Three things I force myself to do before I crash out

We’ve all been there - the days when life is way too overwhelming.

Too many emotions, too much stress, too much to do.

And if you’re like me - you probably just shut down sometimes.

I have this lovely habit of feeling so overwhelmed by the world that at 10am I will just bail on the day, crawl back into bed and stare into the abyss of my phone until I am so checked out that I don’t even know I exist.

I know that if I do this - a lot of other people probably do this too!!

My biggest goal is always to have days like this, less and less and less.

So, when I’m feeling that crash out, melt-down, give up on the day type of energy starting to take me over - I go into autopilot overdrive with these three steps:

Step 1: Put on headphones and play my affirmations and repeat them out-loud while I get ready for the day and tidy up my space.

Yes, I put on my own affirmations so that for at least 10 minutes there are nice thoughts playing in my head to cover up the mean ones. I repeat every mantra out loud even if my voice feels unenthused and fake af - I do it anyways.

This action + making my bed, opening my blinds, tidying up my room and getting ready for the day helps me get into a momentum where I’m out of my head and into my space.

—> Try these affirmations for next time ur crashing out.

Step 2: Do 50 jumping jacks - and then turn on a Qi gong youtube video.

Again, it doesn’t matter if I’m enthused or not - I’m forcing 50 jumping jacks out of my body and once that prana is moving, I’ve been really into doing short 10-minute Qi gong flows on youtube lately. It’s such a gentle, easeful practice of showing loving-kindess to your body while also harmonizing the energy body.

Even if I’m frowning through it - I feel lighter afterwards and like I did something good for my body.

—> Check out this Qi Gong video I’ve been loving.

Step 3: Once I’ve spent some time connecting to my body, I sit and force myself through minimum 5 minutes of guided meditation. Again - using one of my own audios to support me! This is what guided meditations are for!! On the days when you really need a crutch, when you really need someone else to just hold you in your focus for a couple of minutes.

—> Try on this short guided meditation next time you need support.

Now, OPTIONAL step 4 would be opening your journal - but not to do morning pages - that might send you right back into your spiral we just worked so hard to come out of. Instead, I like to add an optional cherry on top to just open my journal and write down and entire page of all the blessings in my life right now like:

• I have clean water to drink

• I have food in my fridge for when I’m hungry

• My AC works so I’m not dying in heat

• I can have a hot shower whenever I want

• I get to go to yoga classes for free

Listing the most simple and basic blessings just remind me that I can appreciate the little things.

Now here’s the catch with these three steps -

If after I’ve completed these three steps, if I still want to crash out and bail on my day and be depressed in bed brain-rotting - I DO IT!

Or at least… thats the sneaky promise that I make for myself. :)

I tell myself, “just do these three steps and then afterwards you can totally bail on your day and go back to bed.”

But the truth is… after those three steps, I always feel better.

I feel like I got a momentum going on my day.

My energy lightens up and my mind relaxes and things just don’t feel so hard anymore.

If I really need to still crash out and bail on my day at that point - I give myself full permission to because I know I did my best to shift it.

But that’s the thing - it almost never comes out that way.

Every shitty day needs a handful of non negotiables that we can lovingly carry ourselves through - and give ourselves that tiny opportunity to feel better.

This method, helps me have less and less days where I bail - and more and more days where I stay true to myself, my integrity - and actually feel better.

So - what are your non-negotiables on your hardest days?

Share your ideas with me in the comments!

Much love,

Jane ♥️