5 Best Things You Can Do When You Feel Low

Ever had those days where all you wanted to do was crawling in your bed and crying your eyes out? Well, if you aren’t as emotional as me then you felt like you just wanna be alone — dealing with your own thoughts day in day out.

Yup, been there so many times. People tend to brush it off and act as nothing happens. It personally never worked for me and I found that by dealing with the feeling right away, it helps you have a healthier relationship with yourself.

1. Don’t hesitate to let it all out

Until you’re broken you don’t know what you’re made of. It gives you the ability to build yourself all over again, but stronger than ever…” — Melissa Molomo

First, you need to let it out. It’s much better than bottle it all up and try to distract yourself right away. At some point, those feelings will come back and might be worse than before.

I’d like to write down my thoughts in a journal until I don't have anything more to write. It helps release the messy thoughts in my head and gives more room to breathe and calm down.

2. Don’t be afraid to ask for help

“The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

At some point when it gets too much, it’s always worth seeking some help. Even having someone that can listen to your problems helps a lot. Just make sure you are doing it with the trusted people so they’ll understand your viewpoint more.

If you aren’t comfortable with reaching out to the people around you, then maybe it’s time to go for counselling.

3. Be kind to yourself

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis

Sometimes it’s hard to be kind and say nice things about yourself when life puts you down real hard. You tend to put yourself into more pressure because your expectations don’t match with the reality you are currently facing.

Instead of thinking about how your life was supposed to work, or even blaming yourself, try to accept it.

The way I see it that life shouldn’t be enjoyable all the time because it wouldn’t be fair for others. And most importantly, in order to experience the best things in life, you have to be willing to taste the bitterness side that life put you through.

4. Work on small (or big) projects for yourself

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” — Christopher Reeve

Here’s the practical way that you can do when you are feeling super low. Make a list of things that you wanna do and pick the most exciting one.

I found this really helpful to bring back the hopes and set my expectation right in the future.

For example, if you are feeling low because you have a problem in your relationship, having a new project outside of your relationship will boost your self-esteem and you won’t be stuck in the rabbit hole thinking about it.

It doesn’t matter how small or big the project is, the purpose is to bring your positive energy back up.

5. It’s okay to not be okay

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius

Last but not least, it’s completely to feel that life might not be unfair at the moment and cry your eyes out.

Know that life wouldn’t constantly put you down and believe that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

I hope this will help you feel a bit better and make you think that life isn’t over just because we are being pushed back once in a while by life.

There are so many things that we still can feel grateful for — no matter how bad our situation looks like.