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    Points:5

    How do you handle the 'low moods' in your life?

    We all are human beings affected by emotions and sentiments. Feelings of various kinds capture our minds from time to time and we feel elated or happy or sad or in low moods. It happens with everyone especially after an event or incident or a result or a conflict.
    Whatever be the driving force we often have low in our lives and it takes time to return to normalcy and in some people it hovers for a longer time bringing depressive feelings.
    Do you also experience low moods from time to time? How do you handle it? Do you seek help from your elders or friends in such a situation? Please share your experiences.
  • #778334

    Points:5
    Yes, it is normal in everyone's life. There is time when one feels low and to overcome such situation is tough but not impossible.

    When I am in such situation, I always try to forget what happens and for that I keep myself busy at work and at home. I don't give myself the time to think about the things which can make me low.

    People in your life also make a great impact when you are in such a situation.

    Also, your nature is one of the reasons if you can come out of it or not. There are people who constantly think, their brain doesn't stop working whereas there are people who, when they indulge in other things, forget whatever is going on in life. I fall in the second category and so easily overcome such situation. People in the first category make their life a mess. Later on in their age they will be prone to diseases.
    Sanjeev

    " The two most important days in your life are the day when you are born and the day you find out why? "
    – Mark Twain

  • #778338

    Points:5
    It is true that we encounter such phases in our lives and many times there are associated stress and worries also present during those phases in our minds.
    I think we have to accept them as part of the life and should not consider as a dreadful thing. These lows will come and soon disappear and we will be back to normal. If it remains there for a longer time then it becomes a matter of concern and help from family members would be required. It is said and believed by many that shifting our mind to some positive and constructive activity usually is helpful in such situations. If one cannot do it oneself then some elder in the family or a good friend can do that favour.
    I remember a case of one of our colleagues in the workplace who often had low moods and many people even started to avoid him which created more problems for him. At that time we, a group of 4-5 people, used to go out in lunch time for half an hour, had chit chat, sometimes also had tea, and had a change and felt good. One of the group members suggested why should not we take that person also with us. Initially he refused to come but slowly we made him agree and within a month the frequency of his low moods decreased significantly. So company and fun also sometimes helps in these matters.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #778351

    Points:5
    Sometimes it happens. I expected something to happen. When the same thing happens I feel elated and I will be very happy. If the outcome is lower than what I expected I will get upset. I will get disappointed and I will go into a depression or low mood.
    Earlier, I used to have some expectations and when my expectations were proved wrong I used to get into to low mood. Slowly I decided that I should not have any expectations. I started doing what maximum I could do. Then just accept whatever comes as a result of our actions. That brought some change in my life. These days generally I will not get into low moods. Another way of avoiding this low mood is practising Yoga. Pranayama gives excellent results. Spending one or two hours daily practising yoga will give us excellent stability of mind and thoughts.
    My wife used to get into a low mood very frequently. Then she started Yoga and now she will be very stable in all situations.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778355

      

    Points:4
    For everyone , life is not a bed of roses. For any Ocean or Sea, the high tides and low tides are common. For a student, clearing the examination is more important and he might fail in that attempt. It would be a great blow for him but it is not the end game. He comes back with great effort. Same is the case in everyone's life. Emotions and sentiments should be temporary but we have to come back with rigorous efforts and great determination to move forward is more important to achieve success and happiness in life.
    Regards,
    Jagdish

  • #778358

    Points:3
    Low moods are associated with constant stress and the same further aggravates if a suitable company is not available to a man under that stressful situation. The stressed person can forget his low self-esteem once he joins a group of people with optimistic thoughts. Such a group can help him to overcome his negative thoughts. But one thing, he should not be reminded of his negativities otherwise it would be difficult to change his attitude.

  • #778366

    Points:5
    Being the originator of this thread let me also share my experiences in this regard. When I was a student many times I got low moods in my life but I was not able to understand and decipher the reasons for it. As most of the parents always console and support the children, my mother also took that very calmly and helped me to come out of that as quickly as possible. My mother was a hard working woman and helped my father at every moment doing her best in the household. She knew many things and did a variety of jobs to make the family members comfortable even in that financially constrained atmosphere.
    Whenever I had lows she suggested me to do an activity that she knew would interest me and my mind was diverted to that and I came out of that low mood quickly.
    When I did my PG in psychology I read all about the low moods and depressive tendencies in our lives that often engulf us and I found that one of the most powerful ways mentioned there to fight such situations was to divert one's mind to something that evokes interest.
    I am using that tool effectively even today when I fall prey to such mood attacks.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #778376

    Points:4
    The diversion technique is one thing very famous for coming out of depression. My father is having this low mood problem. He will always see the negative side of any aspect and go into a low mood. He consulted a doctor and started using medication. He has been using those medicines for more than 30 years. Now he is 90 years old and always in a low mood. The doctor says that using medicines is not advisable as he may get deep sleep which is not good. We ask our father to divert his mind from the issue and get into another mood. But he could not do that and he will be always sad thinking about some or the other. We are in a fic and not able to understand what to do?
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778382

    Points:5
    It is normal for us to suffer from 'low moods' once in a while. There may be some reason for that or sometimes it will be just like that. The causes can be of weather, health issues or happenings' to us at home, office or elsewhere.

    When I realise that I am a victim of 'low moods' ,I try to change my mood by involving myself in some other activity, just go for a walk , listen to songs or news programmes which can engross me. While in Mumbai, sometimes in such low moods, I just go to the nearest local railway station and watch people boarding and getting down from the trains. The crowd activity will make me engrossed and forget all my problems. I would so come back to my original normal moods.
    Sometimes, I go to kitchen and start helping my wife in cooking etc. and then I get involved in it.
    But if we suffer such low moods in night times. it is difficult as we may lose sleep and needs strong diversionary tactics to regain normal mood. Another thing I do to change my low moods is to go to a shopping Mall an do some shopping.

  • #778395

    Points:4
    Normally situations of low mood or no mood should be handled smoothly that is without indulging ourselves in any odd or important jobs or discussions. It is better to go to a cinema hall or park or temple and sit calmly without any thoughts.
    Alternatively if we do the job or discussion with the condition of no mood or low mood it is obviously we will face bad or poor results. Our human mind never adjust or compromise on such situations but make still worse.
    By keeping this idea only our elders paved some moral or invisible rules that keeping ourselves idle without doing any work other than the prescribed one only in the situations we are facing death or bad health problems in our house.


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