Without a hitch we can single handedly send ourselves to the bottom of a Ben & Jerry's along with our self-esteem, pride and guilt.
Oh darling, you've made a wonderful mess haven't you?
It's a fact, we all hit a funk at some point during our lives (am I pushing it to say once a year?) when we just cannot be bothered at all. And when it hits it can be gloriously destructive to our health, our relationships and our careers.
WHAT, you didn't know this?!?
Don't fret my little potato pancake! I've got some sure-fire ways to get you outta that funk and back. to. life. back. to. reality... *ahem*
P.S I know these work because I used them to get out of my funk. Booya!
Acknowledge Where You Are
Mate, there's no point in denying that you're down right in the dumps!
If you can't admit it to yourself, you're going to spend more time like this than you really want to. And what happens when you do something too much? It becomes a habit. Do you really want to be in a Can't-Be-Bothered-Funk 24/7?!??
My guess is no. So do yourself a favour and just admit to yourself that today you're not feeling like Captain Awesome.
If you can't admit it to yourself, you're going to spend more time like this than you really want to. And what happens when you do something too much? It becomes a habit. Do you really want to be in a Can't-Be-Bothered-Funk 24/7?!??
My guess is no. So do yourself a favour and just admit to yourself that today you're not feeling like Captain Awesome.
MILK IT!!!!
I know right? Not quite the solution you were expecting.
I truly believe that in acknowledging where you are, you must then feed and nurture those feelings and emotions that have come up for you.
By this I mean eating the whole chocolate bar, watching awful rom-com movies, moping, complaining, crying, feeling sorry for yourself - whatever it is that you do in your funk, DO IT.
Go 100% (I like to call this 'planned-funking'. This means that you are committing to delve into the depths of your funk and give it EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT - for a set amount of time).
Set Up a Schedule
Create a wee schedule of things to do over the week. These things can be anything from your favourite activities, people you want to see, foods you like to eat, exercise you enjoy, places you like to visit etc. The sky is the limit!
Just start off with maybe 1 - 2 things a week. Keep it simple. If you start with too many things after such a substantial period of not doing anything, you could totally overwhelm yourself and send yourself deeper into the funk - which is totally not what you or I want!
Seek Out Your Friends
I thank the universe everyday for my wonderful friends. Friends are your soul therapists and it's important you visit them often.
Have coffee, set up a lunch and just talk to them. You don't have to tell them everything if you don't want to but just get some stuff off your chest. More often than not your friends will know exactly what you're talking about and can offer their advice.
Think About Your Ideal Future
Think about how you want things to be in the future. Think about everything from where you're living, working, traveling and wandering to the people you're with, the foods you're eating and the activities you're doing.
The idea is to inspire yourself outta the funk. This totally worked for me because I made my goals bigger than myself.
Give Yourself a Break
And last but certainly not least, learn to cut yourself some slack.
Everything has it's place and for you to be feeling this way is the perfect timing for what lessons you're needing to learn.
Like I said, EVERYONE goes through this. It may last a week, a month, a year or many years but the best thing of all is that the control of that is all in your hands.
In the comments below, let me know what steps you're going to take from today onwards to help yourself get outta your funk.
Elise x
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By this I mean eating the whole chocolate bar, watching awful rom-com movies, moping, complaining, crying, feeling sorry for yourself - whatever it is that you do in your funk, DO IT.
Go 100% (I like to call this 'planned-funking'. This means that you are committing to delve into the depths of your funk and give it EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT - for a set amount of time).
Set Up a Schedule
Create a wee schedule of things to do over the week. These things can be anything from your favourite activities, people you want to see, foods you like to eat, exercise you enjoy, places you like to visit etc. The sky is the limit!
Just start off with maybe 1 - 2 things a week. Keep it simple. If you start with too many things after such a substantial period of not doing anything, you could totally overwhelm yourself and send yourself deeper into the funk - which is totally not what you or I want!
Seek Out Your Friends
I thank the universe everyday for my wonderful friends. Friends are your soul therapists and it's important you visit them often.
Have coffee, set up a lunch and just talk to them. You don't have to tell them everything if you don't want to but just get some stuff off your chest. More often than not your friends will know exactly what you're talking about and can offer their advice.
Think About Your Ideal Future
Think about how you want things to be in the future. Think about everything from where you're living, working, traveling and wandering to the people you're with, the foods you're eating and the activities you're doing.
The idea is to inspire yourself outta the funk. This totally worked for me because I made my goals bigger than myself.
Give Yourself a Break
And last but certainly not least, learn to cut yourself some slack.
Everything has it's place and for you to be feeling this way is the perfect timing for what lessons you're needing to learn.
Like I said, EVERYONE goes through this. It may last a week, a month, a year or many years but the best thing of all is that the control of that is all in your hands.
In the comments below, let me know what steps you're going to take from today onwards to help yourself get outta your funk.
Elise x
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