Poll
Question:
What do you do when an f'ed up day turns into a week or month of f'ed up days?
Option 1: I totally go ballistic on everyone
votes: 0
Option 2: Sometimes I rant at folks that piss me off
votes: 1
Option 3: I just maintain and continue like nothing's wrong
votes: 3
Option 4: I find an understanding friend's shoulder to cry on
votes: 0
Option 5: Other... That I will suggest
votes: 4
Option 6: All of the above depending on how F'ed up things are
votes: 2
Option 7: I don't know, I never have a bad day
votes: 0
Well? What do you do when despite your efforts nothing seems to go right?
I typically will just get really depressed and self defeating. I'll be too overwhelmed by a feeling of dread and hopelessness to even make an attempt to get out of it. I lose any interest in anything and spend those days bored to tears surfing the net looking for distractions. I also usually become unable to cry about it. I can still feel the hurt and everything, but I'm subconsciously blocked from expressing it by the hopelessness. Like there's not point in crying because nobody's around to care anyway. Fortunately those days are becoming less common as I transition and make new friends.
At any point during the day you can just hit the "reset" button and start the day over. Having a bad day? Declare it over then and there, and start a new, better one. Nothing says you have to wait until night and sleeping 8 hours or whatever, if the day is sucking then just end it and start a fresh day right at that moment. Hey, it actually works.
For me, realize what I can do to change it and then do so. Otherwise if it is out of my control, I just let it pass. Usually with a nap.
First i usually get really depressed, and go into the self pitying "Why god, why?" stage. I then self abuse myself in some way, thinking stupidly that somehow physical pain/injury caused to myself will distract me from emotional pain, or at least give me something else to do. After that, I become angry at the world, and become kinda rebelious. While I'm angry, I'll look back at how dumb of me it was to cut myself/get drunk/do some other stuff, when i should've been hurting the people causing me pain, not myself. I then turn to my beloved drum set, and after an hour or two, I'll feel better. Then i continue on with my week, happily.
Music and anger is the answer to feeling better. No matter how bad a week is going, when i do something i love, it all gets better. If only for a little while.