If These 5 Small Things Have Ever Ruined Your Day, This Is For You
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Though these irritating issues may seem inconsequential overall, therapists say they're still worth addressing. Here's how.
When something seemingly small doesn’t go your way, it’s easy to feel upset for a few moments ― or even an entire day.
There is nothing inherently wrong with that. In fact, in a TikTok posted by therapist Emma Mahony, she said there are a few common occurrences that routinely ruin our attitudes — and you shouldn’t be ashamed to feel let down by something that seems so minuscule.
“Usually, when people say [their day is ruined], it’s in the context of something interfering with the direction that they envisioned their day going,” Mahony, a therapist at A Better Life Therapy in Philadelphia and a mental health content creator, told HuffPost.
When compared to the larger issues in the world, it’s easy to feel like your “small” issues aren’t worth getting upset about. But therapists say these day-ruiners are also worthy of your attention (and may even be connected to how you feel about the larger issues in the world).
Below, therapists share the most common issues that throw off our days and how to deal so you don’t get stuck in a negativity cycle:
