Body contact is another universal mood lifter (unless you're on the spectrum, in which case this one might not be for you). Of course, you need to make sure the hugee is a willing participant.
Since I live with two very lovable guys, this one is easy for me. Just hug somebody, and feel the tension begin to melt away.
It won't make everything all better, but a little squeeze at least lets me know that everything will *eventually* be okay.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Who Loves Ya?
Sometimes I feel lonely and unlovable.
At these times, I actually go through a mental list of people that I know care about me. I know this seems completely lame, but it works!
It helps to have a real list that you've made when you were feeling good because sometimes (for me, at least) when your brain is in the "life stinks" mode, it's like a difficult child that doesn't want to do what you want it to do. It seriously doesn't want to move out of the pitty party mode into a happier way of thinking, and this pre-written list serves to force it to do things MY way.
At these times, I actually go through a mental list of people that I know care about me. I know this seems completely lame, but it works!
It helps to have a real list that you've made when you were feeling good because sometimes (for me, at least) when your brain is in the "life stinks" mode, it's like a difficult child that doesn't want to do what you want it to do. It seriously doesn't want to move out of the pitty party mode into a happier way of thinking, and this pre-written list serves to force it to do things MY way.
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