5 Healthy And 5 Unhealthy Tricks To Feel Better When I’m Sad

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For those of you who aren’t a fan of tarot, good news! Today’s post is more focused on mental health although tarot will appear briefly. There will be no spreads, decks or tarot reading though. I’m not going to lie, i’ve been feeling pretty ropey of late. I think part of it is poor sleep which I am working on, but unfortunately it’s been hot in the UK lately and my bedroom has been around 26ºC/78.8ºF 🥵 Sadly, air-con is not common in the UK and all my efforts have done nothing to cool the room. So, as I need to feel better I thought I’d share my tricks to feel better with all of you.

Healthy Tricks

1. Go For A Walk. I know, I know! If one more person tell me to exercise to improve my mood I’ll punch them in the face! Tha sad fact is though that it does help. Exercise releases endorphins and removed the stress hormone cortisol so that will have a beneficial effect on your mood. However, this is on my list of tricks to feel better for one critical reason — music! While I walk I put on earphones and blast my happiest (or sometimes angriest) tunes and they do lift my mood. Before you ask, it doesn’t work as well to just listen to music, I need to be moving.
2. Watch Something Soothing. When I’m sad, I don’t want to watch something funny…