The enigma of the mood

It was once said to me by a body therapist, ‘Rachel, if your mood is dictated by the mood of others you’re going to have a pretty hard time living your life!’ Thought provoking, well for me anyway because my mood is very much determined by the mood of those around me. Negativity seems to zap all of my happy cells, I can wake in a really happy mood full of energy and enthusiasm, especially when I’m doing something out of the ordinary, like going on holiday or to some social event. I admit that sometimes my bubbly personality can be a bit overwhelming for the quieter person, when I’m ‘on form’ I’m like a Berocca tablet, positively bursting with the fizz that gives you whizz! My mood doesn’t just drop though, it’s a slow and steady decline, like the ebb and flow of the tides on some distant shore and once it drops to a certain level there is no chance of retrieval. Like the clouds covering the sun the gloom descends and I am forever lost in a sea of hurt and disappointment. I wonder then if you are touched by life in this way?