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By *eli OP Woman
over a year ago
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your energy.
So we all have them. Days when we're feeling more alert, high on life. Other days when we're in a lower mood/slump. Do you find it easy to listen to your body and change what you're doing? How do you manage it? |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"your energy.
So we all have them. Days when we're feeling more alert, high on life. Other days when we're in a lower mood/slump. Do you find it easy to listen to your body and change what you're doing? How do you manage it? "
Generally? Coffee. Lots of it.
There are certain responsibilities that are 7 days a week and even if I'm feeling like I've been hit by a train and awake for a month, still need doing.
Not that healthy I know but it works.
The high energy days frustratingly seem to come when I have no real plans, nothing scheduled and logically should be used for rest and relaxation, but invariably I find myself either stressing because I'm looking for things to do that aren't there, or I end up sofa bound spending time on here or binge watching box sets.
My body is a dick. It usually decides to feel the opposite of how it needs to on any given day.
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I can turn my energy up. I can’t help it dropping into a downer, but I can turn it up when needed, I just imagine all the good positive stuff or people around me.
And that’s another thing, I feed off peoples energy like others will. You have good times with good people.
Which also means people can drop my mood pretty quickly too. |
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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago
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It depends on what I’m doing. As Obi posted, there are some things just just have to be done and in a certain way, with a certain energy.
If I’m feeling low energy or low mood, in my down time, I’m quite good at knowing and managing myself |
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Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down.
And that's it, you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good.
"If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain".
Do you know which "philosopher" said that? |
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My way of being productive is erratic to say the least. The more I need to do the more efficient I am.
I definitely have cycles which I now listen to more. In a month I have 2 weeks where I'm most productive and the other 2 aren't. So I now work to that timetable. If I need to get something done when I'm not really in the mindset for it. I'll pop on music, go for a walk and then get it done. And not be to harsh on myself if it's not what I deem perfect. |
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By *eli OP Woman
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"Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down.
And that's it, you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good.
"If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain".
Do you know which "philosopher" said that?"
Sometimes I really miss your wise words E. It is all good.
And yep, the great bapped philosopher of love, work and being true to yourself. |
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On vibrant, energetic days I can overdo it and burn out if I'm not careful. Learning to pace myself is a work in progress. Low mood sluggish days are easier for me to deal with, probably because I've has more practice at them. Frustration and unproductiveness are very frequent feelings, either for not getting things done because I'm at a low ebb, or for not having somewhere to channel the high energy on a sparkly day. |
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I dont get as giddy as i used to i try exhaust myself thru the week by staying busy otherwise i bounce around like a tommyspinner bouncing off walls so end up going for a drive and overthinking my past |
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By *eli OP Woman
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"I can turn my energy up. I can’t help it dropping into a downer, but I can turn it up when needed, I just imagine all the good positive stuff or people around me.
And that’s another thing, I feed off peoples energy like others will. You have good times with good people.
Which also means people can drop my mood pretty quickly too. "
Yes I get this but (and it's easier said than done) maybe we shouldn't let others hold the cards to our moods. Sure, we're human but why let it be detrimental and be such a big effect? Value ourselves a bit more, understand that people have moods that aren't our responsibility or fault and embrace how we feel without feeling beholden to another's whims. I definitely feed off energy from another. Can allow myself to be meh'd because of another's behaviour but it doesn't serve me. It's something I'm working on clearly and struck a chord! |
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"Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down.
And that's it, you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good.
"If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain".
Do you know which "philosopher" said that?
Sometimes I really miss your wise words E. It is all good.
And yep, the great bapped philosopher of love, work and being true to yourself."
And people say she's just a big pair of tits. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"I can turn my energy up. I can’t help it dropping into a downer, but I can turn it up when needed, I just imagine all the good positive stuff or people around me.
And that’s another thing, I feed off peoples energy like others will. You have good times with good people.
Which also means people can drop my mood pretty quickly too.
Yes I get this but (and it's easier said than done) maybe we shouldn't let others hold the cards to our moods. Sure, we're human but why let it be detrimental and be such a big effect? Value ourselves a bit more, understand that people have moods that aren't our responsibility or fault and embrace how we feel without feeling beholden to another's whims. I definitely feed off energy from another. Can allow myself to be meh'd because of another's behaviour but it doesn't serve me. It's something I'm working on clearly and struck a chord!"
100% this!
Tricky if it's your significant other that your talking about as you will always try to help raise their energy levels and mood because you love them, but even with them it can be good to occasionally just let someone dwell, work out their own mood and deal with it in their own way, as trying too hard or attempting help in the wrong way can certainly have the opposite effect to the one desired. Just be there if needed.
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I find if I have eaten early the previous evening that I have more energy 1st thing. I am aware when I'm more sluggish so have to make more effort to get motivated. |
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It's rare that I have a day when I can't pull myself up out of a slump. When I do I just accept, listen to what my body/mind is telling me and crack on with my day promising myself 'me time' as soon as I can. A bubblebath, lay on the bed with music, draw or sit amongst nature allows me to let the lows pass through.
I feed off other people's energy so I will avoid negative vibes at all costs!
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By *eli OP Woman
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"Can allow myself to be meh'd because of another's behaviour but it doesn't serve me. It's something I'm working on clearly and struck a chord!
100% this!
Tricky if it's your significant other that your talking about as you will always try to help raise their energy levels and mood because you love them, but even with them it can be good to occasionally just let someone dwell, work out their own mood and deal with it in their own way, as trying too hard or attempting help in the wrong way can certainly have the opposite effect to the one desired. Just be there if needed.
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Yes, definitely. Knowing that you don't have to fix things and just as you sit with things, sometimes others need to, it's important that you don't become an emotional sponge. I do try and be there for people and probably err on the must fix line but getting better at stepping away and letting people navigate their own emotional wellbeing with out my well intentioned waffling check ins.  |
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By *eli OP Woman
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"My way of being productive is erratic to say the least. The more I need to do the more efficient I am.
I definitely have cycles which I now listen to more. In a month I have 2 weeks where I'm most productive and the other 2 aren't. So I now work to that timetable. If I need to get something done when I'm not really in the mindset for it. I'll pop on music, go for a walk and then get it done. And not be to harsh on myself if it's not what I deem perfect. "
You don't need to be perfect. Not everything needs to be done perfectly. No one is perfect. And it's nigh on impossible to hold yourself up to a ridiculous standard and be perfect all the time.
Have you read up on a woman's cycle and the effect it has on the body/mood etc Frida? I'm guessing you have. |
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By *eli OP Woman
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"I dont get as giddy as i used to i try exhaust myself thru the week by staying busy otherwise i bounce around like a tommyspinner bouncing off walls so end up going for a drive and overthinking my past "
There's not one way to answer, Inevitable, on the fora. Ever. 
Managing and listening to how you feel and adopting coping strategies is a good way to be.
I have phases of Tiggering so hard but know that I'll burn out if I keep it up/don't expend the energy so try and be very productive in that time otherwise I end up feeling really antsy and restless. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The slump is age, the body starts changing in the 40s for men and women and the fix is exercise and good quality vitamins and supplements, testosterone replacement even the cheap ones on Amazon can make a big difference as they aren’t really testosterone merely a high dose vitamin that encourages testosterone to be released, thus turning said slumping male into a horny thirty something again, for the ladies glucosamine and other options should be looked at, lethargy will just kill us all |
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"My way of being productive is erratic to say the least. The more I need to do the more efficient I am.
I definitely have cycles which I now listen to more. In a month I have 2 weeks where I'm most productive and the other 2 aren't. So I now work to that timetable. If I need to get something done when I'm not really in the mindset for it. I'll pop on music, go for a walk and then get it done. And not be to harsh on myself if it's not what I deem perfect.
You don't need to be perfect. Not everything needs to be done perfectly. No one is perfect. And it's nigh on impossible to hold yourself up to a ridiculous standard and be perfect all the time.
Have you read up on a woman's cycle and the effect it has on the body/mood etc Frida? I'm guessing you have."
I have indeed read up on how body and mood are effected by their monthly cycles. And I can predict fairly accurately when my most productive days are and those that are not. So if I have to for example give an important talk, I try and schedule it on one of those days. For me personally learning about my cycle has been a massive game changer.
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"I dont get as giddy as i used to i try exhaust myself thru the week by staying busy otherwise i bounce around like a tommyspinner bouncing off walls so end up going for a drive and overthinking my past
There's not one way to answer, Inevitable, on the fora. Ever.
Managing and listening to how you feel and adopting coping strategies is a good way to be.
I have phases of Tiggering so hard but know that I'll burn out if I keep it up/don't expend the energy so try and be very productive in that time otherwise I end up feeling really antsy and restless. "
ooo yeah i get that i was like that last night woke up after 2 hours sleep cos i was still giddy from the rugby game i played earlier wound me right up trying to nod off  |
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By *eli OP Woman
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"Have you read up on a woman's cycle and the effect it has on the body/mood etc Frida? I'm guessing you have.
I have indeed read up on how body and mood are effected by their monthly cycles. And I can predict fairly accurately when my most productive days are and those that are not. So if I have to for example give an important talk, I try and schedule it on one of those days. For me personally learning about my cycle has been a massive game changer.
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Yes! I do similar - schedule certain things (like discussing courses, salary, owner meetings) on certain weeks because I know that I'll be performing better, able to think more clearly and be the more optimized version of myself. I know that the next few days are definitely a certain stage of it so I'm organising a last minute shopping trip with a good friend, booked a gym class... small things that go with my natural state rather than fight against it. |
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"Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down.
And that's it, you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good.
"If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain".
Do you know which "philosopher" said that?"
Don't know who but I like it. |
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