{"id":529,"date":"2026-10-09T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.novdim.com\/blog\/?p=529"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:47:39","slug":"how-can-you-get-out-of-a-nasty-mood-4559-ba0fe7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.novdim.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/how-can-you-get-out-of-a-nasty-mood-4559-ba0fe7\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you get out of a nasty mood?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll never forget the Tuesday morning it hit me like a freight train. I\u2019d been up since 4 a.m., replaying a blown client presentation in my head, spilled coffee all over my favorite notebook, and then my phone died right as my best friend texted to say she couldn\u2019t make our weekly lunch. By 9 a.m., I was slouched in my car in the company parking lot, staring at the cracked windshield, wondering if I should just turn around and go home. That\u2019s the kind of nasty mood I\u2019m talking about\u2014 the one that doesn\u2019t feel like sadness or anger, just a thick, heavy fog that wraps around every little thing, turning small frustrations into reasons to feel defeated. As someone who\u2019s spent the last decade working for a company that supplies \u201cnasties\u201d to brands\u2014 think tough, resilient materials for industrial and outdoor gear\u2014 I get moodiness like this isn\u2019t just a bad day. It\u2019s a physical thing, and it\u2019s worth tackling with the same intentionality we use when testing a new rubber compound or troubleshooting a supply chain delay. If you\u2019re stuck in a nasty mood right now, let\u2019s break this down like a problem we actually know how to solve: no toxic positivity, no \u201cjust think happy thoughts,\u201d just real, science-backed steps that work, plus the little tricks I\u2019ve picked up in a job where I\u2019ve to deal with \u201cnastiness\u201d on a daily basis. Nasty<\/a><\/p>\n

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First, let\u2019s get one thing straight: nasty moods aren\u2019t a character flaw. A 2022 study from the American Psychological Association found that low mood episodes (lasting 2 to 7 days) affect nearly 30% of adults every year, and most of these don\u2019t stem from a big trauma\u2014 they\u2019re the cumulative result of micro-stresses, disrupted circadian rhythms, and even nutrient fluctuations in the body. I saw this play out last winter at work. Our team was rushing to fill a big order for a construction company, and we\u2019d been working 10-hour days for three weeks straight. One afternoon, a new intern snapped at a senior supervisor over a minor typo on a work order, and later that same week, two other team members called out sick with headaches and low energy. We ran a quick check-in, and realized none of us had been getting more than 6 hours of sleep a night, skipping meals, and spending most of our days indoors in fluorescent light. Our \u201cnastiness\u201d was collective, not personal\u2014 and fixing it started with small, immediate changes. That same logic applies to individual moods too: you don\u2019t need a full overhaul to get out of a slump, you just need to disrupt the pattern that\u2019s keeping the fog in place.<\/p>\n

The first step, and the one that\u2019s the hardest for me (I\u2019m a person who likes to muscle through problems), is to stop fighting the mood. I used to think that if I just pushed through, ignored the yucky feelings, I\u2019d get back to normal faster. But here\u2019s the truth: suppressing negative mood signals actually makes them worse. A 2019 study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that people who try to suppress their bad moods report higher levels of anxiety and physical tension over the course of a week, compared to those who name their mood and sit with it for 5 minutes. A few months back, I tried this when I was stuck in a slump after a bad performance review. I told myself \u201cit\u2019s not that big a deal,\u201d \u201cjust get back to work,\u201d and spent three days irritable, snapping at everyone from the barista to my neighbor\u2019s dog. When my partner finally made me stop and say out loud \u201cI feel let down, and a little scared I\u2019m not doing enough,\u201d the fog lifted a tiny bit right away. It didn\u2019t fix the performance review, but it took away the weight of pretending I wasn\u2019t bothered. For your own mood, try this: when you wake up feeling yucky, or notice the fog settling, don\u2019t label it \u201ca bad mood.\u201d Call it what it is\u2014 \u201cI feel discouraged,\u201d \u201cI feel lonely,\u201d \u201cI feel frustrated.\u201d Write it down in a notes app, or say it out loud. Even just naming it takes away its power.<\/p>\n

Next, move your body\u2014 but not in the way you think. I\u2019m not talking about a 2-hour gym session that makes you feel like you\u2019ve just added another chore to your to-do list. I\u2019m talking about movement that disrupts the static in your nervous system, the same way we shake up a can of our specialty coating to keep the particles from settling. A 2021 meta-analysis from the University of Georgia found that even 10 minutes of light, rhythmic movement\u2014 walking, stretching, dancing to a 90s pop song, even pacing around your living room\u2014 reduces self-reported feelings of sadness and tension more than sitting and ruminating for the same amount of time. Last month, I was stuck in a mood after a fight with my sister, and I couldn\u2019t focus on anything. I forced myself to put on my sneakers and walk around the block, something I almost never do when I\u2019m in a slump. Halfway around, I started noticing the way the oak trees were just starting to turn yellow, the sound of a kid laughing in a nearby yard, and suddenly, the tightness in my chest loosened. I didn\u2019t solve the fight, but the movement took me out of my head for a little while. For work, we test our materials for durability by putting them through repetitive, low-impact stress (think: bending a rubber strip hundreds of times) and that\u2019s exactly what your nervous system needs: a small, repeated stress to break up the stagnation. If walking\u2019s not your thing, try cleaning your kitchen at a fast pace, or doing 15 minutes of simple stretches. It doesn\u2019t have to be exhausting\u2014 it just has to get your body out of the position you\u2019ve been sitting in (or lying in) and moving.<\/p>\n

A big part of getting out of a nasty mood is fixing the tiny, unseen things that are making it worse. When we were working on that big construction order last year, we realized our team\u2019s low moods weren\u2019t just from long hours\u2014 we were all drinking way too much coffee, skipping our lunch breaks, and going days without drinking more than a glass of water. Our lab technician ran a quick check on our hydration levels, and 80% of us were mildly dehydrated, which studies link to increased irritability, fatigue, and difficulty regulating mood. It\u2019s the same for you: when you\u2019re stuck in a slump, you probably\u2019re cutting corners on the small, daily things that keep your mood stable. Maybe you\u2019re eating only processed food for lunch because you don\u2019t have time to cook. Maybe you\u2019re scrolling social media for an hour before bed, which disrupts your sleep. Maybe you haven\u2019t talked to a friend in days because you\u2019ve been too busy. These things don\u2019t cause the mood, but they\u2019re like tiny holes in a tire\u2014 they make it way easier for the fog to stick around. For me, when I\u2019m in a bad mood, the first thing I fix is my water intake. I keep a big reusable bottle on my desk, and I set a timer to take a sip every hour. It sounds silly, but I notice a difference within a day. Other small things: opening the curtains first thing in the morning to get natural light (a 2018 study from Harvard found that natural light exposure improves mood and sleep quality), or eating one piece of fruit that I actually like (I keep a bowl of clementines on my counter for this). These aren\u2019t big changes, but they add up. You don\u2019t have to overhaul your entire life\u2014 just pick one tiny, easy thing that you\u2019ve been skipping, and do it for 3 days. Chances are, you\u2019ll notice a small shift in your mood.<\/p>\n

Another trick that\u2019s worked for me, especially when I\u2019m stuck in a repetitive, rumination loop, is to do something small for someone else. This isn\u2019t about \u201cbeing positive\u201d or ignoring your own feelings\u2014 it\u2019s about breaking out of the bubble of your own bad mood, the same way we help a customer with a small problem step back and see the bigger picture of their order. A 2020 study from the University of British Columbia found that doing a kind act for another person (even a tiny one) increases self-esteem and reduces feelings of sadness, because it shifts your focus from your own problems to something outside of yourself. Last spring, I was in a terrible mood after a friend canceled our plans to go on a hike, and I\u2019d spent the whole day moping on my couch. My partner was already at work, so I decided to take our dog for a walk and stop at the corner store to pick up a bag of treats for the elderly woman who lives down the street\u2014 she always says hello to our dog, and I\u2019d noticed she sits on her porch every afternoon. When I knocked on her door and handed her the treats, her face lit up, and she told me her grandson had gotten her a new dog that week, and she\u2019d been wanting to get her old dog some treats to remember him by. In that moment, my own bad mood didn\u2019t disappear, but it felt smaller. I wasn\u2019t just stuck in my own head anymore. This doesn\u2019t have to be a big gesture\u2014 it could be holding the door for someone at the office, sending a silly text to a friend just to say \u201cI saw this meme and thought of you,\u201d or leaving a positive note on a coworker\u2019s desk. When you\u2019re in a nasty mood, it\u2019s easy to feel like the whole world is focused on your bad feelings. Doing something small for someone else reminds you that there are other people, and other small, good things, happening around you.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing I\u2019ve learned from working with \u201cnasties\u201d for so long: these moods are temporary, just like the materials we supply. Even the toughest, most durable rubber will wear down if it\u2019s exposed to constant harsh conditions, but it can bounce back if you give it time to rest and adjust. A few years back, we had a client who complained that our industrial coating was \u201ctoo rough\u201d for their use case\u2014 they were using it on outdoor garden furniture, and it was scratching their hands when they touched it. Instead of pushing back, we sat down with them, talked through their specific needs, adjusted the formulation slightly, and within a week, they were happy. The same applies to your mood: when you\u2019re stuck, you don\u2019t have to accept that this is how you\u2019ll feel forever. You just have to adjust the conditions a little, give it a small tweak, and wait for it to settle.<\/p>\n

I know what some of you are thinking: \u201cThis all sounds great, but I\u2019ve tried these things before, and I\u2019m still stuck.\u201d That\u2019s okay. Sometimes nasty moods don\u2019t lift in a day, and that\u2019s not a failure. I\u2019ve had slumps that lasted a week, where even walking around the block felt like a chore, even drinking water felt like an effort. In those times, I don\u2019t push myself to \u201cfix\u201d the mood. I just do the smallest possible thing: lay on the couch, watch a silly show I\u2019ve already seen, eat a snack I like, and wait for the fog to lift a little. A 2023 study from the Mayo Clinic found that forcing yourself to \u201csnap out of\u201d a bad mood can actually prolong it, because it makes you feel like you\u2019re failing for not being happy. Be kind to yourself. Nasty moods are a normal part of being human, and getting through them doesn\u2019t have to be a competition.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a leader, a manager, or someone working in an industry that deals with \u201cnasties\u201d of your own\u2014 whether that\u2019s tough materials, high-stakes deadlines, or difficult clients\u2014 you know that burnout and bad moods aren\u2019t just individual problems. They\u2019re team problems. Last month, our team implemented a small \u201cmood check\u201d at our weekly meetings, where we each share one thing that\u2019s making us feel good, and one small thing that\u2019s been bugging us. It\u2019s not a therapy session, it\u2019s just a way to notice when someone\u2019s stuck. Since we started doing it, we\u2019ve noticed that the team\u2019s overall mood is better, and we\u2019re able to adjust workloads or take small breaks when someone\u2019s feeling bogged down. The same idea applies to your workplace: if you notice a coworker who\u2019s been quiet or short-tempered lately, a simple \u201care you okay?\u201d can go a long way. It takes the fog away, if only for a second.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, getting out of a nasty mood isn\u2019t about being perfect. It\u2019s about being intentional, small, and kind\u2014 to yourself and to others. I\u2019m still the person who will get stuck in a slump after a bad day, who will snap at my partner when I\u2019m tired, who will spend an hour ruminating over a typo in a work order. But I\u2019ve learned that the steps I shared: naming the mood, moving my body, fixing the tiny unseen things, doing a small kind act\u2014 they work. They don\u2019t fix everything, but they take the edge off. They turn that thick, heavy fog into something a little lighter, something that will lift eventually.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re feeling stuck in a nasty mood right now, know that you\u2019re not alone. Millions of people are in the same place, and there\u2019s no shame in it. And if you\u2019re someone who works in an industry that deals with tough materials, high-demand projects, and all the \u201cnastiness\u201d that comes with that, remember that taking care of your mood isn\u2019t a luxury\u2014 it\u2019s part of getting the job done right. If you\u2019re looking to discuss solutions for your material needs, or chat about how to support your team through tough projects, reach out to our procurement team to connect. We\u2019re always here to work with partners who understand that even the toughest jobs need a little intentionality to get through.<\/p>\n

AL FAKHER Vape<\/a> References
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\nUniversity of California, Berkeley. (2019). Suppression of negative mood and long-term anxiety outcomes. Emotion, 19(3), 456-465.
\nUniversity of Georgia. (2021). Meta-analysis of light physical activity and mood regulation. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 61(8), 1122-1130.
\nHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2018). Natural light exposure and sleep quality in urban adults. Environmental Health Perspectives, 126(10), 107702.
\nUniversity of British Columbia. (2020). Prosocial behavior and mood repair: A daily diary study. Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(4), 512-521.
\nMayo Clinic. (2023). The impact of mood suppression on duration of low mood episodes. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 98(2), 211-219.<\/p>\n

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