@ThisIsMyDragName for whatever its worth, even if nothing at all, here's what I do/have done when I feel like that. Some of this may have been suggested already, I was out of action for a few days so missed a whole bunch of stuff.
- like you say, focus on the good. Don't beat yourself up for not doing xyz every day. Instead of 'oh no I didn't brush my teeth today' go with 'amazing, I brushed my teeth yesterday. Well done me'.
- go for a walk if you can. If not, go stand outside. If you can't manage that, go stand by an open window. Let the cold in.
- related to the above teeth thing, break it into baby steps. If you can't do that, put some toothpaste on a brush and swirl around a bit. Sit on the loo doing it if easier. Can't do that either? Swish some mouthwash around to refresh.
- wash your face. If you can't manage that, splash with water. Even soak some cotton pads or whatever with cool water and gently wipe over your face.
- can't manage to make dinner? Make some toast instead. Can't manage that? Find something you do have, like raw carrots or grapes, for a snack to get some food into you.
- tidying your home. This is overwhelming at the best of times for so many of us anyway. Do it room by room. Tidy and declutter surfaces, and/or sweep/hoover floors. If you can't do that, then go with one surface e.g. kitchen table and go from there. If you're struggling with that, every time you leave the room bring something with you (a book in the bedroom, bring it with you into the sitting room or wherever. You get the idea).
- yoga if you can manage. Yoga with Adriene is lovely and on YouTube. Meditation too. Calm, Headspace, a bunch of guided ones again on YouTube.
- watch something that makes you feel good. No news, nothing miserable. Good old Only Fools and Horses or Mamma Mia or whatever you like. Put on comfy socks and snuggle up.
- gratitude journaling (may be a bit feathery-strokery, it's not my thing but lots of people apparently find it successful). Write down what you're thankful for each day. Fresh air/that smile the nice lady across the road gave you/the inspiration you got from her colourful flowerpots/that cat from down the road stomping through the snow and lookin cute, whatever it is.
Maybe none of that is useful but if it's semi-interesting to anyone at all, then it's worth typing out my spiel. And if not, it's a good reminder to myself. I'm not going into my past history even with anonymous internet beef-faced strangers but I've found almost all of these and more helpful, but they boil down to the same thing. Breaking stuff into bite-sized pieces and doing what you can.
- like you say, focus on the good. Don't beat yourself up for not doing xyz every day. Instead of 'oh no I didn't brush my teeth today' go with 'amazing, I brushed my teeth yesterday. Well done me'.
- go for a walk if you can. If not, go stand outside. If you can't manage that, go stand by an open window. Let the cold in.
- related to the above teeth thing, break it into baby steps. If you can't do that, put some toothpaste on a brush and swirl around a bit. Sit on the loo doing it if easier. Can't do that either? Swish some mouthwash around to refresh.
- wash your face. If you can't manage that, splash with water. Even soak some cotton pads or whatever with cool water and gently wipe over your face.
- can't manage to make dinner? Make some toast instead. Can't manage that? Find something you do have, like raw carrots or grapes, for a snack to get some food into you.
- tidying your home. This is overwhelming at the best of times for so many of us anyway. Do it room by room. Tidy and declutter surfaces, and/or sweep/hoover floors. If you can't do that, then go with one surface e.g. kitchen table and go from there. If you're struggling with that, every time you leave the room bring something with you (a book in the bedroom, bring it with you into the sitting room or wherever. You get the idea).
- yoga if you can manage. Yoga with Adriene is lovely and on YouTube. Meditation too. Calm, Headspace, a bunch of guided ones again on YouTube.
- watch something that makes you feel good. No news, nothing miserable. Good old Only Fools and Horses or Mamma Mia or whatever you like. Put on comfy socks and snuggle up.
- gratitude journaling (may be a bit feathery-strokery, it's not my thing but lots of people apparently find it successful). Write down what you're thankful for each day. Fresh air/that smile the nice lady across the road gave you/the inspiration you got from her colourful flowerpots/that cat from down the road stomping through the snow and lookin cute, whatever it is.
Maybe none of that is useful but if it's semi-interesting to anyone at all, then it's worth typing out my spiel. And if not, it's a good reminder to myself. I'm not going into my past history even with anonymous internet beef-faced strangers but I've found almost all of these and more helpful, but they boil down to the same thing. Breaking stuff into bite-sized pieces and doing what you can.
