How did I make it through yesterday? Today when you wake up, ask yourself.
This question was automatically generated by the brain to help you deal with an annoyance or disappointment that kept you up at night.
Being able to handle bad days is a very important skill to learn in everyday life because bad days are unavoidable and, if they aren’t handled effectively, they can escalate from bad “days” into weeks and even months.
You may frequently fail to recognize when you’re having a bad day, try to ignore your depressing feelings, or pretend they don’t exist.
In any event, doing so will just irritate you because, in this scenario
By admitting that it is a horrible day, you will use less energy trying to change it or convincing yourself that it isn’t and more energy focusing on the crucial steps you need to do to feel much better.
You accept your uncomfortable feelings with grace and empathy rather than trying to run from them.
Effective self-compassion entails comforting oneself as we would comfort a beloved friend who is experiencing difficulty.
It means that we allow ourselves to be genuinely moved by our own suffering, pausing to say, “poor you, I know this is really difficult right now, but I know you’ll get through it.”
With self-awareness, we calm and comfort our distressed spirits.
Saying “This is okay” is a good way to console yourself.
You will feel much better and more in control by making a few manageable, small goals for yourself.
For instance, it very well might be finally doing the dishes, backing up your phone’s photos, or finishing the final two chapters of your current book.
Bad days can strike without warning. You may be doing well, out there in the world, when all of a sudden one morning you wake up feeling like a slug with confidence difficulties.
It is difficult to know how to respond on a bad day because of this.
Would it be wise for you to just keep doing what you normally do every day and hope that everything works out? or alternatively
