How do you deal with feeling crappy?

[beBrave]

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The time I lose feeling crappy is the time I need to work on my assignments, make sure I have a place to live, keeping my car on the road, apply for jobs I can do while I'm in school, being there for friends by sending them small messages of encouragement when they feel crappy or making time for them, focusing on my diet and improving my health, meeting new people and having interesting conversations, spending time outside of my room which seems to be an incubator for crappy feelings and thoughts.

I certainly don't feel wonderful however my time is so limited and I'm so determined to get what I want that I don't really have time for crappy and its not important enough to schedule into my busy life at this moment. I need to schedule in more time for myself to relax and do activities that will help me to relax, but crappy just isn't on my list of priorities or even remotely something that's important to me. Still though, I completely understand that I will need to confront and give my crappy feelings time at some point so I'll do this, once I get into Med school, graduate and complete my Residency, I'll schedule crappy in and give crappy some one on one time and see how I feel then.

This is how I'm dealing with feeling crappy, how are you dealing with it?

 

[Balantidiumcoli]

I certainly don't feel wonderful however my time is so limited and I'm so determined to get what I want that I don't really have time for crappy and its not important enough to schedule into my busy life at this moment.

Ditto.

I actually read a good little quote in a book from a while ago and I feel it encapsulates a lot of my life and the decisions I made:

"Life isn't about being happy. Life is about growing."

 

[morisseth]

Go to YouTube and type in "Eric Thomas". I watch his videos whenever I feel "crappy". It helps me big time (personally).

 

[wholeheartedly]

I sleep. I've found that makes most things infinitely better, or at least a bit more bearable.

😴

 

[NCOldie]

I "vent". Once it's out there, I realize the solution or I realize how silly what I am worried about is. lol
I also listen to a song that makes me smile or take a walk (if I have time).
I generally feel crappy most of the time and my "feeling good" is actually crappy for most people because I have an autoimmune issue that likes to try to ruin my week sometimes. (I won't let it!!) 😀

I think my new year's resolution is to be more positive. Yes, I realize it is July...haha...

 

[shezadeh]

Sleeping definitely helps. Sometimes going for a walk, and *forcing* oneself to relax can help as well. Also, keep hydrated.

Speaking of which...should probably hit the sack soon..

 

[Gauss44]

What do I do when I feel crappy?

1. Fix the problem I'm reacting to. Or make progress on it.
2. Listen to some music and go to the gym.
3. Sing, watch tv, play video games, or take my mind off of it and onto something more deserving of my time.
4. Reach out to a friend. Or if it's really really bad, a counselor (like the time I lost my job, grandpa, and broke up with someone all in the same week!). They are trained to listen and help miserable people, you don't have to be crazy or anything.
5. If there's no obvious reason for feeling crappy and I do, I ask myself why. What's my body/mind trying to tell me? Is there something bothering me that I haven't consciously noticed or acknowledged? (Last time that happened it was because I hadn't done anything fun for a while and felt like I was missing out. So, I took a week off and returned happy and refreshed.)

After I figure out the problem and deal with it, and/or just talk about it, I almost always feel much better.

 

[shezadeh]

Went for a walk today. It is surprising how helpful it can be.