A good day brings happiness, bad day brings experience
Kishore Shintre
#newdaynewchapter is a Blog narrative started on March 1, 2021 co-founded by Kishore Shintre & Sonia Bedi, to write a new chapter everyday for making "Life" and not just making a "living"
“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, meanness, or some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Treat each guest honourably. At the end of the day, you are in control of your satisfaction. Life is going to happen whether you overthink it, overstress it, or not. Just experience life and be happy along the path. Therefore, while having a bad day remember -
A bad day doesn't mean a bad life. Close your eyes for a few minutes and listen to yourself instead of the world around you. Turn up the music, sing and dance. Be energetic and change the pace of the day. Journal or brain dump to clear your mind of clutter. Take a nap and recharge your internal batteries. Go for a nature walk. Declutter to clear your stuff and your mind. Instead of bad-mouthing or being negative, think 5 nice things. Challenge yourself not to yell; Speak in a pleasant tone only. Call your loved ones. Eat. Pray. Sleep.
A reasonably good way to deal with a bad day is to have a good sleep, go out for a walk in the fresh air, and then do some interactive activity. Doing interactive activities mostly help in diverting your attention from negative mindset to a positive mindset. By Speaking to someone about it. Never suffer through a bad day alone. You are always as sick as your secrets. If you go through being yelled at harshly by someone, or you have a string of disappointments that breaks your spirits, be sure to tell someone about it. It could be a parent, friend, sibling or family member, but always make sure you have people whom you speak your secrets to without omitting the ugly details. Isolated people never get anywhere in life and have very very bleak chances of being happy.
We are all human and we need to grieve and express frustration . Speaking to an understanding loved one is the best way to express yourself. Once you are done telling someone about your bad day, treat yourself to something nice - an ice cream, a swim, a great movie or just a hot shower. Be gentle to yourself because you matter. Also remember that pushing through pain, frustration, rejection, sicknesses, disappointments and criticism is what makes us stronger. So just push on!
By looking at what you can learn from a bad day. As Vietnam-era Colonel Hal Moore said “Don’t come out of Hell empty-handed.” (citation: We Were Soldiers Once… and Young) So make whatever you can learn from a bad day, make it count toward making the good days ahead even better and yourself even stronger. Another way is to focus on what you are thankful for outside of this bad day. Listen to an interview with a childhood polio survivor who has gone on to do incredible things and help thousands of people, even though it hasn’t been easy.
Here's a 3-ingredient recipe for a strong cocktail of effective support—a Social Anxiety Mixer: Therapy. Yes, it's the boring answer no one wants to hear (again). Working with a therapist on your thought patterns, triggers, and anxiety symptoms can help you tame your social anxiety monster. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has a vast body of evidence behind it to support its effectiveness for social anxiety. These days you can find a therapist online, for example, at Better Help.
Technology. These days, if you have any problem there is probably an app for that—from laundry delivery to ghost hunting (not kidding!). There are several effective apps that focus on anxiety relief. For example, Mind Ease is evidence-based and helps you explore the causes behind your anxiety and develop strategies to alleviate it. Similar to working with a therapist, but you do it on your own.
Community. Talking about your experience with others who share it can give you a sense of support and comfort. Think of it as the care bear stare, a group of loving people sharing the same goal conquer the social anxiety monster. Where to find communities? The internet! Reddit and Quora are both good places. Since you're reading this answer, looks like you're already on the way to find support! It's hard to beat social anxiety. You will not do it with one stroke. To come back to the cocktail metaphor, that Social Anxiety Mixer is not a shot, but a long drink. Remember to be patient, take your time with implementing any changes, and approach this process with a lot of self-compassion. Cheers!
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