Loppy,
I could throw out all sorts of 'ideas' for feeling better, but not knowing you better, I saw things in the words you chose to describe your thoughts and have this to offer up to you.
There are many contributing factors as to why we feel crappy (like rubbish), PMS aside, sleep, diet and exercise are all "constructive" ways to influence ways for us to feel better. These 3 elements most likely have been severely neglected by our drinking habits and in my opinion offer the most potential to make improvements in our 'happy meter' readings.
Emotions are also very real components in how we feel and drinking alcohol was a consistent way to "feel" better about things or at the very least make us forget why we feel like crap (rubbish). External forces too can have an affect, as we just got done with the full moon routine here and I saw many people out of sorts.
Like you, a sour day at work is a guaranteed mood killer for me and most of the reason a double martini was part of my after work routine.
So what is one to do??
Physical, health and sleep issues aside, I believe much of how we feel is all in our heads. My mom told me this once and it really can work if only temporarily. I noticed many years ago, when I would ask her how she felt, it was always "I feel *Great*!". After hearing that day in and day out I said how is this possible. She worked in a professional career that left no room for less than a 100% "feel good all the time" persona. She told me that her mentor told her that no matter how you felt, you always reply "I feel great" to the question on how are you. She said it was amazing that it would always pick her up and I'll tell you it works for me as well. I still may not "feel great", but at least my mental state gets a boost and it makes the day go much smoother often with a smile I didn't have at the start of the day.
So, Loppy, how do you "feel" today?
