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After having a really horrible semester last year, I wanted to write a post on dealing with bad days/weeks/months or even years.
If you are feeling like you are in a really bad phase, just take a deep breath and DONT pity yourself. Self pity kills. Instead think that this is just a bad phase and like all phases, this one will end and a new better one will begin.
1.Talk to your friends, or your parents or someone who understands and knows you.
2.Watch romcoms or comedy movies that will lift up your spirits.(One of my favourites is Begin Again).
3.Write posts about how you are feeling and what difficulties you are facing so that people who have gone through similar things can help you and give you advice.
4.Most importantly, dont give up on your studies and your goals. Go back to your teacher and ask for help. Ask friends. Watch videos. Look at previous question papers. Anything to help you get through that rough patch in a subject.
5.If you have a lot of backlog and lagging work, just drink a cup of coffee and get to work. Complete a major chunk of your backlog so that you feel good about yourself and get your spirits up.
6.I have realised that once I start disliking a subject, I procrastinate. I leave the work to the last possible moment and then (obviously) its not upto its mark. A vicious cycle.
7.Remember that stressing yourself about anything will not help. Neither will worry. Instead put that emotion in doing something productive. If there is nothing more that you can do about it then only rest easy.
After all, its a bad day, not a bad life. :)