It’s that time of the semester where assignments and group tasks are compiling for a lot of students and stress levels are rising. Recently, I hit a rock bottom and I felt really low because of a number of reasons. I suddenly didn’t feel like doing anything. I didn’t want to do my assignments…and I didn’t feel like doing the activities that once gave me energy. It made me feel really trapped in this space of negative energy. I was so conscious of my negative thoughts but I didn’t know how to change them. After a really long week, I started picking up energy back up and I made my comeback. (Woo!) It was because I was able to change my thoughts and course of action daily so that my body and mind could heal. But the question is how do you get out of these yucky, sticky lows?
I talked to my friends about it without shame
It was difficult at first but I reached out to my friends actively to tell them why I have been upset lately. The effect of this was so relieving for my mind. I felt like I had spent too much time in my head. I should have spent time trying to talk about things and hearing from others.
I listened to those who were in similar situations and how they got over it
Recently, I started listening more to podcasts to do with maintaining balance and self-recovery. I’ve had to step back from other podcasts because they hadn’t been what my body and mind needed. I listened to The Tablo Podcast and it made me laugh so much. I bet I looked creepy on the streets since people probably couldn’t see my Airpods. If there’s one thing that I learned from the podcasts, it is to sing your heart out till you feel a gush of warm energy fill you up again. Tablo’s podcasts are fantastic and you should check them out otherwise you’re missing out on a ton of good stuff. He talks about his own philosophy, Marvel, girlfriends leaving eggs around…you name it. https://divestudios.io/show/thetablopodcast/
I got rid of noise and spent time doing activities that were soulful
This is kind of a weird one but I stopped learning in order to heal? I’m the kind of person who really enjoys learning about the world. But sometimes you have to step out of it for a bit otherwise your brain gets easily drained. In my case, everything I had to do in my daily activities was learning and I had to learn that my brain needed a break (Haha, paradox right there). It meant making time to enjoy the silence and moving the body whenever and wherever I could.
Anyways, I hope that everyone is able to jump back from their lows as well! Remember that it’s normal to feel this way sometimes and you can definitely make a comeback. Happy seasonal studies. Lol (I wish I could use Emojis on the blog)