Ghostwriter
According to phrases.org: The ‘dumps’ in the expression derives from the Dutch ‘domp,’ ‘mental haze or dullness,’ or from the German ‘dumpf,’ ‘close, heavy, oppressive, gloomy.’.”. From “Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
That is the way I feel this morning. It is not that anything has really changed. I am just, well down in the dumps. I don’t enjoy the feeling and it makes me want to crawl back in bed and hide. That really won’t help.
So I wonder. What would my Mom say if she were here. I can almost hear that voice. “Just look around and start doing things that need to be done. …..
So I made breakfast, cleared the snow and frost off the truck, drove to the bank made an night drop. And still not really happy. Really just still down in the dumps. Nothing has really changed since yesterday.
Does this happen to you? How do you “fix” it?
I absolutely have this feeling a lot. The holidays are a downer for me. I try to push through it and look for the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep talking and writing. Maybe that will help. 🙂
Same here, Carol wrote almost word for word my feelings. And advice, live minute to minute, if you can go outside for a walk, this always helps me even if I have to literally make my self sometimes.