FeelingGoodWithSofy

Hey everyone! It’s time for a new Feeling Good article! 🙂

This time I write about being on a (constant), emotional roller coaster and tips to manage these moments of discomfort❤️❤️.

Pay attention: if you are somebody who has problems with mental health, you are in a phase of (mental) crisis, do not feel the urge to read this blog post. I’m going to share some of my personal trying times and ways to deal and get through these kind of situations. So, it’s entirely up to you!❤️

The meaning of being emotionally on a roller coaster

It means that you can feel so happy, pleased about something that happened to you during a day (for ex.) and the next minute, hour, day (and so on)you can completely fall apart, feeling on edge, not able to focus properly. Sometimes you are triggered by someone or something, other times it happens that you do not know the (exact) reason.

This emotional roller coaster can happen a lot if you are experiencing (for ex.) mental health issues. There is a reason why it’s called roller coaster. It goes up and you feel good and then it goes down and you feel (suddenly) bad and etc.

You can have periods when you constantly go up and down and it can become mentally, emotionally and physically draining, I know that feeling too. Sometimes it’s hard to anticipate these mood shifts, making it harder to prepare oneself.

Feeling emotional unstable since I was little

I’ve been struggling for years with my depression and anxiety. Already at a very young age, crying hard was so natural for me but with the help of my mom❤️, especially, I managed to go back on track, feeling a bit better but again the day after or after sometime due to something or someone, I would end up crying and then again mom would wipe my tears away.

I started to take antidepressants at 16 years old. They helped and I am so grateful for that but still, due to certain circumstances (toxic people, school difficulties and etc.) I would end up being on a roller coaster and it was painful and hard to manage many times.

About a month ago, my mood started to go up and down quite often, one moment, it happens that I feel happy and the next hour I can find myself crying or feeling so sad and so on.

I fall, but then I rise 🙂

Even if I fall now, sometimes (really) hard, I find within me, after a while, an inner strength 🙂 Despite my mood going up and down, (it’s a journey…) I am grateful to have more inner resources, techniques, to help me through difficult times.

I am very thankful for the help that I get from my parents, therapists, medication. People who try their best to help you, comfort you, in bad moments, is no small thing in my opinion.

Ways to manage and tips along the journey:

• It’s utterly important to seek help and not navigating these challenging times alone.
• Whenever I reach a low point (I can’t stop crying and etc) my psychiatrist advised me to take an anxiolytic to alleviate the symptoms. Remember that I am a patient, not a doctor, so if you are also experiencing many emotional breakdowns talk to your psychiatrist…
• Remind yourself to breathe mindfully. My psychologist❤️❤️ recommended me this breathing exercise when I fell anxious or worried, called HRV Resonant Breathing Exercise, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbAHGPtNM4
• Do something that makes you feel good, depending also on how much energy you have❤️ for instance practice a Yin yoga session, drink herbal tea, watch a feel good film or take a walk, cook something and so on!

Remember, do not beat yourself up on how many times you fall, what truly matters is how you treat yourself❤️

Love and Lightness ❤️✨

Sofia Lena 😊

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