When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness is sometimes difficult, but it is doable.
“I feel sad for no reason!” That was me not so long ago. Occassionally, have you ever have one of those unexplainable moods? “What’s not firing right in my brain?”
Nothing happened for me to feel this way! Nor, sometimes it isn’t always an outside trigger that would cause it. The neurons in your brain aren’t firing right.
Even when you feel like there is no reason for you to feel sad, there is always something to trigger it. Whether it’s your environment or chemical, something is happening.
You just may not realize the why, yet you feel it happening. So, here is a list of “why’s” and how to overcome the sad mood.
Is it Normal to Feel Sad for no Reason?
It is perfectly normal to feel sad sometimes. but I believe there is always a reason. Some cosmic thing must have happened for you to feel this way.
If you look deep enough, you may find it. If you don’t, that’s ok too. Maybe you weren’t meant to figure it out.
Some things are best left unturned. Therefore, don’t obsess over it, it’s not worth it. Just move on with your life. We tend to obsess over things that aren’t meant to be.
As the saying goes, “don’t sweat the small stuff.” Basically, focus more on the positive side of things. What you’ve accomplished, what you’re going to accomplish.
Could it be Depression?
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness that could be depression.
Feeling sad sometimes is normal, but if you’re feeling persistently sad for more than two weeks, it could be a sign of depression.
Overall, depression is a serious mood disorder that can affect how you feel, think, and act.
It can be caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.
Other symptoms of depression include:
- Firstly, Trouble concentrating, remembering things, or making decisions
- Not getting any enjoyment out of life
- Feeling hopeless
- Having suicidal thoughts or thoughts about harming yourself
- Lastly, Changes in sleeping patterns
If you’re experiencing several of these symptoms nearly every day for two weeks or more and they interfere with day-to-day activities or cause significant distress, you should talk to your health care provider.
Nonetheless, they can diagnose your condition and suggest treatments that improve your symptoms.
You can also consider taking a free online depression test.
Sudden Feelings of Sadness
If you’re fine one minute and then you have a sudden feeling of sadness, something has to be going on. Here are some examples.
Other factors to consider:
Rapid shifts in mood
Rapid changes in mood, also known as mood swings, can be caused by many factors and can be a normal part of life or a sign of something else.
Normal causes Hunger, Stress, Hormones, Pregnancy, and PMS.
Other causes: Sleep deprivation, Low blood sugar, Medications, Mental illness, and Physical health conditions.
Moreover, mood swings can range from normal fluctuations to more intense changes.
Rapid shifts triggered by stress or transition are often temporary, but persistent fluctuations could be related to an underlying condition.
Serious mood shifts that threaten your well-being can be treated by medical professionals, while lifestyle changes can often help mild ones.
Some examples of underlying conditions that can cause mood swings include:
Bipolar disorder
In any event, people with bipolar disorder experience periods of extreme emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression).
Rapid cycling, where someone experiences multiple manic episodes in a short period of time, can develop in up to half of people with bipolar disorder.
Hormonal changes
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness can be due to chemical imbalances.
Changes in hormone levels are a common cause of mood changes, especially in women.
For example, hormone imbalances can occur during menopause or menstruation, and pregnancy can also affect brain chemistry.
Some men may also have mood swings from too much or too little testosterone.
Seasonal Sadness
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that can cause feelings of sadness or loss of interest during certain seasons, most often fall or winter.
Given that, SAD can have a significant impact on mood, cognitive function, and physical health.
Symptoms can range from mild to severe and can interfere with daily functioning.
Some symptoms of SAD include:
- Firstly, Decreased energy, fatigue, or feeling slowed down
- Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
- Changes in sleep or appetite or unplanned weight changes
- Fourthly, Physical aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems
- Thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts
- Decreased sex drive
- Trouble thinking clearly
- Lastly, Increased appetite, especially for sweets and carbohydrates
Sadness during pregnancy, or after childbirth
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness can be attributed to pregnancy.
Sadness during pregnancy and after childbirth can be a normal reaction, but it can also be a sign of a more serious condition.
Baby blues
In brief, many women feel sad, tearful, or anxious in the first week after giving birth. This is often called the “baby blues” and is considered normal.
Symptoms usually disappear within a few days or within 1 to 2 weeks with time, patience, and support from family and friends.
If symptoms last longer or start later, it could be a sign of a bigger problem, such as postpartum depression (PPD).
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Notwithstanding, PPD is a serious medical illness that can affect both the mother and child.
Symptoms include feeling depressed most of the day every day, feeling shame, guilt, or like a failure, feeling panicked or scared a lot of the time.
Also, having severe mood swings, and having little interest in things you normally like to do.
If you feel sad, anxious, or overwhelmed or feel like you don’t love or care for your baby and these feelings last longer than 2 weeks during or after pregnancy, you may have PPD.
Treatment for depression, such as therapy or medicine, works and can help you and your baby be as healthy as possible in the future.
Mild sadness and emptiness that never seems to go away
Subsequently, mild sadness and emptiness that never seems to go away could be a sign of a bigger picture, depression.
A person with mild depression may have a low mood and other symptoms of depression, but the symptoms will be less intense.
Other common symptoms include:
- firstly, irritability and agitation
- feeling unusually tired
- feeling hopeless
- fourthly, feeling guilty or worthless
- feeling overwhelmingly sad
- having difficulty focusing
- feeling unmotivated
- lastly, In sumwanting to be left alone
How to Stop Feeling Sad For No Reason
Talk to Loved Ones-Seeking and Nurturing Social Connections
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness helps to talk to someone.
Talking to loved ones about why you might be feeling sad or about circumstances around your sadness usually helps you figure out the ‘why’.
In sum, once you figure out the ‘why’, you’re better able to work on reversing emotions and becoming more jovial again (like your normal self).
Add a little humor
Adding humor usually makes circumstances better. Hence, if you can find the humor in dire instances, you’re back on track to being in a better mood.
In my book, humor is the best medicine for just about everything. When you laugh, it ignites something in your brain to slash through that sadness.
Listen to music
Listening to music always puts me in an upbeat mood no matter what I’m doing or how I feel. Because the words speak to meand that’s how I can express myself.
I’m constantly listening to music during my waking hours. I even go to sleep with it on. It just has a sense of lifting me up no matter how down I am.
Do something you enjoy
I enjoy making friendship bracelets. It relaxes me and in the end I’ve created something new. I have a big bag full of them.
I started making them about five years ago. Thus, I’ve noticed my anxiety go down and my mood has gone up for the most part.
Spend some time in the sun
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness bybeing outside. I try to spend time in the sun each day.
Some days it’s difficult because I’m in such a bad mood, I don’t feel like it.
I know during those days is when I really need to go out. It’s difficult to do things when my anxiety is really high, but I still do try to push myself.
Avoid toxic habits like:
- alcohol
- smoking
- codependency
- drugs
- junk food
Reframe negative thoughts
In the meantime, I find reframing negative thoughts to be beneficial. You take negative thoughts and turn them into positive thoughts. I was taught this by one of my therapist’s years ago.
I will be honest with you, it’s difficult to think of something good when you’re so depressed and full of spite against the world.
Change your immediate environment
Changing your immediate environment is a plus. Accordingly, you put yourself in different circumstances and realm that forces you to reevaluate them.
When you take yourself out of the position you were in and now you have a new one, it can eleviate a lot of those bad feelings. New environment = new circumstances.
Sum It All Up
When the sun hides: coping with unexplained sadness is dealing with daily life.
Without a doubt, I believe that you can bring yourself out of these suddenly sadness moods. I have been able to and it feels riveting.
Consequently, you may not at first understand why it happened, but now you have several tactical advantages to bring yourself into a better mood.
Sometimes you don’t always have to know the ‘why’ to fix the problem. Circumstances just happen. That’s life. Just believe that you can fix it.
Because if you do that, you’re almost to home plate. And when you get there, do a happy dance for me. Stay safe. Until next time…
Articles About Sudden Sadness
-What are the signs of mild depression?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321385
-Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
-What Can Cause Rapid Shifts in Mood?
https://www.healthline.com/health/rapid-mood-swings
Have a Good One,
Cindee Murphy
“One Voice In The Vastness Of Emotions”
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral’s Kiss
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”– John Green, Looking For Alaska
“It hurts to leave a light on for nobody.”– Graham Foust, Slow Survivor
“When you’re happy, you enjoy the music but when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.” ― Frank Ocean
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.”– Nicholas Sparks, Dear John
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