Yesterday, I had what I refer to as a “down day”. I spent the day feeling a bit down, not necessarily sad, just not happy I guess. It’s always difficult to describe, unless you know what it feels like. But the point of this post is not necessarily to talk about being down, but about the fact that it is OK to feel like this.
Being down is something that you can’t always help. I know that from experience, I always try to be happy and positive, but sometimes I just have a day where I’m down. But that is completely OK, days like that happen to everyone, and knowing that is so important. Knowing you’re not the only person who has days like that makes it all a bit easier.
The other important thing to make clear is that it is OK to ride it out and let it happen. Sometimes trying to force yourself to be happier, for your own sake or for the sake of others, can make it worse. Again, I know that from experience. Sometimes I do my best to pretend I’m OK, but that just makes me feel worse. In my experience, the best thing for me is to ride it out, accept that you’re feeling down at the moment, but know it will pass. This may not work for everyone, but it’s what works best for me.
The only other thing that helps me is my girlfriend, who is so loving and supportive, that although being down doesn’t go away straight away, because I don’t think anything can just magically make it go away, it goes away faster, thanks to her, and everything she does for me. When she knows I’m down all that seems to matter is making me feel better, and I am so lucky to have that.
So it’s OK to be down sometimes, and the silver lining of this is that it almost always passes.
I know it’s not been the most positive post today, but I think it’s important that people know, it’s OK to be down sometimes.
Look after yourselves, look after each other, and this is Conor, signing off
