My Happy Things

So Tanya Burr mentioned this is one of her vlogs recently and this is something I've been a firm believer in for a long while now and that is knowing what things make you happy. I often have very down days, when it feels like everything and everyone is against me and I'm alone and I feel very defeated by life. A couple of months ago things got very bad when a close friend of mine betrayed me quite thoroughly and I spent whole days in bed just crying. I'm quite an emotional person which means that when I'm happy I'm ecstatic and when I'm sad I'm almost depressed. It took a few days of wallowing before I decided I had better get on top of my emotions instead of letting them control me. I tried distracting myself; throwing myself into my university work or the gym which worked while I was busy but as soon as I had a moment with my thoughts (or long sleepless nights) I became incredibly miserable again and this usually led to me being kept up by my stupid loud brain. So I looked for another solution.
And I think I've found one that works! I started focusing on what made me happy and took note of those things. Whenever things where bad I threw myself into the things that made me happy to cheer myself up. Distracting yourself from the sadness won't work, trust me. Instead you have to fix the sad.
Everyone will have different things that make them happy but I think that having a large and wide variety is best. I'll share a few of my things below to help give you an idea.

My Happy Things

- My  Happy Place - My Bed under the duvet

- Candles - Usually while I'm in bed

- TV Programs - I have lots, most of which are starting new seasons now. I like to make sure I always have                           at least an episode or two of something to watch so I can come home at the end of a bad                             day and crawl into bed and watch a wonderful fantasy. Currently I'm enjoying Grey's                                     Anatomy, Modern Family, The Originals and about 8 other programs. I'm never lost for                               something to watch though I make sure I'm not constantly watching things and letting them                             get in the way of my studies!

- My Happy Playlist - You can find this on my Spotify (username MorganC08) but it's full of songs I know                                     put me in a happy

- My Friends and Family - They're always there to perk me up
- Baking - This is a good little break from everything for me.

It is, I feel, important to make sure you have a range of things that make you happy no matter the circumstances. For instance make sure you have at least some things that don't rely on other people and things that you have access to everywhere (for example: I can't get into bed at university :( but I usually have access to my happy playlist.
Let me know some of the things on your happy list!
xx
nzunigirl