Hmm

[soc_puppet]

It occurs to me that my current down-in-the-dumps-ness might also be related to my current reading material. Which I am enjoying immensely! But tonally it's on the more tense end of the spectrum of what I enjoy reading these days, and so is my current audiobook, and since my mood tends to be heavily informed by whatever media I'm consuming at any given time...

...I may need to take a break and switch to a comfort re-read.

(Which sucks, because I genuinely do want to read the rest of this book and find out what happens right now. But! Emotional health first.)

Comments

[vriddy]

I feel that often! Especially in the last few years... Hope you find something more cheering to read, and can return to those ones when it's the right time :)

[soc_puppet]

Something like the past decade for me, urgh. I've got a few ebook options pulled up, though, and am optimistic that at least one of them will do the trick.

Maintaining an even keel

[jesse_the_k]

...requires deliberate planning, for sure.

That’s where fanfiction can come in handy. (Although there's lots of angsty stuff there as well).

Re: Maintaining an even keel

[soc_puppet]

The whole "emotional regulation falls under executive function" thing certainly doesn't help, ether :P

Hmm; on the one hand, I'm slightly between fandoms; my interest in my most recent fandom has waned significantly, and nothing new has grabbed my attention just yet. On the other hand, I can always re-read my own stuff and old favorites, and there's also the original fiction that's been knocking at my door the past six-plus months!