Low Mood: When Everything Feels Just a Bit Too Heavy
Some days it feels like everything is just a bit harder.
Getting up. Getting dressed. Getting through the day.
Maybe you're not sad in the traditional sense; there are no big tears, no dramatic breakdowns. But something still feels... off.
Low mood can creep in quietly. It doesn’t always shout, sometimes it just lingers. And when it does, it can make even the simplest things feel like too much.
If that’s where you are right now, please know this: you’re not lazy, broken, or unmotivated. You’re human.
What Low Mood Can Look Like
Low mood doesn’t always fit into a tidy box. For many people, it shows up in subtle ways:
Struggling to feel excited about things you used to enjoy
Feeling numb or disconnected from others
Wanting to stay in bed, even when you've had enough sleep
Going through the motions but feeling flat inside
Feeling guilty for not being more ‘grateful’ or ‘positive’
It’s a quiet kind of discomfort that often gets overlooked. But it matters. And it deserves care, just like any other part of your wellbeing.
Your Brain Is Trying to Protect You
When you're in a low mood, it can feel like your mind is stuck in a loop of hopelessness or self-criticism. But this isn’t because your brain is against you. It’s actually trying to protect you… just in a way that doesn’t always help.
Our brains are wired to focus on threats or discomfort, especially when we’re feeling depleted. That means it’s easier to get stuck thinking about what’s wrong, what’s missing, or what might go wrong next.
It’s not weakness. It’s biology. And it can be shifted - gently and gradually - with the right support.
The Stress Bucket and Low Mood
At Trancespire, I often talk about the “stress bucket.” Every little worry, pressure, or unspoken frustration adds another drop.
When your bucket starts to fill, it becomes harder for the brain to access the part responsible for calm thinking, creativity and motivation. Instead, it relies more on the primitive part that focuses on survival, which can make everything feel heavier.
When your stress bucket overflows, low mood can be one of the signs.
But here’s the good news: the bucket can be emptied. Step by step, drop by drop.
How Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Can Help
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers a gentle, forward-looking way to support yourself when you’re feeling low. You don’t have to dig up past trauma or explain everything that’s ever gone wrong. Instead, we focus on what’s going well — and how to bring more of that into your life.
Through a combination of supportive conversation and guided relaxation, you’ll begin to reconnect with the resources already inside you.
Hypnotherapy can help with low mood by:
Encouraging the brain to shift out of survival mode
Increasing serotonin and other feel-good chemicals naturally
Helping you notice small moments of progress and ease
Gently rebuilding your sense of motivation and direction
It’s not about pretending everything is fine. It’s about creating space for hope and movement, even when things feel stuck.
You Don’t Have to Be “Bad Enough” to Ask for Help
One of the hardest things about low mood is that it can convince you that you don’t deserve support. That you’re not trying hard enough. That others have it worse.
But here’s the truth: you don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis to reach out. You are allowed to get help simply because life feels hard right now.
You don’t have to earn it. You’re already worthy of feeling better.
A Gentle Place to Begin
At Trancespire, I offer a calm and compassionate space to explore what’s next for you. There’s no pressure to be perfect, no judgment if you’re struggling. Just warmth, encouragement, and support tailored to you.
Sessions are available in-person near Brecon, Wales, or online across the UK.
You can start with a free consultation. There’s no commitment — just a conversation about what might help.
However heavy things feel right now, change is possible.
And you don’t have to do it alone.
📍 Based in Llangorse, near Brecon, Hay-On-Wye, and Crickhowell, Wales — also available online UK-wide.
👉 Or read more on how I can help with depression/low mood
