My friend Bill asked me this questions as part of my nomination for the Liebster Award.
When times are tough, how do I cope?
I don’t, if we’re being honest. I’m pretty big on shutting down and ignoring the world when things begin to get too tough. My body even rejects the stress, I normally get migraines or a cold when I’m in over my head.
And times are actually tough now for me, so I guess I can speak from recent experience. Losing my job, applying to new ones every day, finding a house to live in, moving, and living in a pandemic. It’s a lot for me. It doesn’t take a lot for me to get stressed so…yea, I’m really stressed right now.
How am I coping?
I’m leaning a lot on my boyfriend right now, which he has been suspiciously taking very well. I can’t wrap my mind around basically anything outside of the immediate things that need to be done, so he’s been great with picking up the slack.
I also spend like a lot of time cuddling my dog.
Besides that, keeping busy is really the only thing that gets me through hard times. When things start to lull, I go into a state of questioning my whole life and needing things to be better now. Which isn’t always possible. And not just tough times like I’m in now. When I lose a family member or am dealing with a sick pet – things that really hurt my soul – I just keep busy.
Tell me in the comments how you cope when times get tough!
Rosie Culture 
In the same boat as well. I usually do one of three things….
Make a blogpost about it (will publish or just keep it as a draft, jotting things down helps create a lot of room in the heart and mind)
Try my hand at cooking or baking a new dish— (todays special…chocolate chip muffins 🤞)
listen to music to drown out my sorrows (Try to mix up my playlist to lighten my mood..)
Finally, I reassure myself that things will get better soon coz no matter how grim things may seem I try my best to hold on to Hope.
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I do a lot of these too, music is especially helpful to me!
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Rosie, I find my faith helps me get through troubling times especially now with the Coronavirus situation going on. Relying on loved ones also makes things easier.
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I think, self-care is especially important during tough times…like, whenever I’m struggling with something big I deliberately try to take some time to cook a good meal, for instance or go for a nice walk – just to have a little break from all the thoughts and worries, you know?
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Definitely! I tend to fall into bad patterns where I keep talking myself out of doing stuff like that even though I know it will make me feel better
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I know what you mean…we should start talking ourselves into doing those important things instead!
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Lately, meditation and lots of nature walks/hikes
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I live by the mantra, “If you can’t look up, look ahead.” So, when things get sucky, I spend a lot of time either planning for when things are no longer sucky or daydreaming about when it won’t be anymore (if it’s something I can’t change by planning).
Ultimately, it’s important to remember that sucky things are temporary. When it’s over, I always remember to look myself in the mirror and say, “See? It sucked but we made it. Next time, remember that. It won’t last.”
After a while, you get better and better at it. I’m a pro now. 😂 I don’t know that it can work for everyone, but I’ve been doing this since 13 years old. I’m 30, so….so far, so good.
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Cuddling the dog is DEFINITELY great for when times are hard, I love coming home to my dogs!
You can do this!
🌿 Marissa Belle × marsybun.com 🌿
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Keeping yourself busy is so important isn’t it? And getting out for walks and exercise crucial, helps so much. And nothing beats a cuddle with a dog! Hopefully your boyfriend gets a bit of a look-in with the cuddles from time to time. It’s all about trying to keep positive at times like this, not easy at all.
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I don’t cope very well. When things are tough, I like to be by myself and just melt into the couch binge watching TV. I don’t wanna do anything. It’s not the healthiest but it’s the most I can get myself to do when I’m feeling really down.
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