Have you ever felt sad for no reason at all? I have. The first time I read that question was on a personality survey that accompanied a job application. I lied at the time because I thought it was the wrong answer. Nevertheless, I most certainly have felt sad for no reason at all.
For me, those times I was more than sad. It came out as angry and overwhelmed. I would feel as if I had no control of anything as I had a complete breakdown.
During times of sadness and frustration, try to remember that things always pass in time. If you can control your emotional state and ride out the wave, you will be able to move on unscathed. Hang in there. There are better things ahead for you.
Never stop believing in yourself! Talk to you soon 🙂
-Dan Sims
Dan, i get where your coming from and doing, but isn’t it just fluff. Perhaps we all need to suck it up sometimes and consider what happening in the bigger picture in the areas around us and how they will affect us if we don’t get up and DO something instead of passing the time. I have had 2 close family member deaths and one on the way. Sad, yes. But each moment is supposed to mean something and something be gained from it and to be used.
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A death of someone you love is different from the sadness described in this post. A death needs to be mourned, and that is a form of sadness. But when I feel sad for no apparent reason, there is not much I can do but “ride the wave.”
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I agree with Anna, death in the family is a whole different level. For sadness that seems to be coming out of nowhere, I think being proactive to make yourself happier can really help. Call up a friend to talk or go for a quick coffee. Listen to some of your favourite music to boost your mood or go get some exercise. Exercise has actually been shown to act as good as antidepressants for mood control. There are lots of ways to keep yourself going, don’t despair!
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I have learned many ways to distract…much like you mentioned. But I am also learning how to “defuse” thoughts. It’s part of ACT Therapy. You let yourself feel emotions (painful or not) and realize that thoughts are just words…nothing more. This allows, with time, to lower the power our thoughts have over us and we can find which thoughts are helpful and which are not and let those unhelpful ones go.
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Yes, objectify your daemons. Look at your thoughts objectively, let them happen and observe them. Then you will get some power over them, rather than being run by your emotions.
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Not as easy as that but yes things get better, what I have found recently is that talking to the ones close to you is very important and also ask others around you if they are ok and actually listen.
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Just the thing I need today! We always somehow end up turning our sadness into something else. Dealing with it is somehow the best thing to do, which most of people don’t really know how.
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I love you. Always & forever.
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So good ! You are such an ability for authentic encouragement.
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This reminds me of a quote that my therapist gave me:
“Emotions are like waves in the ocean. They ebb and flow. Remember, you will not feel like this forever.”
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I have always felt the same! Wonderful post
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