6 Useful Tips to Overcome Feelings of Hopelessness
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You may experience the feeling of hopelessness for many reasons. You can be frustrated at work, overburdened emotionally, depressed in your relationship or unsuccessful in your career. Irrespective of the cause of hopelessness, here are a few tips which you can use to overcome the ugly feeling of hopelessness.
1. Read a motivational book or watch an inspiring movie
One of the easiest ways to perk yourself up when you are feeling down and hopeless is to expose yourself to a nice book or a movie. Watch an inspiring movie about success or read a motivational book about happiness and you will find yourself being swayed by motivation from your new found support system. You may be able to relate your state of hopelessness to a character in a book or a movie and get new ideas to tackle your situation.
2. Keep yourself busy all the time
You will never be able to overcome your feeling of hopelessness if you keep sitting on your couch, do nothing about it and keep mulling about your disappointments. Do whatever it takes to keep yourself busy all the time, whether you decide to take up a hobby, play a sport, spring clean your home or surf some useful websites on the internet. The more you keep yourself busy, the less time you will have to think about your distress. In fact, one of your activities may inspire you so much that you may suddenly find a new purpose in life and forget all about your hapless state.
3. Talk to someone
If you start bottling up your anguish, your feelings may explode in an unwanted display of emotions. The feeling of hopelessness can make your mind play games with you and you will sink deeper in your worries if there is no outlet. Vent out your feelings to someone and take their opinion on your situation. A fresh perspective and an objective view at your feelings of hopelessness may help you find a new direction in life. You may realize that things are not that hopeless after all.
4. Travel
Traveling is an activity that can rejuvenate you from within. Whether you go on a road trip, a vacation abroad or interstate, you will be exposed to new landscapes, people and experiences as you travel. Traveling will make you realize that you may have been living in your shell of hopelessness all this time and that the world has so much more to offer. It is the perfect way to take a break from your mundane life and expose yourself to a whole new perspective.
5. Build your self esteem
The driver of your feelings of hopelessness may be intrinsic more than extrinsic. You may feel weighed down because of low self confidence and self esteem. Watch personality development videos, use resources from the internet to improve your body language and learn how to pamper your ego. Overcoming hopelessness can sometimes be all about making yourself realize your self-worth and boosting your own morale.
6. Workout and stay fit
At the outset, this tip may seem to have no direct connection with getting rid of helpless feelings. But exercise is known to increase adrenaline in the body which can make you feel pumped up and confident. Take up a gym membership if you haven’t already and make your body feel good by keeping it fit. Exercising and staying healthy will allow you to be physically and mentally strong enough to fight stress and combat the feeling of being hopeless.
