Comments on: How To Feel Better Fast When You’re Feeling Down?

By: Copyrightyourmind

Copyrightyourmind — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:03:06 +0000

Nice article post Bruce. Thanks for posting.
Your tips are what individuals are looking for when they’re having a tough time.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:33:13 +0000

I personally found the “solution” to my lows and questioning about everything with a negative connotation, in the movie The Secret, applying the principle of Gratitude: shifting my energy from complaining about the bad things to thank for all the good things i already have. It turned out to be that i have so much! Another tip from the movie is the fact that nothing good can come from looking back to what you “should have” done but didn’t. Instead look ahead and go forth. And the 3rd one, is to acknowledge yourself your right and ability to do the best and have the best in your life. Stop procastinating and thinking that you cannot have that thing or person because you are not worthy of it /them. I guarantee to all of you, that if you do it on a daily basis, it will heal your soul. And i know what i’m talking about: before The Secret came into my life, i had been admitted in a Mental Institution, after taking an overdose of psychotropic drugs with the intention of “sleeping forever” and i had ALL what it takes to spend many years in the hands of a psychiatrist. Instead i healed myself, no medication al ALL, no shrinks around. Now, i’m also helping others, which is absolutely THE way to attract more into your life: BY GIVING AWAY.

By: Rohit

Rohit — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:05:18 +0000

Very insightful, Bruce. I just realized that I have been feeling numb inside for at least the last 1 year, and reading your list of probably causes, I can spot one or two that apply to me.

Thank you so much! (And hello from India.)

By: Katolicki

Katolicki — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:17:00 +0000

Howdy! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new apple iphone! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Carry on the great work!

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:35:41 +0000

I like the post Bruce – insightful! I’m not prone to depression but I have a “band aid” that perhaps can help someone (after all, sometimes we need those while we heal underneath). My wife is a genetic brain profiler and has shared an insight with me… small movements, like that of our eyes, can impact our brain, especially if they are repeated. The part of our brain that deals with emotions is physically located in the lower region of the brain (limbic system), so when our eyes move down (think downcast, feeling down, our head drops etc) it cues our brain to tap into its emotional side, and nothing wrong with that when the emotions are healthy, but when they overwhelm us it is a different story. The more cognitive functions occur in the upper regions of the brain (neocortex) and the act of looking up, repeatedly, helps to adjust the emotional overload. We can use this to help ourselves feel better (there is something after all in what Grandma used to say when she told you to lift your head when you feel bad).
An anecdote to illustrate: A friend (with a doctorate in neurological integration) once “treated” a seriously depressed patient (who had been medically treated for depression but found nothing helped). She ascertained that he like to run when he felt up to it, so she told him to go for daily runs! BUT, she wanted him to report back daily on how many rooftops he had passed, and then the next day, tall trees, and so on…. Needless to say, the result was that soon he was feeling much better and able to make rational choices about how to deal with the more complex issues he faced.
So, if you need a lift, try a walk and count the tree tops or make magic in the clouds. Remember too, the more you do it the more your brain responds to the cues. Of course any given context may have a myriad of factors to consider, but at worst, a walk with your head held high cannot hurt!

By: Roberta

Roberta — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:49:46 +0000

Thank you. Re: why one might be feeling down, you hit the nail right on the head – it actually kind of hurt my gutts to read why one “almost certainly” would be feeling down. The fact that it hurt my gutts means that it’s true and sometimes the truth hurts. Hurrah truth – bring it on!

By: maria luisa santos peña

maria luisa santos peña — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:26:21 +0000

….to shun away my blues, I hum my favorite hymn, “there is sunshine in my soul today”… that helps me feel better…

By: KS

KS — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:00:20 +0000

Tell me what can i do for this soultion…I am In Love with a Person for 6 year and only this year we get the chance to talk to each other…i would like this friendship be in a really relationship how do i go about…Bruce

By: KS

KS — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:59:17 +0000

By: Muriel

Muriel — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:38:39 +0000

I found the feeling down usually come for me when I have unrealistic expectiations. When I relax and look at things objectively, I calm down and/or perk up.

I was very down several months ago because I want to get married to the man I am dating and I felt the relationship was not progressing “fast enough”. I wouldn’t tell him how I felt and I was getting angry with for knowing what I was thinking. Pretty dumb and unrealistic on my part. One night I let him have it and let him know how I felt. I told him I wanted to break it off because he didn’t want what I wanted.

After unloading, I felt better. The funny thing however, I didn’t feel the “need” to get married or even engaged after that. He didn’t go away. We are getting along better than ever and he’s moving more towards wanting to get married. I’m fine one way or the other. LOL

Bottom line, I let go of my expectations and anxiety and reassesed EVERTYTHING. Since then, I don’t get down about anything. I taught me to step back and relax. That is the key – relax. Don’t sweat the small stuff and it’s all small stuff.