seem to be able to give you is disappointment. You begin to wish you could just leave and go home - go back to bed where your dreams will keep you happy. 

I'm going to be really blunt here. One of the worst things about growing up as a teenager, would be the hormones. You seem to have these days so frequently you seem to wonder if this is what adulthood must be like, and that thought makes you miserable. You need to find some sort of way to establish yourself - make yourself happier to keep you out of the 'funk' that keeps sneaking back up to you. You become short tempered, moody, annoyed and just plain angry at everything that goes on around you, and these days are the worst. 

When I have a day like this I try to focus on the positives of the day, things that make me laugh or smile. I spend my day looking for odd little ways to enjoy myself through the long hours and find peace with myself. I talk to myself sometimes, not in a creepy way, but if I see anything remotely funny, I sort of tell the joke out loud to myself and just laugh. You know, because I'm so brilliantly funny. 

My personal advice to someone who is having a day like this, would be to get a bath or a shower, get yourself a nice hot drink (or cold if you'd prefer, but tea is always my choice) and just put your feet up for a little while. Find a way to relax your senses. Is there any reason to get worked up? 

The little way I have learned would be:

- Can the problem be solved / do you have a solution?

YES: Go and solve it then, that way it is sorted out, no more stress!

NO: So why worry about it now then? Cross the bridge when you get to it. 

I got that from the internet by the way. I know it's cheesy (I suppose) but it has helped me out in a lot of situations I have found myself in. I hope it helps others too... You need to reason with yourself and accept that everybody makes mistakes, even those who seem perfect to you.