3 ways to not let a bad mood affect your relationships

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Now, let’s get into it.

Whether it be with a romantic partner, a friend, or a family member, has there ever been a time where you were in a bad mood for something unrelated to the relationship, yet the relationship was negatively affected by your mood?

I guarantee most, if not all, of you answered yes. I know my answer is yes. There have been times where I’ve been stressed about school and unintentionally released that stress by having an attitude with Corey.

Maybe you had a bad day at work, maybe you didn’t get enough sleep the night before, or maybe your hormones are just fluctuating and it’s causing some irritability.

Whatever is causing your bad mood, you may have a tendency to take things out on those closest to you. This is actually pretty normal.

Your close family and friends are the people you spend the most time with, the people you can be the most yourself around, etc. 

Though it may be normal, it isn’t something we should accept as normal. Our loved ones don’t deserve to be the target of our stress or anger or frustration with things they have nothing to do with.

Here are three simple tips for not letting a bad mood affect your relationships:

Remind yourself that your partner isn’t the problem

You’re in a bad mood because of something external to your relationship. Your partner hasn’t done anything wrong. It’s not their fault that your boss yelled at you or that you got a parking ticket. If you’re mad about something that happened earlier in the day, your partner shouldn’t be the person you take that anger out on because they’re an innocent bystander.