Need an attitude adjustment

[acanthusleaf]

How do I metaphorically re-oil my feathers? Nothing is rolling off; it's all sticking and pissing me off, and I'm just no fun when I'm like this.

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[etaine-pommier.livejournal.com]

I think a good venting session always helps - at least, it usually helps when I get like that. Take a break and come visit me, or give me a jingle, sweets.

[duchessletitia.livejournal.com]

When I get to that point I ask my self :"How important really is it?" I often find that things that annoy me get out of hand. Once I have put them in the right perspective I can decide if I need to do something or not.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Break your routine to do something fun, or at least different. Come to dance practice tonight and talk to some people who don't know about your problems.

[alessandro-bard.livejournal.com]

A second on the "change the scenery and do something fun" advice. And when you arrive at dance practice, announce that The Topic is utterly off-limits for everyone for the duration of the evening.

Personally, I like to go learn to sing a new (for me) song. This morning it was "Sea of No Cares" by Great Big Sea.

[misagillian.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're having a rough time - hugs to you. :)

[answers-within.livejournal.com]

I also advocate a perspective shift. When it comes right down to it, this stuff is the *ultimate* "tempest in a teapot". I am also very prone to jamming my eye down into the top of the pot, so the dumb thing fills up my vision, and therefore forgetting just how small and petty it really is in the overall scope of life!

Pan back and remember that there are SO many more important things in your life. Go play with your dog. Have a good cup of tea (but not from a teapot) or several. Go somewhere that's full of natural beauty and just soak it in - nature is the ultimate reminder of "this too shall pass", and I know that helps me settle. Spend time with friends and family who are NOT part of the Teapot Brigade. Read a good book or watch a favorite movie so you can focus on someone else's problems instead of yours - that's a sovereign remedy for me!

Overall, take a deep breath and remember that you are loved. :-)

*HUG*

[ezabella.livejournal.com]

ice cream and cake for breakfast
breakfast for dinner
water fights IN the house
run through the sprinklers
rearrange the furniture and vacuum under the sofa
smile at yourself in the mirror
paint a wall
play a game (board, computer, arcade, etc., arcade could be a fun outing)
something fun and different
much harder to focus on the mental stuff while having fun

[antoniseb.livejournal.com]

Maybe a week of building some Habitat for Humanity, or some other very physical thing where you'll be with very nice people...

[joeguppy.livejournal.com]

Take a deep breathe.

Don't think about what you HAVEN'T done. Take a look at your finished and completed work. Don't think that it is "old" stuff. Don't think of it as "been there, done that." Give yourself a moment to say, "DAMN! That is some pretty cool shit! And... and... and... I made it! I MADE that! I actually must be pretty damned cool!"

And ya know what? You ARE cool!

[loup_noir]

You are cordially invited to come north, where the fog is cooling, the drinks prodigious, and the cooking divine. And Haken needs adoring. Just ask him.

I used to keep sane in my working days by going to the gym and exhausting myself. That might explain why I'm much larger than I used to be, since I live in no-stress land.

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

take a step back and walk away from the topic for a while. Politely decline anyone who wants to talk about it.

Throw a mini-party in which you focus on something that you remember and you love. Toast to that ideal, and banish the bad foo.

Move forward, leaving the foo behind like roadkill.

Rinse and repeat.

*HUG*

[tonwen.livejournal.com]

Wanna talk?

[acanthusleaf.livejournal.com]

Thank you, everybody. I got a bunch of work done and went to my Lindy Hop lesson tonight and feel substantially better. I'm going to reread all these in the morning, though, because you all have something good to say. I realize I've been at or over the edge of burnout for a long time, but I have little choice right now about fixing it.

You all rock my socks.