FriendlyShadow
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Does anyone have advice on how I can control my instability better? I am very tired of breaking out in emotions all of the time and I wanted to know if there was some way to stop myself from doing it. Thank you.
How to be less emotionally unstable
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Hoppy
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I found my mood swings got much better once I started exercising.
What also works well is meditation.
The important thing to realize is that everything you do takes time to bear fruit. Do not expect results the moment you start. It will take normally more than a month before you will see the results of your efforts, sometimes even longer.
Focus on the process, the results will follow.
What also works well is meditation.
The important thing to realize is that everything you do takes time to bear fruit. Do not expect results the moment you start. It will take normally more than a month before you will see the results of your efforts, sometimes even longer.
Focus on the process, the results will follow.
Pacific_Loner
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^Excellent advice.
I used to have very, very bad mood swings. At some point I started to progressively modify my life style to try and eliminate chronic depression, which was an even bigger problem.
The first thing I did was stop being a night owl and force myself to get up in the morning, in order to get some sun. Which lead me to get into hiking a bit, since I didn't know what else to do outside.
When I moved out of my parents, I had more control over what I could eat so I started to eat less crap and more food fit for human consumption. The result was that I had more energy to get active, probably combined with my new diurnal life beat. My health also got better overtime because I had a lot of problems with my parents and their house when I lived with them.
At this point I realized how insanely connected is diet and life style with depression, mood swing and anxiety. I became more and more emotionally stable as I changed my diet and increased the amount of daily exercice.
If you are really motivated, add to it:
Less or no coffee, no drugs and alcohol, no medication, less metal music, more reggae, and some yoga and meditation.
Result for me: Depression gone, mood swing gone, brain fog gone except when I cheat on my diet, huge decrease of anxiety. I still have my issues, but I'm the more emotionally stable person I know. It's almost scary.
As Hoppy said, give yourself some months of real commitment before giving up.
I used to have very, very bad mood swings. At some point I started to progressively modify my life style to try and eliminate chronic depression, which was an even bigger problem.
The first thing I did was stop being a night owl and force myself to get up in the morning, in order to get some sun. Which lead me to get into hiking a bit, since I didn't know what else to do outside.
When I moved out of my parents, I had more control over what I could eat so I started to eat less crap and more food fit for human consumption. The result was that I had more energy to get active, probably combined with my new diurnal life beat. My health also got better overtime because I had a lot of problems with my parents and their house when I lived with them.
At this point I realized how insanely connected is diet and life style with depression, mood swing and anxiety. I became more and more emotionally stable as I changed my diet and increased the amount of daily exercice.
If you are really motivated, add to it:
Less or no coffee, no drugs and alcohol, no medication, less metal music, more reggae, and some yoga and meditation.
Result for me: Depression gone, mood swing gone, brain fog gone except when I cheat on my diet, huge decrease of anxiety. I still have my issues, but I'm the more emotionally stable person I know. It's almost scary.
As Hoppy said, give yourself some months of real commitment before giving up.
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Xervello
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I read your other post about people laughing when you get angry. I can see how it all ties together. I had a similar circumstance growing up, but how I dealt with it won't help you any. I grew up around a lot of jokesters, including a family friend that was much older than I was. So it was kind of a one-ups-manship of insults and jokes to get by. I wasn't as good as them, but I held my own. A few years later I started withdrawing from people, including them, so that stopped that. Though by that time I was pretty good at joking my way through things. Eventually I turned to writing and that was cathartic. I suggest maybe you do that, if you don't already. Venting out frustrations, thinking about what you want to say to this person or that person, making wish fulfillments, etc, in a way to process things more clearly for yourself. So that the next time you're in the moment, you'll have a better grasp of things. Then again, jokes are an easy out of a situation, as well. It's a hollow escape, but sometimes a resourceful one. In any case, I wish you luck.
