Some of the days I experience can be so hard to explain. Yesterday was definitely one of those days. By all accounts, it was a great day – another beautiful summer day that I got to spend with people that I love. But, the whole day I was plagued with waves of sadness and thoughts that I am not good enough. I am not a good enough wife, a good enough daughter, a good enough mother, a good enough sister, and on and on. I also felt like my current life didn’t have a lot of meaning to it – that I was just going through the motions of a day. I was scared that I will feel dead inside if I continue along like this. I know, some pretty heavy thoughts for a beautiful summer day.
Right now, it is early morning. Will I feel the same today? I’m not sure. But, I have had days like this before, and luckily for me it always seems to last for a few days at most. From what I understand, having days like this and thoughts like this is pretty common and pretty normal. However, it is when these types of days go on for several weeks that it starts becoming a problem that needs professional help. As I’ve said before, life is a mix of joy and grief. We have our good days. We have our bad days. We have a lot of days in between. But we carry it all around together. I don’t thoroughly enjoy my sad days, but they do happen, and I understand that more than likely it will pass. If they don’t, however, I need to start thinking about getting help.
How about you? Do you have sad days? What typically happens in your experience? If the sad days continue to last, do you have a plan for getting help? I encourage you to think about how you plan to deal with these scenarios if they should happen to you.