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Starting to feel crushed by the weight of the world, riddled with guilt and disappointment in myself over my choices. Nothing I can do about the past though.

What are some of the ways you guys get yourselves out of a bad headspace?

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[โ€“] homoludens@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Listening to music helps me too. Recently I noticed that "sad" music seems to work especially well - something slow, not too intrusive, like Wolfsheim, Deine Lakaien, Anne Clark, ... While I listen it allows me to actually experience my emotions, and when I eventually turn off this music it also helps me to "snap out of it" and focus on the next steps in my life (which may just be cleaning the dishes or going for a run).