Choices! What will it be? #36

Assalam o Alaikum everyone! I hope you will be well and good by the grace of Almighty Allah who is the most merciful and gracious to everyone.

Today I am here to participate in a contest organized by @patjewell about the choices. I have chose "sad 😢" as my choice. If you haven't joined it yet and you wanted to join it then join and share your thoughts here about your favourite choice.

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Introduction

Sadness is a complex emotion. All of us experience sadness in our lives in different situations. When we are sad and worried there is a natural response to show our sadness. It shows the loss or disappointment as well difficulties. We cannot hide our sad emotions and feelings. They are autonomous and they are expressed automatically. Any lay person can recognize our sadness through our sad emotions and feelings.

Different Emojis to express sad feelings

As we w know that this is the era of electronic media. Everyone uses electronic media and electronic means of conversation. In the electronic media there are different types of emojis which are used to express sad feelings. Everyone represents sadness in a unique and amazing way. These different emojis which are used to represent sadness are ☹️😓😔😞😟😢😦😭🙍🥹. So according to the Google keyboard these are all the sad emojis. But we can find a number of more sad emojis as well.

☹️: This is a white frowning face.
😞: Disappointed face
😒: unamused face
😟: Worried face
🥺: Pleading face
😫: Tired face
😩: Weary face
😢: Crying face
😥: Disappointed but relieved face
😭: Loudly crying face
🙍: Person frowning
💔: Broken heart

So guys these are the different signs and emojis which are used to express sadness in the electronic media. Each one is specific a cording to the condition. We often them as I also use these emojis. Mostly I use disappointed face emoji, broken heart and loudly crying emoji. Sometimes I use a pleading face emoji as well.

Causes of Sadness

Now I am going to deep dive into the reasons which cause our sadness.

There are different reasons for the sadness. We can become sad whenever we lose our loved ones. Sadness also occurs because of the end of a relationship. Whenever we fail to achieve something then this failure causes sadness. Rejection also makes us sad. Sometimes when we see others in the sad situation we also become sad naturally. As being human we feel the pain of others and we cannot control our emotions and feelings. The different challenges of life such as financial crisis, health issues and many unfulfilled desires causes our sadness.

Effects of Sadness

Everything has its effects as we know that every action has a reaction. Similarly when we become sad it affects us physically and emotionally. Due to the sadness we may feel a sense of heaviness emotionally. We feel emptiness. And our interest is lost in working as well as in those activities which we used to enjoy. It declines our motivation and trust. We feel very poor and weak mentally. On the other hand physically sadness can make us restless. Sad feelings and emotions can affect our appetite. It causes sleep disturbances as well as physical pain like a headache. And these effects can cause severe problems as well. So we should try to recognize them and overcome our sadness.

Coping with Sadness

It is important to identify the sad behaviours and emotions which affect us deeply both in mental conditions and physically. So here are some strategies to overcome sadness.

1. Allow Yourself to Feel: Always feel yourself and express your emotions and feelings. If you need to Cry or weep then do it and release your stress and sadness. It will give you comfort. We should talk to our loved ones so that we feel light.

2. Practice Self-Care: keep yourself busy in those activities which make yourself feel good and comfortable. Always take great care of your needs. Take rest in time and do exercise regularly as it is another way to become busy and remain fit and healthy. Eat nourishing foods which make you feel good and you enjoy their taste.

3. Seek Support: Whenever you are sad and in distress always reach your loved ones. Your loved ones are the best support in that time. Discuss and share your problems with them who are willing to listen to you or to those persons who have faced the same problem before. It gives a sense of comfort and validation.

4. Engage in Positive Distractions: When you are sad engage in activities which are a source of happiness to you. Engage in your favourite hobbies so that you can get comfort and kind relaxation. Whenever I am sad I often try to watch some funny movies or shirt videos so that I can become happy.

5. Practice Mindfulness and Gratitude: Mindfulness techniques are also helpful to get relief from the sadness. There are different mindfulness techniques such as deep breathing and meditation. These techniques help positively. Moreover we should feel ourselves happy and we should try to say that we do not have any issue and we are comfortable. It is another way to avoid sadness.

6. Seek Professional Help: if the sadness remains and it becomes overwhelming then we should consult professional help. We should contact a therapist and a counsellor who can understand our situation and can guide us. They are experienced and professional in their work and they can guide us better to avoid sadness.

Conclusion

Sadness is an integral part of the human life and we have to experience it. We cannot hide our sadness and whenever we feel sad our facial expressions and emotions show it to others. When we are sad we feel pain and anxiety. We should recognise the reasons for our sadness and then we should work on the reasons to get rid of sadness. By understanding the causes and effects of sadness we can easily implement different strategies to cope with the sad expressions and feelings. But always remember that it is normal to feel sad. We should embrace our emotions and then we should seek support and take care of ourselves. We should do different activities which give us comfort and relaxation.

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I invite @suboohi, @uzma4882, and @mehwish-almas here to join this contest.