i’m stuck at this period of stagnation (too much to explain, but it’s been 4 months of feeling like i’m stuck and i still got about 3 more months to go) and to be honest, really not a fan of waking up and feeling like this is just another day i’ll have to power through
in the past i give myself these days where i just consume sad music and watch melancholic movies and just curl up on my own—and i’m just upping my dosage of that.
it’s not a depressive episode, it’s not that grand. it’s just accepting how you feel and it actually will make the feeling of stagnant feels a bit more tolerable on the next day. combined with tea & coffee, reading and yoga, it helps me for the time being
Sep 9, 2024
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sometimes i can’t tell the difference between sadness and depression but usually i make a gut-wrenching playlist with beautiful sad music specific to my situation and then i listen and wallow for a while LOL. but then if it continues past a few days i try to repair my sleep schedule (bound to occur), force myself to journal, leave the house, meditate, do fun things and listen to happier music, etc. cuz i know if you keep wallowing you just get Stuck
Jul 26, 2024
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When you’re in a slump, you’re in a slump.
Let yourself feel things. The good and the bad. I welcome them like a visitor and I invite them at the pretend dinner table in my head and get to know them, and I try not to ask them why they’re here. Why I feel things. I just let them be. Know that this will pass, just like a person visiting for a few nights and I try not to hold on to them when they’re ready to leave (yes those feelings will pass). Sounds very cliché but they do.
From my experience, the longer I fight the sadness/depression/slump, the longer it stays. I’ve learned just to take it day by day. This wouldn’t be possible without months of therapy where it was revealed to me that I’ve been so hard on myself almost my entire life.
I also meditate every night for 15-20 minutes. I take this activity so seriously, just a few minutes to close my eyes and release the tension I’ve felt the whole day. I love staying still. I love to close my eyes and think of nothing. My drive will come back.
What also helps (for me) is taking a few minutes a day to go outside and letting the sun touch my skin. It feels so good. Listen to the birds. Listen to the traffic. Just observe your surroundings and remember that there is life outside you and you are a part of something big and eventually you get inspired by something. May it be small or big. It will come back to you.
Be gentle and kind to yourself <3
Apr 25, 2024
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i find that hanging out with friends helps me a lot, like the people that really make you laugh and feel good about yourself. that being said, it is totally okay to wallow in the sadness and feel it, because that is the only way it will ever pass. i would play sad music from a playlist and allow myself to cry for the duration of the playlist, then when it was over i would get up and try to do something else. this helps set a boundary while allowing you to feel the emotions and still be productive. also, find things that you love doing. for me, it was anything creative. making art that reflects how i'm feeling was a great outlet. eat good food, cry, hangout with friends, go to bookstores, cry, go to art galleries, redecorate your room, treat yourself to some new clothes, cry, do some yoga, go on an outside walk/hike, cry. and then wake-up every day and do the best that you can. it really does get better, i promise. sending hugs, you got this!!
Jun 20, 2024
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started truly believing in it a few years ago when i first moved to nashville. there are a lot of things i don’t like about my life, down to daily tasks like having to wait for a bus despite being an impatient person, up to not being proud of my own family dynamic, but i'm learning to make peace with it—this is the one life i’m gonna have, and some things i just can’t change, whether that’s for now or for a long while
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