Tough (Question) Tuesday: How do you get out of a funk?
Quit Your BellyAching by orangebeautiful
Coaching.
Watching the Thurs night NBC line-up.
Listening to They’re All Gonna Laugh at You or watching Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore. (Yes, I am a 32 year old woman! Did you think I was a 14 year old boy, per chance? Nope – but my sense of humor is.)
Forcing myself to dance to Blister in the Sun.
Reading a book & drinking a glass of wine in my Comfy Chair overlooking the Manhattan skyline.
Acknowledging my wins on paper.
Listing everything I’m grateful for.
Talking to a great friend that I’ve been missing.
Watching the video for Business Time or D*ck in a Box (yes, the censored version is funnier).
Shaking it out, from head to toe. Followed by some jumping up & down & yelling. Yes, I’m an actor.
Taking a nap.
Honoring – nay, embracing! – the funk until I’ve had enough, then declaring, “Suck it, funk!” (OK, I haven’t actually done this, but I’m so gonna do it now)
Experiencing the present.
Writing about said funk & how I can kick it’s butt any day of the week.
A big hug from my husband & fishing for compliments.
How do you get out of a funk?
As you can probably tell by my last 2 posts, I was in a bit of one myself last week. So not only do I want your secrets for totally selfish purposes, but because I realized that the more you know about how you fight the funk, the quicker you’ll scare it off when it arrives. So join the conversation in the comments section while I play that funk-y music (sorry, I just couldn’t help it)!
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April 20th, 2010 at 3:21 am
I actually wrote a short poem on this very subject:
Pineapple Jarisco
Cookies made with Crisco
The opposite of
Clinical depression is
Disco.
April 20th, 2010 at 6:28 am
turning on the music and having a dance party for one…or more.
just turning on music sometimes does the trick.
having a good cry.
practicing non judgement and just being where I'm at. not good or bad – it just is in this moment. without the judgement it's easier for it to pass through without taking up residence.
snuggling up with my husband.
reaching out to a friend(s) – isolating does not help me.
getting outside.
walking on the beach.
gratitude lists.
journaling.
playing with my dog.
painting and getting messy with it.
wearing stripey socks.
giving myself permission to get cozy and watch a movie even though there are 100 other things I should be doing.
now that I mention that….giving myself permission to do anything that my intuition tells me I need. She is always right
April 20th, 2010 at 6:35 am
I actually have done several posts about this myself recently. For me, running is hands down the best way. Wine helps too. Reading and watching movies (escapism).
April 20th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Depends on the funk, but:
Reading design blogs
Reading shelter mags
Emersing myself in a tv show on Netflix streaming and not coming out until my eyes are red (ahem, Mad Men, Dead Like Me, Gilmore Girls)
Baking. Or eating things that have been baked, like red velvet cupcakes.
Crying to Ryan who makes it better
Call my mom.
Plan something fun or exciting that is unrelated to the funk
Talk to my girlfriends – whoever I can get on the phone, but they are my cheerleaders (even though most of them don't understand what a blog is)
Organize and de-clutter. Closets, emotions.
Shopping. I'm a regular at retail therapy. Unless my funk is about finances. Unless I go anyway and score a killer deal. If not, could make it worse. It's a gamble.
Starbucks.
April 20th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Tickling my 7 month-old daughter so I can hear her cackle.
A glass of wine.
A very long, very hot shower.
Texting a good friend.
Journaling.
An inspirational quote.
Writing my affirmations over and over again.
April 20th, 2010 at 11:13 am
@Alexandra: A++++++++!
@Olive & Hope: Isn't it amazing that it really just boils down to being nice to yourself? That's really the name of the game. And can I say how much I love your list? Because I do. I love it.
@Mrs, Mediocrity: Hope that you don't do all that at once
Seriously, it's fantastic that you know tying up your laces & hitting the road/treadmill is the way to kick that funk in the rear.
April 21st, 2010 at 3:51 am
Alisha, I can hear your daughter now! So sweet. Yup, that's a great reason to keep a kid handy
April 21st, 2010 at 6:03 am
This first one is like a choose your own adventure…
A glass of red wine with a) a good book or b) bellydancing all over the house or c) cooking a fab meal
Weeding in the garden
Laying on the grass in the yard
Giving myself the afternoon off, or if I'm too busy for that I will at least switch gears – stop working on photography stuff and clean the living room or something.
Setting a timer so that forcing myself to do something seems less epic of a task. I can handle 10 minutes of accounting, but without that time limit thinking about doing the accounting is miserable. Most of my funks are because I feel overwhelmed.
MUSIC – always the first thing I try. And apparently the last thing I list. Hm.
April 21st, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Ack! I've been going through a terrible funk myself this week so this is helpful for me to think about.
Running is really helpful for me
Reading
Writing out my thoughts
Realizing that it's not as bad as I think it is
Talking it out with my fiance or a good friend
Watching something silly/funny on tv
A good glass of red wine
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April 22nd, 2010 at 3:13 am
@Diana – Timers are my secret weapon, too! They really help me Just Start, & I only give myself 45 minutes on it. I feel like I can do anything for 45 min & it won't be too torturous. And wine goes well with everything!
@Nailah – Let's kick that funk's ass! Mine is gone, & I hope that yours is leaving. Running has been mentioned a few times…I'm gonna put that on my To Try list!
April 28th, 2010 at 9:00 am
hanging out with my beastly dog (he doesn't know what a funk is—he just wants to go for a walk or sit in the sun)
cooking
dancing (try to put on Billie Jean by Michael Jackson and not want to dance)
writing about it
going for a walk and really taking the time to look at things
reading a good fiction book or a well-made happy ending movie (Good Will Hunting perhaps?)
A good laugh