Being in a funk is the weirdest feeling ever. One day you’re feeling
sweet and the next day you can't get the negative feelings out of your head.
Sometimes you see it coming and other times it just comes from nowhere. A funk
may be kicked off by a chemical imbalance, a break up, shit times at work, a
massive night out, money troubles or no damn reason at all. The one thing I
know is that it fucken hurts.
When a funk hits the natural thing to do is to fight it. Why is this happening to me? I don't deserve this shit. We hide it because we don't want anyone to know we're struggling. We sometimes see it as a weakness, but it's not. I found out that fighting the feelings just drags out the shit times and makes everything suck way more.
Like many people, I have had to deal with some shitty funks in my life, but it's only since being diagnosed with bipolar 3 years ago that I have kind of worked out how to deal with them. I can go for weeks where I feel that-good and then for some reason out of nowhere bam, I start getting anxiety and depression again and want to lay low for a while. If I didn't tell my family and good buddies when I was struggling it would be so damn hard, because I would just build up the negative feelings in my head, rather than letting them go. It would do my bloody head in. No one deserves to go through a funk alone.
I think the key thing is being kind to yourself and focusing on doing the things that make you feel good. For me that's the moment I get in the ocean or the moment I get on a chairlift with my snowboard on. That moment nothing else matters and shit that feels good. Also make sure you talk to someone you trust about the things that are making you feel shit and let it all out. At the end of the day we're only human, we all have our down days, let's talk about them so we can help a brother/sister out. Don't worry about what people think...the good people will have your back no matter what. Just remember you're a good human with a good heart and in time this funk shall pass. You got this!
When a funk hits the natural thing to do is to fight it. Why is this happening to me? I don't deserve this shit. We hide it because we don't want anyone to know we're struggling. We sometimes see it as a weakness, but it's not. I found out that fighting the feelings just drags out the shit times and makes everything suck way more.
Like many people, I have had to deal with some shitty funks in my life, but it's only since being diagnosed with bipolar 3 years ago that I have kind of worked out how to deal with them. I can go for weeks where I feel that-good and then for some reason out of nowhere bam, I start getting anxiety and depression again and want to lay low for a while. If I didn't tell my family and good buddies when I was struggling it would be so damn hard, because I would just build up the negative feelings in my head, rather than letting them go. It would do my bloody head in. No one deserves to go through a funk alone.
I think the key thing is being kind to yourself and focusing on doing the things that make you feel good. For me that's the moment I get in the ocean or the moment I get on a chairlift with my snowboard on. That moment nothing else matters and shit that feels good. Also make sure you talk to someone you trust about the things that are making you feel shit and let it all out. At the end of the day we're only human, we all have our down days, let's talk about them so we can help a brother/sister out. Don't worry about what people think...the good people will have your back no matter what. Just remember you're a good human with a good heart and in time this funk shall pass. You got this!
:: BIG BEAR HUG
