Feeling down

The fast changing nature of emotions could in few seconds turn moments of happiness to moments of deep sadness. How many times were you feeling good then in less than minute you felt down?

In my article covering Mood swings I mentioned many of the reasons behind this fast swings in the mood and in this article I am going to continue the talk about such reasons.

The accumulated effect

One of the very powerful forces that can drive you to feel down is the accumulated effect of two or more unresolved issues. If you were feeling good then in less than one minute you received some information about potential problems your mood will swing. Suppose that you woke up feeling good and as soon you got out of your bed you remembered that you have an appointment after 20 minutes, this alone won’t make you feel bad but it will establish the base for which a pile of bad emotions could be built upon. Suppose that few moments later you found that the shirt you intend to wear was stained. At this moment you may feel very stressed and thus become vulnerable to wide mode swings.

You don’t need then to lose your money in the stock market in order to feel bad because at this state any tiny bit of bad news will spoil your whole day. As you can see small problems alone never succeed in changing our modes but it’s the combined effect that can completely swing our mood.

How to stop feeling down

The best way to deal with this accumulated effect is to never allow the pile to be constructed. Usually when people face an unresolved issue they just move on without trying to deal with it as they find that it doesn’t cause them much pain, but few moments later, when another issue appears they start to feel bad.

The advice I have for you is to try to deal with all of these small issues as soon as you encounter them. Don’t underestimate their effect for if they accumulated together they can make you feel real bad.

One final thing, the major bad modes you experience may be the result of the accumulation of few unresolved issues of smaller size. I know that some issues can't be solved at the same time they are encountered but you could at least deal with the ones that can be resolved.

You can also delay the process of encountering new information until you feel that you can handle more surprising news. For example, if you were waiting for a mail from the person who interviewed you that will determine whether you will work form for him or not, you should only check your mail when you feel like being able to tolerate more events. If you were stressed or if were already feeling a little down then its better to delay checking your mail until your mood returns back to its normal levels.

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