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Our feelings are not self-sustaining. We need energy. For nutrients. For life-giving blood. Attention. Our entire being can be overwhelmed by bad mood - and we don't even realize that we ourselves are feeding it. But a sudden piece of good news can pull you out of the quagmire. A letter. A good word. Although the latter is not enough, because we actually like to wallow in the swamp of bad mood - there is also some lust in it. We have an unconscious, sluggish hippopotamus who is reluctant to climb out onto the sunny shore. That's why - pay attention - a kind word from a friend, wise advice, maybe a loving caress would almost lure you out of your bad mood, but the swamp pulls you back.