& go for a walk outside, journal, clean my living spaces, find someone who will hug me without making me talk about it if I’m not ready, find someone else I can help in some way, play video games, watch beloved comfort movies, shower, do easy art (like cutting watercolor paper into bookmark-sized strips and just painting gradients on them), write poetry, sing along to moody music, let myself move slowly and not feel productive without judging myself
Nov 9, 2024
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i find that hanging out with friends helps me a lot, like the people that really make you laugh and feel good about yourself. that being said, it is totally okay to wallow in the sadness and feel it, because that is the only way it will ever pass. i would play sad music from a playlist and allow myself to cry for the duration of the playlist, then when it was over i would get up and try to do something else. this helps set a boundary while allowing you to feel the emotions and still be productive. also, find things that you love doing. for me, it was anything creative. making art that reflects how i'm feeling was a great outlet. eat good food, cry, hangout with friends, go to bookstores, cry, go to art galleries, redecorate your room, treat yourself to some new clothes, cry, do some yoga, go on an outside walk/hike, cry. and then wake-up every day and do the best that you can. it really does get better, i promise. sending hugs, you got this!!
Jun 20, 2024
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Whenever I am really sad or torn up honestly I let myself bask in it and look at sad quotes on twitter. Though, I always find going for a drive and just letting myself go and do whatever I want in my car or walks! I just love seeing the beauty of nature. Also anything tedious that is creative like hand sewing so I can focus on something else and usually my mind doesn't wander. Hope all gets better!
Jul 6, 2024
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sometimes i can’t tell the difference between sadness and depression but usually i make a gut-wrenching playlist with beautiful sad music specific to my situation and then i listen and wallow for a while LOL. but then if it continues past a few days i try to repair my sleep schedule (bound to occur), force myself to journal, leave the house, meditate, do fun things and listen to happier music, etc. cuz i know if you keep wallowing you just get Stuck
Jul 26, 2024
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bc it’s what I originally wanted when I first went to college at 17 but I was scared to make writing my job and got a B.S. in Nutrition instead lol
Now the goal is an eventual PhD in Victorian Literature but I’m just happy to have made it through this part at 32!
Stacked is everything I read in my English courses—barely pictured are the 5 stuffed accordion folders of other reading materials under my chair haha
May 16, 2024
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the only place i win the social interaction
Aug 21, 2024
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conflusional. delonfident, even
Oct 1, 2024