one of the best ways iβve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase βiβm open to the possibilityβ
this particularly works with anything negative iβve forecasted. βi woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suckβ isnβt a particularly helpful thought, but βitβs a great day to be alive!!!!!β feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep
instead iβll tell myself, βi really donβt feel good right now, but iβm open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.β or βiβm in a lot of pain today, but iβm open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite thatβ
sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but youβre not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference
This helped me today hope it helps someone else too
