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Snap Out Of It! by fromdrab2fab

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Snap Out Of It!
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Hello, fellow Hivers!
How is everybody doing?


It's no secret for those who deal with me on a daily basis that I stray far away from "The Miss Congeniality" title.
If I oversleep, I'm in a bad mood, if I wake up early (like now it's 5:30) I take a long while to function.
I'm picky about foods (not as much these days), I hate commuting and I cannot stand rude people.

But even when I start the day in a good mood, sometimes an inexplicable wave of blues kicks in and there goes my good mood.

Bringing along with it boredom, dissatisfaction, insecurities, and more often than not I try to shush it the best way I can.

When that feeling takes over usually I end up not finishing important tasks, for instance: I have hundreds of clothes overflowing my extra bedroom and there's a lot to do in there.
I used to weigh around 100 kg and lost about 40, so many of my old clothes don't fit me anymore and if my attachment to those weren't reason enough for not being able to decide if I want to donate it or not, "The Mood" makes it impossible.
Just get's me overwhelmed.

Yesterday I started my day by doing some clothes sorting and already got 3 bags full, but when was time to sit and write something, I cannot count the number of hours I was sitting here with writer's block and feeling completely defeated.
I obviously ended up not writing anything.

I went to bed eventually thinking which techniques I could put into practice for those times when the shadow of "The Old Witch of East" comes back to haunt me and woke up with a mental list.
So to not forget any of it and maybe help others who feel the same way I decided to list it down:

**#1 Take a shower and put on your best outfit:**

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This might sound vain, but any girl/woman already has been through one of those days they look in the mirror and feel disgusting.
Not because they are dirty, it has a lot more with our emotional moment and all the weight we feel we need to carry.
Usually, a shower helps me get rid of that "gross" feeling.

**#2 Watch a funny movie:**

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It can come in all shapes and forms, for instance, my ultimate guilty pleasure is without a doubt "Mamma Mia", all the songs, Meryl Streep (who weirdly resembles my grandmother) and Pierce Brosnan have the recipe to take me out of that funk.
Next time grab your favorite "feel good" movie and just watch it!

**#3 Future Journaling:**

I'm still trying to work on this one, but it was suggested by my psychiatrist so I doubt it will do more harm than good.
The idea is to write down not what you are feeling like now, but understand your feelings and manifest your future.

**#4 Put on a full glam makeup:**

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When I was around 15/16 there was not a day I would dare to leave the house without any makeup on, not even for an errand across the streets.
But time changes, in my first year in college the same thing happened until I started having midnight urges to party but didn't feel like putting on makeup past midnight.
So I just started to decrease my makeup usage. While it was great for my skin I always felt like something wasn't complete.

The other day, just cause, I decided to put on lashes, glitter eyeshadow, and an eyeliner able to cut someone's throat, and I felt on top of the world.
The blues? Were over just like the Blue Brothers.


**#5 Sometimes you really need that cry**

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I'm a cry-baby, and I'm not getting into that because it's too much trauma.
However, one thing I did as a little girl was to turn on the TV on MTV and waited, holding my tears, until the saddest song was playing.
From Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" to any song from the Evanescence, sometimes even some Avril Lavigne (I'll eventually regret confessing this).
Then I would put on a whole show with tears, sliding through the walls, the whole shebang, and a total music video. 
What did I learn from this? You never know when your sister, s.o. or mother might show up and you feel embarrassed.
You will laugh about it and then the funk is gone.

**#6 Let's Get Physical**

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Easier said than done right?
At least for me. I grew up with a completely full schedule from Monday to Sunday.
My progenitor had this belief "They (my sister and I) will have time to rest once they die - super mom right?
So from English lessons 3 times a week, volleyball, back horse riding, ballet, painting, church and let's not forget school, I had very little time to breathe.
One thing I found useful when I was around 15 was running. 
I would run 12 km per day (at least), if my mom was in the house at the end of the day I would go for a second round.
Nowadays my lifestyle has taken a 180ΒΊ turn and I no longer can run as much, but little by little I will eventually get there.
A gym is always a good option too.

**#7 Disconnect**

As I said before, yesterday I could not write a single word and I was feeling absolutely guilty.
Wasn't until I made myself proud for ironing half of the clothes I had to do so and put aside donations that I felt good about myself.
After that, I turned my alarm on my phone, went into "do not disturb" and shut my computer off.
Today I wake up full of energy and with something to say.
So when the blues take you over, cling onto them just a little bit if you feel the need, but snap out of it as soon as you can!!!

**#8 Meditate**

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It doesn't come at first for everybody.
Better start with shorter sessions and moreover increase sessions time. Also, not everybody meditates the same way. Some may listen to bowls, others preferer nature sounds, you can also try guided meditations, which were the best for me.
I know people how can easily meditate in silence, maybe someday.


So what's to retain? From time to time we need those blues crawling in to give us a bigger and better picture of our lives, but if we linger onto them for too long they will bring us down the rabbit hole with no way out. 
Be aware and do more for yourself, no one will do it for you besides yourself.
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@khaleesii ·
I understand the losing weight and your clothes not fitting, I lost 20kg and felt so off for a while.
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@fromdrab2fab ·
I believe I lost around 30 (I wouldn't weight myself) but my bf says it was around 40, so up to this day I still feel like my body is actually borrowed? ahaha
Congrats! It's a roller-coaster process but hopefully you feel as good as me now, a lot more energized and agile!
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@khaleesii ·
I feel a lot better and confident also but I do have an increased amount of body dysmorphia which I am trying to deal with.

It just never feels enough no matter how much I have lost.
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