You can accept the fact that not everything is okay. It won't hurt, I promise.
Everyone goes through times in their life that it seems like everything is just burning to the ground and nothing is ever going to go right. That doesn't mean it's the end. Once you hit the bottom, you can go nowhere but up. Of course, you can sink back to the bottom again, but that only means you get a chance to go right back to the top again. Sometimes you won't reach the top, though. That's okay too. The top isn't a place for everyone to be all the time.
What goes up, must come down. Life works like gravity. Gravity is a metaphor for life. You may be at the bottom right now, but that's because it's exactly the place you need to be. You're there for a reason. You may know that reason. You may not. Either way, you have a purpose. Sometimes you may never know that purpose, but you have to try and find that purpose. You need to be on the hunt to find out why you are down and what you need to do to start climbing.
We all need a little optimism in our life. It can have more impact than you might think. Being optimistic can put your mind in a constant positive state. Anti-negativity.
You have to be aware of your feelings, though. Don't just push those to the side and smile. You don't have to put on an act. Everyone can know how you feel. Because in all reality, it's how you feel and you and others should be concerned.
Remember to Self-Love
Never stop loving yourself. You are a special human being, despite what anyone wants to tell you. Self-Love is the best kind of love because you control it and it can be exactly how you want it. You need to operate from the inside before you can work on the out. Protect yourself before you project onto others. Allow yourself to feel. Feel anything, just take care of it.
Embrace Your Emotions
Don't push down anything. If you need to cry while walking down the street on a sunny day with ice cream in your hand. DO IT. Your emotions are there for a reasoning and ridding yourself of them is only harming yourself and not protecting anyone else. Communicate, reach out, name your emotions. They need to be expressed and they are just part of the process.
Don't Fix-A-Feeling
Human nature is to avoid pain and seek pleasure. Compromise your needs to get through it. It's not about the quick fix of compassion and understanding that is needed. You have to manage your feelings to become comfortable. Don't quick-fix to feel better in the moment.
Start "Processing"
You don't have to say that you're "happy" "upset" "tired" "bored" or "stressed." Say that you are processing through what is going on. It's honest and easy. You aren't putting yourself out there either.
Share Discomfort
If you wanna talk. Do it. Get that someone you can share that space with. Don't worry about making them uncomfortable. Let them help. Verbalize everything. Nothing sounds silly. Its how it really is.
Be honest with your feelings. Have the self-toxic talk.
Don't stay there, though. Work your way back.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay. For a little while.
