Article: Sadness is a natural part of life and a healthy emotion to have. If you're feeling dead inside because something bad just happened to you, then that's okay. Be sad for a little while. Embrace the emotion and learn to move past it. This will help you cope with tough situations in the future. However, if you've been sad for a long time and that feeling of deadness inside is beginning to run your life, recognize that while sadness is normal, it is also supposed to end. We go through lots of emotions but each needs their time in the sun. Sometimes, babying yourself and taking in too much supportive advice might actually be hurting you, not helping you. Sometimes what you really need is a swift kick in the pants. Tell yourself to man-or-woman-up and take this negative feeling like an adult. Start doing something about how you feel, instead of just letting the emotion control you.  Don't be your own worst bully though. Don't talk down to yourself. Just take a firm hand, like any good parent would. If it makes in any easier, pretend it's not you giving the firm advice. Pretend it's Albus Dumbledore. Or Morgan Freeman. All advice sounds better when it's coming from Morgan Freeman. It's easy to get caught up in thinking about our problems or all of the things that we wish we had and forget about all of the incredible things happening around us. You can forget about all the things in your life that are good and make you happy. Don't forget about those things! Appreciating what you do have will make you feel better bout embracing those things while you have them. Remember, everything in life is temporary, and you have to learn to love things while you have them. This can seem depressing, but remember that losing one thing that you love opens you up to new things that you can love and experience instead. Of course, sometimes our brains just get a bit sick. Sometimes we feel like we're dead inside not because we've lost sight of good things but because our brain has become blind to them. When you feel really lost, and especially if you feel like you might hurt yourself or someone else, please seek professional help. It doesn't make you weak or broken; just like you'd go to the doctor if you had cancer, you should go to a doctor when your brain isn't doing what it should. All in all, if you don't feel alive, it might be because you're not really living. When we live a life that's not true to ourselves, we're really living someone else's life and it's easy to feel like we're not really living at all. If you aren't being yourself, if you're lying about who you really are to those around you because you think it's going to make them happier: screw them. This is your life and at the end of the day, you have to do what makes you happy and be the person that you really are. This will reawaken your spirit and make you feel alive again!
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Realize that sadness is a natural part of life. Give yourself a little tough talk. Appreciate what you have. Recognize when you need professional help. Be true to yourself.

Problem: Article: If you already have cable, great, you have plenty of time to watch it. On the other hand, if you don't have much money, try some of the streaming services. Many streaming services offer unlimited movies and television shows for one low price per month. Pick one or two to subscribe to. You can watch them on your computer or use a smart television or streaming device to watch them on your television. If you have an e-reader and a library card, you probably have access to a large number of books. Simply log on to your library's website, and find the section on e-books. Most libraries have e-books you can check out to read for a certain length of time (usually 2 weeks). While you may be stuck at home, that doesn't mean you have to be bored to tears. Try inviting a couple of friends over for a game night. Ask them to bring any games they like (and have a couple on hand), and then you can order pizza to make it simple on yourself. Puzzles of any kind can be fun, from word puzzles to jigsaw puzzles. You can find a whole slew of crossword puzzles online, for instance, or you can often find them in your local newspaper. Dollar stores often have books of puzzles, such as sudoku, for cheap. Many websites offer free music that you can listen to in an unlimited supply. For instance, if you use Spotify on your computer, you can listen to a large number of albums for free, though you'll also hear some ads. With Pandora, you can make customized radio stations by inputting music you like, and then Pandora will add other music to the station that is similar to what you like. Both of these services are free on your computer, though you can pay to get rid of the ads. If you have someone who can drive you to the gym, you can use the resistance machines for the upper body, such as a lat pull down. You can also do weightlifting, such as shoulder presses and bench presses, and other exercises, such as ab crunches. If you can afford it, ask the gym if a personal trainer can spend some time with you to figure out what you can do while you're not able to use your leg.
Summary: Enjoy some television time. Catch up on your reading. Take up board games. Try puzzles. Find new music. Try a day at the gym.

Compliments ease tension between two people and help make their interactions more positive. If you are not very confident, you might find it difficult to take compliments from people. Maybe you become uncomfortable or reject the compliments outright. In order to become more confident, you need to learn how to accept a compliment gracefully. The next time someone pays you a compliment, resist the urge to reject it and just thank them for the kind words.  For example, you can respond to a compliment by simply saying, “Thank you. I appreciate that.” Or even a simple, yet enthusiastic, “Thanks!” will do. Make sure that you learn how to compliment others as well. Complimenting others will help take the attention off of yourself, which may help you to be more confident. Your ability to pay genuine compliments to others will also help to demonstrate your confidence. Sometime people lack confidence because they rely too much on how other people react to them. In order to be more confident, you will have to accept that you cannot change other people and you cannot do anything about their reactions to you. All that you can control is yourself. Work on becoming more accepting of other people as they are. Avoid lecturing others on their faults or trying to get other people to change. Part of being confident is projecting a positive attitude, even if other people try to bring you down. Remember that you are in control of your future, your goals, and your own happiness. If people try to damage your confidence, remind yourself of your accomplishments and admirable traits. Keep the glass half full! Try smiling or laughing, even if you don’t feel like it. Research has shown that even forced smiling and laughing can help you to feel more optimistic and confident. Staying calm in a difficult situation is not always easy, but remaining calm when a problem arises will help you to be more confident and will demonstrate to others that you are a confident person. Try taking a few deep breaths when you become overwhelmed, stressed, angry, or upset. As you breathe, count slowly to ten and then attend to the problem.
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Learn to take a compliment. Accept that you cannot change other people. Learn to stay positive. Remain calm.