If you feel dissatisfied or ‘below par’ post-Christmas, you’re not alone.
Many people experience a dip in their energy or mood at this time of year. Some attribute this to the shorter days and winter weather, the impact of seasonal spending on their finances, or disappointments experienced over Christmas… and I don’t mean rubbish gifts. Time off over Christmas and New Year can bring home to people what they perceive is missing in their life.
It’s not always easy to find the motivation to do something new or different when you’re feeling flat.
It’s much simpler to go through the motions and wait for things to improve, but the uncomfortable truth is that if you do nothing, nothing will change.
Yes, you can live with feeling ‘meh’ and wait for Spring, but that’s not much fun, is it?
So how can you recover your enthusiasm when your va-va-voom has left the room?
A good first step is to make time for things that will bring you pleasure, comfort, or joy. Do things that will lift you, soothe you, or re-focus your attention. This could be walking in nature, rekindling an old hobby, or signing up for a class to learn something new or meet new people. Creative activities like baking, sewing, or craftwork are absorbing and will give you respite from negative thoughts.
Remembering a time when you had bags of ‘get up & go’ or felt at the top of your game can help you to recover those good feelings.
Try it now.
Close your eyes for a moment and take yourself back to a time when you felt great.
Experience it as if you’re there, looking through your own eyes, rather than watching yourself in a movie.
See what you saw, hear what you heard and feel what you felt at that time.
Stay absorbed in that moment and enjoy the feelings that arise from it.
Notice how your mood and sense of wellbeing shifts in just a few moments.
I’m also a big fan of EFT Tapping.
It’s a very effective technique for interrupting anxious thought patterns or diminishing unhelpful beliefs. The good news is, it’s simple to learn and easy to implement and people with a wide range of issues, find it beneficial. I teach it to all my clients as it can be a brilliant self-help tool.
If you’d like to find out a bit more about the process I teach, you can watch my demonstration video in my No-nonsense Guide to Managing Anxiety.
Do you want to get your mojo back or need a reset for 2026?
Then book a free phone consultation. This is not a sales call, just an opportunity for us to have a chat and find out whether we’re a good fit.
I offer online and face-to-face therapy sessions, and 3-day Intensive Therapy Retreats in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
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