What to do when we feel down?

If you believe I never fell down, you’re totally wrong! Being demoralized, depressed, not in top mental form happens to all, and of course, to the best of us. We’re all passengers on the same rollercoaster, just the shape, the frequency and the amplitude of the course vary with individuals. So, it's totally normal to feel down sometimes. 

Here are some things I try to do when it happens to me. Instead of ignoring or denying what seems to get to me, I do my best not to fight the feeling, and allow myself to feel those crummy emotions. I also give myself a break and I remember to treat myself with kindness and compassion.

Most importantly, I don’t let these bad feelings seep into and distract me from my routine. I continue my same daily walks, keep my diet, my meditation and bedtime exactly the same. What I don’t do, and need to improve upon, is talk to my spouse about it as I tend to want to deal with it myself. 

I should also compensate by engaging in fun stuff instead of getting into doing harder tasks and should be more self-compassionate and give myself a pat on the back! Right, I should go skiing, but believe it or not, I’d feel guilty to use it as a form of therapy… 

This said, what I always remind myself though, is that feeling down is a normal part of the human experience. I just need to take better care of these situations when they happen!