Stop constantly seek happiness

Energy and good mood help to spend the day actively and productively. By evening fatigue makes itself felt, but we understand that the day was fruitful. The state of melancholy is the opposite of all this. To do nothing I only want to stay at home to be sad with appropriate music and watch black and white movies.

Melancholy usually has reasons. It arises by itself, appears as a fog. To deal with it suggest using "simple steps to happiness" guides "to fight the sadness" and so on. Very interesting look at the melancholy suggested American writer Laren Stover (Laren Stover).

In his article for the New York Times she describes how life felt strange because of causeless melancholy, came occasionally. Over time, she learned not just to live with his melancholy, but to enjoy and benefit from this mood.





In a sense, it's wonderful to fall in cloudy embrace of melancholy. Watch black and white movie or listen to the sound of the wind, which Truman Capote would call "the grass harp".

Continuing his thought, the writer invites us to live with the melancholy, not to throw all their forces to combat it. A state of melancholy and sadness can be very fruitful for each of us. Learning to live with your melancholy, you will let the emotions boiling inside to come out. Have a little cry or complain about bad mood is normal, and even more: after such a "session" of longing you'll feel much better.

How to get the most from his melancholy? Laren Stover says that goes through all the stages of sadness, allow the emotions to overwhelm her and get out.

Do not confess to yourself that you are sad if you don't want to get out of this state.

Bring your melancholy to the max. Let the feelings build up and let the emotions out. I want to cry — cry, I want to whine and complain — go ahead! Behave as the hero of a cheap melodrama, if it asks the soul.

Why is it good? You will not suppress your own emotions and it's healthier than keeping it all to myself. In addition, relatively soon you get tired of smearing tears on her cheeks and you quickly come to normal.

Interesting fact: if you try to go outside and go to friends, to explain that you felt wanton sadness and longing, that nine out of ten comrades will try to say something like: "Oh, come on, well, everything!" It is difficult to argue: you do all right. Therefore, such words from loved ones and relatives, oddly enough, only cause rejection and desire to hide behind the apartment door. The same thing happens when you read material like "effective steps to happiness". These tips is likely to be real and effective. But when you're melancholy, it seems that everything is better than you, and the world lives by some other laws which you don't know.

Does all of the above that we have ceased to appreciate the melancholy, because it is constantly trying to deal with it? Most likely, Yes.

Attempts to get rid of boredom as quickly as possible like using a cheat code in a video game. If you don't feel all the drama, how will learn, what is this sorrow and grief?

Melancholy, as we have said, has no reason. Because of this key feature, it is inherently very similar to the common cold.

Vaccination and antibiotic will not work: you just need to survive. So, instead of hiding the feelings deep down, to be irritated in response to the advice of friends and strained to smile colleagues, please welcome Her Majesty Melancholy. This condition is absolutely natural. If you are sad occasionally, and moments of happiness would not be so sweet. As the sunrise and sunset, like ebb and flood, the melancholy comes and goes.

Feel that again fall into depression? Arrange a suitable evening. The music of Joy Division or book of Oscar Wilde is perfect for you. Soon you'll be back on the horse — because honestly overcome your sadness.published

 

Author Anastasia Sereda

 

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Source: lifehacker.ru/2015/12/15/melancholy/?rlp

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