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Embracing A Beautiful Life With Epilepsy

35 Ways to Lift Your Mood – What to do when Epilepsy gets you down

February 19, 2017 by Bailey

Hi Everyone and Happy Sunday! This beautiful warm weather here in Minnesota has inspired me to write a blog post about ways to lift your mood. There have been many times over the past 11 years living with Epilepsy that I have found myself in quite a funk.

Sometimes, I have beenĀ able to pinpoint why I’m upset. Maybe I just lost my drivers license again or maybe I am feeling like I’m a burden to others and I never get just one minute to myself.

Other times, I haven’t really been able to figure out why I’m upset, I just AM.

So, when these moods happen, it’s important for us to be able to pick ourselves back up and put ourselves in a better mood. Helping ourselves gain perspective and see the big picture can go a long way to feeling much better about our situation.

So, here is the list I came up with of 35 Ways to Lift Your Mood!

Write in a Journal

Bake cookies

Visit a friend or neighbor

Listen to music

Workout

Clean out a drawer or closet

Go to a movie

Spend some time with nature

Take a nap

Draw or paint

Go for a walk

Visit your local humane society

Plant some flowers or vegetables

Do some volunteer work

Donate to a good cause

Call a friend

Pray

Read a book

Take a bubble bath

Walk around the mall

Discover a new hobby

Write poetry

Rearrange your furniture

Feed some ducks

Paint your nails

Look through old photos

Plan a vacation

Go to a zoo or aquarium

Make a snowman or sandcastle

Try a new restaurant

Take a class

Try your hand at a new recipe

Wash your car

Get a haircut

Go for a swim

 

Do you have any other suggestions for ways that you lift your mood? I’d love to hear what you’ve come up with! Contact me with any suggestions you have and don’t forget to Seize The Day!

Bailey My Aura Borealis Post GreetingHello from Minnesota! I was diagnosed with Generalized Idiopathic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in 2006. My goal is to create and contribute to a community for those living with Epilepsy & other neurological disorders, so that we can support each other, raise awareness, and share our hope for fewer seizures in the future!

Celebrating A Beautiful Life With Epilepsy

Far away there
in the sunshine
are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them,
but I can look up and
see their beauty,
believe in them,
and try to follow
where they lead

Louisa May Alcott

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