What's your solution for that 'Monday Morning' feeling?
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People tell me tomato juice and celery. I drink coffee with coffee syrup in it and half and half. I think that it may be the combination of caffeine, dairy, and sugar that does it for me. I do not eat breakfast most days. I even know how to get motivated on graveyard shift (currently working nights). I turn up the music while I am in the shower and take really long and hot showers. Most people will say that I am usually a happy person:)
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set an alarm in the morning! It will suck the first few days but your body will eventually start getting used to getting tired earlier in the day.
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wake up!\nand, just do it!
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Chat about what went on with your day.\n\nCoach
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Go outside into the cool air, stretch and breathe for a couple minutes, then go back inside and slam a redbull.\n\nGood luck.\n\nAnd whatever you do, don't justify going to bed before finishing what you have to do or planning out how early you need to get up to get your stuff done.
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Wake up on my quiet, garden-lined cul de sac, have a little tea, and then head out to the beach (which is five blocks away!) to take a long ride on our cruiser bikes.\n\nOr maybe yoga followed by lunch on the porch.\n\nThis ain't Brooklyn!
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Hang out in my pjs.  I can't stay still usually for a long time.  I get restless.  So I might nap and then force myself to get up and do something easy like laundry.  It is still very valued time at home since I'm not at work.
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Unfortunately, this happens quite often to me. I usually put on a pot of coffee, read a book for a while, or hit the net to get my mental juices flowing. I write to get out all of my feeling in a journal, and that seems to help tremendously. I hope you find something that works for you!
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First thing in the morning.  8:15.\n\nActually you don't want to appear desparate...9:45.
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I'd try to do something about "energized feeling", like physical exercise or a slow-paced book or a drink - whatever works.
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Here are some tips that may help.\n\n"GET OUT OF BED: \n\nOne of the most important things you can do is get up at about the same time every morning (even week-ends). Preferably, that means about 7 a.m. or earlier. You might not feel like it but Get Up. Such regularity helps your body function more normally so you're more likely to feel normal. \n\nLIGHTS: \n\nLight helps your body function better. So turn on a lot of lights as soon as you arise. Open curtains to get more sunlight. Better yet, go outdoors into the sunshine as soon as you can. Remove any eyewear so light will enter more readily (glass cuts out some of the sun's rays). But don't stare at the sun, of course. \n\nMOVE: \n\nBe active right away -- oxygenate! That means getting up and walking around your dwelling for five or 10 minutes, or perhaps riding an exercycle. Mild exercise gets the blood flowing and transports more oxygen throughout your body (especially to your brain), helping you feel mentally alert and alive. \n\nMUSIC: \n\nSelect and play some energetic, happy music as you dress and have your breakfast. The audiovisual department of most libraries has albums and tapes you can check out. \n  \n\nBREAKFAST: \n\nBegin your breakfast with protein (i.e., meat, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, cheese). When you get up, your body chemistry is ready to convert food, especially protein,into longlasting energy. To balance your most important meal of the day, add an orange or other fresh fruit and whole grain cereal or whole grain bread. \n\nTALK WITH SOMEONE: \n\nOne of the quickest ways to beat the blues is to interact with others. You might not feel like doing that - you'd rather avoid people when blue. So make lt easier on yourself. Talk with someone you enjoy about a subject you enjoy so there is definite give and take. \n\nAnd, force yourself to say "hello" to the persons next to you in class, those where you live, anyone around. \n\nLIMIT CAFFEINE: \n\nThe long-term (four hours or so) effects of caffeine are depression. Try to limit coffee to no more than one cup in the morning. Coffee can make you more alert for an hour or so, but later you get an opposite reaction. Caffeine tends to increase the release of insulin in the blood, and insulin lowers the blood sugar level. When you have low blood sugar levels, you begin to feel less sure of yourself, and have low energy levels, which can lead to the blues or depression. \n\nLIMIT SUGAR: \n\nSugar might give you an initial rush of energy, but within an hour or so the blood sugar level can become low, and when it's low you may feel low, too. \n\nThe caffeine/sugar cycle. It's easy to get caught in the caffeine and sugar cycle -- having coffee, caffeinated soft drinks, or something with sugar every two hours or so to "stay up." For example, cola contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar plus caffeine equal to about half a cup of coffee. In addition to bringing on the blues, this cycle can result in dependence, poor nutrition. and obesity -- reasons to get down on yourself even more and feel blue. \n\nMAINTAIN FIBER: \n\nFiber helps food go through your digestive system at a proper rate, giving a more constant energy supply. Highly processed foods merely provide a quick surge of energy which can be followed by depression. You can maintain fiber in your diet by eating an orange or grapefruit rather than just drinking the juice. Eat fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and whole grain breads and cereals. \n\nSTRESS B COMPLEX: \n\nSome persons report receiving help by taking a concentrated vitamin B complex. You'll find these called something like "Stress B" or "B 50." This is controversial. \nSome nutritionists say, "Yes, this really should be considered," and others say, "No, this is not a good Idea." You can try some and decide whether or not it helps you. If it does help, then perhaps you should consult a nutritionist to see if there ar
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Hormones!This gives us [as women] a chance to pamper ourselves for a few days and not feel guilty about it! \nWatch movies and ask someone to make you dinner! :)
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Take a good book to bed and read till you are completely relaxed.\n\nAvoid caffeine in the afternoon and evening.
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Alka-Seltzer works the best for me, too.  \n\nHope you feel better soon.
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When you're stuck with a day that's grey and lonely.... I just stick out my chin and grin and say...... \n\nThe Sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow they'll be sun..... \n\nwhat are you wearing?  la la la la how can we sleep when our beds are burning..... oh you said bridges... xx
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This morning. Yes go force yourself to I always feel better after wards.
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Start by letting yourself be happy.  Wake up with the idea that you are going to notice and really pay attention to everything in your day - big things and small things - that you enjoy, that make you smile or just feel good inside.  Then spend your time taking the time to stop and enjoy those things.  Even the smell of a cup of coffe in the morning.  Use up all your time enjoying the good things and you won't have time to not be happy.