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5 Distractions To Get You Out Of A Bad Mood

Easy tips to change your mood for the better!

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5 Distractions To Get You Out Of A Bad Mood
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If you are anything close to the average human being, chances are you have had your fair share of bad moods, sad funks, and more or less, just feeling blue. When you're in a bad mood, and all you want to do is cry, the easiest thing to do is stay in it and be sorry for yourself, however, this pretty much gets you nowhere. So, I decided to make a list of a few distractions or tactics that I use when I'm feeling sad to turn my mood around!

1. Work Out/Going For A Walk

Now that it's summer, the weather is typically much nicer and the simple act of going outside, walking, and breathing in the sweet summer air, can be so helpful in calming you down. It gives you a chance to really clear your mind and quite literally take a breath of fresh air. Other than walking, you can also go to the gym, go for a run, do some yoga or do some simple workouts wherever you can! This allows you to get some of that built up negative energy out of your system!

2. Getting Lost In A Book/Movie/Show

Reading books or watching some of your favorite shows or movies is a great distraction to help you stop thinking about being sad. When I am in a really bad mood, I love to sit and watch "Friends", because it makes me laugh and in turn makes me feel happy!

3. Meeting Up With Friends

Whether this means going out for lunch with friends, shopping, driving around and blasting your favorite songs with friends, or really doing absolutely anything with your friends, going out and being social can be a super quick fix to feeling down. Meeting up with a few friends that you enjoy to be around can help take your mind off being sad and can often help cheer you up! In addition, you can also choose to meet with some people who you feel you can trust and who care about you and discuss with them what it is that's making you feel the way you feel. Often times, these people know exactly what to say/do to help you feel better.

4. Listening To Music

Music is another excellent distraction. Everyone has heard that saying, "headphones in, world out"! This is so true! Whenever I plug those headphones in, and blast some of my favorite songs in my ears, it feels as though the rest of the world simply doesn't exist!

5. Spending Time With Family/Loved Ones/Pets

Spending time around loved ones helps you to feel more loved and in turn happier! For me, whenever I am sad, I love hanging out with my adorable little sisters, as they make me laugh, or talking to one of my parents, as they always help me to feel better about any situation!

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