A couple of days ago inspired by Matt Haig’s book, Reasons to Stay Alive, I posted a list of ‘Things that (sometimes) make me feel better.’ So today I thought I’d post part 2 – Things that (always) make me feel worse:
Lack of sleep
Waking up at 4am
Eating too much sugar
Watching too much TV
Too much time alone
Making myself too busy
Feeling ignored, abandoned or not seen
Comparing
Putting pressure on myself
Too much travel or driving
The darkness in Winter
Christmas
Beating myself up
Not cleaning my flat
The news
Spending too long on my phone
Spending too much time around friends with children
Just writing this list now has made me see how so many of the things on it involve too much or not enough of something. It’s not that these things on their own are necessarily bad – it’s about balance. At least having some awareness of the things that do and don’t help me means I can try to find the right balance for me.
How the light gets in 
I like that I stumbled upon this. I have a list in my mind, but I think writing it down is the next step. By looking at it I can continually remind myself about the things I should actively avoid.
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Thank you Ramon, I’m glad you found this useful! Let me know if you share yours on your blog, I’d love to read it.
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I just shared mine. Check it out if you get a chance. https://observationinprogress.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/things-that-always-make-me-feel-worse/
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Agree in all of them!
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