Day 5: Happiness in Rough Times

Readers,

welcome back... again. If anyone's actually reading this with any sort of regularity, thank you. for anyone who's new today, I hope you enjoy.

Today, I'm going to be talking about happiness. specifically, happiness in rough times. Does anyone ever have those days where everything just seems... muted? like, not depression exactly, just... muted. like things that make you laugh arent quite as funny as they usually are, things that make you happy aren't doing it for you today, and the things that make you sad just seem a bit more present than usual? I thought so.

contrary to the beliefs of many, this is a fairly common problem. I get these days at least twice a month. these are a few strategies I use to combat these feelings.

1. Find someone to ground yourself with. for me, its my mom and my girlfriend.

2. find some perspective, whether thats from a therapist or someone who's just more experienced than you.

3. get some alone time, but not too much. afterward, surround yourself with people who care about you.

If you follow these steps, your blue days may just get a bit brighter. todays post was a bit shorter than most, but hopefully you'll stay faithful.

faithfully,

Dartanian