If you’re looking for a party post on Cinco de Mayo, you’re not going to find it here today. I’m not in a party mood at all.
Today’s post isn’t about food, family, fitness or Duran Duran
but since it’s MY truth, I’m sharing it here.
I’ve been in a terrible funk lately and I can’t seem to shake it.
Rationally, I know all of the things you’re supposed to do when you’re feeling down:
Exercise daily
Pay attention to what you eat and drink
Get enough sleep
Connect with friends and family
Write down or talk about your feelings with someone you trust
Make an effort to engage in activities that you normally find pleasurable
and so on and so forth …….
but I’ve done none of the above.
I’ve been down this road before and it’s lousy.
I’m prone to depressive tendencies and usually do a disappearing act of sorts. I wallow a bit and retreat. It isn’t the best course of action but it’s what I seem to do. It isn’t inspirational, motivating or likely even the best course of action but it’s the truth.
An episode in my life similar to this one is what helped me decide to go back to school to become a dietitian in 2001 and it was a decision that changed my life for the better.
I know that selling my NYC apartment is likely the tipping point for bringing on this particular bout of lousy. To be honest, I have many wonderful things going on in my life right now but there are many things going on all at once and instead of feeling joyful or thankful, I’m feeling just full-ful and overwhelmed.
I’m off to New York this week to say good bye to my Brooklyn apartment, see some friends and speak at the A Healthy U Conference on May 10th. I’m pretty sure that this little infusion of friends and some immersion within the city I love so much will give my soul a little revitalization – a change of scenery (complete with my favorite bridge), a possible run/yoga class and some comfort food certainly can’t hurt.
How do you deal with “bouts of lousy”? What helps you move past them?
Certainly not! We will yoga that funk right out of you girl!
Seriously though, I’m sure it’s so, so hard of a transition for you (with the sale of your apartment) so just give yourself the room you need and don’t worry about what you “should” be doing. Just go with it!
A. I cannot wait to see you.
B. Feel how you feel, and don’t apologize for it. We all have our moments.
C. I love ya like crazy and I have a HUGE hug waiting for you when I see you. xo
I hope you feel better soon Melissa! 🙂
Excited to see you at Healthy U!!! 🙂 🙂
When I feel down, I usually exercise or cry.
You’re getting rid of your east coast place?! Having heard how you talk about NY, this change in your life is definitely a good cause for some mourning. I deal with bouts of lousy by giving myself a real good honest moment of embracing the woe, shaking my fists, or whatever needs to be done. Then I do a thankfulness exercise that amounts to basically, “This royally sucks, bit at least I’ve got….” and let myself feel good about that, smug even, if necessary. Then I do something or plan something completely out of the ordinary and different from my usual routine that I’ve been ignoring…(e.g. I’ve not been running, but this weekend we’re hiking trails because I don’t normally get to do that!)…and after that I usually feel less lousy. :-/ If all else fails, I get cheaps smiles from puppy and kitty photos/videos to get me through one day at a time.
Sorry to hear that you are in a funk. Letting it out is the best way. I call it mini meltdowns. Once it’s out then I feel a ton better.
Believe it or not I’m just getting to these comments about my move. I took a little breather from the blog (which I KNOW is sacrilegious in the blogging world but it just had to be done).
Thank you Tiffany for these words of comfort. Overall, it’s been a very good decision to move to CA but this last band-aid rip was a hard one.
I hope you are enjoying your new place and your adorable Moxie!
Kris:
Thank you for all of your kind comments on the apartment and the funk. I needed a tiny break to get myself back in the swing of things so I apologize for the delay in responding to your comments.
I hope you have been well and I also hope you’ll be back to see me on my blog soon!