9/30/13

Chit Chat


Let's face it, some days are rough. Sometimes you have days where you don't feel quite right from the moment you wake up and despite trying your hardest you just cannot shake it.

I had a day like this last week. I spent the entire day feeling completely defeated with an intense feeling of sadness and frustration without being able to pinpoint exactly where these feelings were coming from but I did know I was overwhelmed, I didn't feel like myself, and I couldn't seem to pull myself together.

Once the day was winding down I found myself a spot and cried. I am not talking about a cry like I have when I shed a couple tears after seeing those incredibly sad commercials with the adorable cats and dogs needing someone to take care of them. I am talking about a red faced, puffy eyes, tears streaming down my face kind of cry. The tears came out of nowhere. Maybe they came simply because I didn't know what else to do. You know what? It felt good. It felt like a release of all of these pent-up emotions and after I wiped the tears away although I didn't feel completely better I was more relaxed and somewhat relieved.

In my book there is a lot to be said for sitting down and having a good cry every once in a while. We live in a society that is always urging us to be happy and telling us to get over it. While I do agree that we need to get over it when something sad happens or when things do not go our way I do not think it should come at the expense of us first working through our grief and disappointment.

Crying can have a powerful role in healing. It can help us clear out our emotions and established a more balanced perspective at where we are and what possibilities we have. It allows us to refocus and release tension. Sometimes I just need to cry. We are allowed to have bad days or even weeks and we are allowed to have a good cry to help us get through them.

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20 comments:

  1. I had a week like this last week - I was out sick - and am now struggling on my first day back in work. So thank you for this post, it helps to remember you are not the only person who has felt or will feel this way! Hope you are feeling much better now xo

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  2. I have times like this & really it's best when you just sit down and let it out in tears, you feel so much better. We seem to hold everything in and try to make like everything is ok, but when really we need to let it out and have ourselves a good old cry!! Some see crying as weak or breaking, but its the opposite, it's bravery, it's strength and when we need it, we should do it and feel so much better after!! I do hope you get to feeling better doll!! xoxox

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  3. that happens to me if i haven't cried in a while. very cathartic.

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  4. A good cry makes me feel so much better! It usually is unexpected (watching lifetime...) and I just feel released!
    -Ash
    www.thestylizedwannabe.com

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  5. I totally agree. Our society is really bad with that. I know I have chronic health problems and live with chronic pain and is amazing how many people have this "I am happy all the time attitude" and do not want to deal with anything negative, even when it is real and then they judge. Amazing. So have a good cry and do not worry about what "society" thinks.

    Ali of Dressing Ken

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  6. aww i totally agree!! a good cry is definitely needed every once in a while! i'm always feeling overwhelmed with school work so i cry a lot haha :P

    katslovefashion.blogspot.com

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  7. Hi darling, i know about those types of days and it isn't day staying optimistic all the time. Its human nature sometimes to just let go and have a good cry about it. Hope you're feeling better now. Hugs

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  8. I'm always an advocate of a good cry–they can do wonders to make you feel better sometimes!

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  9. Sometimes happens but then you feel better!
    Ciao

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  10. ahh we're so on the same page right now! i know how to you feel and yes - a good cry is definitely necessary sometimes!
    -- jackie @ jade and oak

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  11. Sometimes nothing makes you feel better than a good cry!

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  12. some days, you just all need to let it out! Bottling everything is won't help :) Hope you're feeling better now!

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  13. thank you for this honest and beautiful post - crying is healing!

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  14. I totally agree!!!
    Have a good week!!!!:)))

    Besos, desde EspaƱa, Marcela♥

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  15. That happened to me everyday last week. It seemed each day was getting worse. So I know how you feel. I cried, said f*ck it and just stopped. HaHaHa Just know there's always something good after days like that. Hope things get better doll.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  16. love the post and photo. It's prob better to cry regularly than have it all build up

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  17. We all have those days sometimes :( Crying can be a great release to help us get through it. Hope everything's better for you now.

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  18. I have definitely had those days. hugs! crying is my favorite thing to release unhappy or sad energy. thanks for sharing this! xx. gigi. www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com

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  19. I know exactly what you mean. I feel like I am getting close to my breaking point at work where I just need a good cry. It really is such a good release of pent up frustration.

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