Sometimes...

Sometimes things just don't go our way. Sometimes we get the flu, or lose our camera. Sometimes we lose our wallet or get our credit card blocked. Sometimes our classmates make our lives difficult and all we want to do is give up. Sometimes we can't stand the people we are expected to live with for a year. Sometimes it's our fault and sometimes it isn't and sometimes it's easy to fix and sometimes it isn't. Either way we find ourselves stressed out and overwhelmed, which leads to an unwelcome mix of frustration, anger and just being downright upset. And no matter what we do or what other's say we just can't seem to shake that feeling. Like you have a raincloud over your head that just won't go away… and your umbrella has a hole in it.

Everyone has their own way of dealing with days, or even weeks like this. No one way in particular works or doesn't work. Personally I like to either escape from my troubles into a good book or a mind numbing tv show, or (more often than not) just eat my troubles away with an entire tub of ice cream. Whether this works for you or not it is important to find a way to get through those tough times. Find a light at the end of the tunnel and keep your eyes on it at all costs. It may be counting down the days until you can go home, or applying to a new school, or treating yourself to dinner or eating the whole tub of ice cream. Find something that makes you feel better and do it, and keep doing it until one day your troubles don't trouble you as much. That's not to say any big problems will disappear over night, but when you can find yourself in a place where the problem still exists but you don't have to be upset because of it then you can truly conquer that problem and come out of the whole experience for the better. It may take time, it may be hard, but it will be worth it in the end, even if just to say that you survived.
My advice to you when in one of these unfortunate moods is to focus on the positive. Small things make a big difference. Think of the last time you were happy and carefree, remember how it felt and why you felt that way then remind yourself how to feel that way again. A wise person once told me "If you look at yourself in the mirror when you're feeling down and smile you will instantly feel at least a little better." Sure, you might feel stupid and sure, it may not work the first time but if you let yourself you can and you will feel better. And then you can tackle your problems one rain drop at a time… or just go out and buy a new umbrella.