9 Things to Do When Life Gets You Down

When it seems like you just can’t pull yourself together, here are nine simple things you can try to chip away at the gloom.

Step outside. Feel the sunlight on your face, listen to the sounds all around you, and just soak it in for at least 10 minutes. Shutterstock

Life is not easy. Sometimes it’s stressful, worrisome, painful, overwhelming, defeating, or just plain hard. Nobody, no matter what their Instagram feed tells you, avoids suffering of one sort or another.

When it feels like too much, when your mind is swirling with negativity, when it seems like you just can’t pull yourself together, here are nine simple things you can try, to chip away at the gloom.

Let the Sunshine in

How much time have you been spending indoors, staring at screens? Walk through your home and make sure your shades are open and that you’re letting as much sunlight in as possible.