How to beat the January blues
The excitement and joy of Christmas and the New Year is over – how do you feel?
For many people they now feel a little low. Lets face it we have dark mornings, cold weather and high energy bills. Not a great start to the New Year.
In January we often feel low in mood, unhappy, lack of motivation, feeling overweight and tired.
In face 18 January is meant to be the worst day of the year for feeling down. Mainly due to our credit card bills coming in around this time. We feel we have nothing to look forward to.
Below are some tips to be the January Blues (if you are worried then please seek professional help).
Stop making New Year Resolutions
One big issue is that we make New Year Resolutions and we feel upset when we cannot stick to them. Only try and make New Year Resolutions you know you can stick to. For example instead of saying I will walk 10,000 steps a day start with just getting off the bus or tube one or two stops earlier. That is something that is achieveable.
Spend more time outside
You may not want to venture outside during this time of year.
But getting exposure to daylight is vital for your wellbeing. We often get down in darker months and this is due to the limited amount of sunlight exposure.
It has been said that our brains love the sunlight as one of the reasons is it can help our sleeping routine.
If you are at work then during your lunch break spend time outside – make 15 minutes to have a walk around outside – you will come back refreshed and be more able to focus on your afternoon work
With Christmas and the New Year over you may feel you have nothing to look forward to.
There is nothing more exciting than having something to look forward to. You get excited and feel happy that something is happening.
So why not book a holiday. It does not have to be expensive – just a few days away in the UK would suffice.
It has been said that simply looking forward to a break away will keep your endorphins (pleaure hormones) flowing strong.
Exercise
I hope these few tips help you to beat the January Blues.