Faking It

From Woman's World:
"Research proves that forcing an upbeat attitude - say, by smiling and laughing more - triggers a physiological response, increasing the production of feel-good neurotransmitters and suppressing stress hormones, so you actually feel brighter."

More credibly, from The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin:
"Although we presume that we act because of the way we feel, in fact we often feel because of the way we act. For example, studies show that even an artificially induced smile brings about happier emotions. The philosopher and psychologist William James explained, 'Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together, and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.'Advice from every quarter, ancient and contemporary, backs up the observation that to change our feelings, we should change our actions."

So, PMS has compounded onto my usual February struggles leaving me super exhausted and emotional. I'm going to keep working hard on keeping myself healthy but I really just want this month to be over. Going to fake it until I feel it!