Some days were simply made for singing Daniel Powter’s ‘Bad Day’; and while the reasons for such performances tend to differ from person to person, one thing that they all have in common is that no one’s immune to a bad day every once in a while.

Since many people nowadays like to capture their life in pictures and videos, there are arguably millions of records of days that did not go as anticipated, many of which end up being shared online. That is where we have found these pictures of people not having the best of days, which work as a great reminder that they, too, shall pass. Scroll down to see what has made people’s “blue skies fade to gray”, and remember that the skies ought to clear up again sometime.

#1 Found Out I’m Allergic To Mosquitos. As If They Weren’t Infuriating Enough

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#2 My Partner Was So Happy She Found A Specific Vinyl For £2.50 On eBay. Turns Out It’s For A Doll’s House

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#3 Can’t Have Nice Things

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There’s never a good day to have a bad day; being a ball of negative emotion doesn’t really make life for you or those around you any easier. Yet it’s also not easy to snap out of such a state when it seems that everything is going downhill. Fast.

Be that as it may, it’s worth giving certain calming techniques a go, as they can help us deal with certain unfavorable situations more easily.

“Once you become emotionally overwhelmed, your prefrontal lobes, the rational part of your brain goes offline, and your thoughts tend to go down rabbit holes, lose perspective, only making your mood worse. Your goal is to take the time to calm yourself so you can get your rational brain back online, and begin to see the situation more clearly and realistically and come up with a plan to solve the problem,” Robert Taibbi told Bored Panda, expanding on why it is important to try to control your emotions when something unforeseen happens.

#4 My Friends Said We Were Going Out In Costumes On Friday The 13th. What They Meant Was “Two Of Us Are Wearing Onesies.” No One At This Place Was In Costume. I Showed Up Like This

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#5 My 5-Year-Old Son Independently Read 50 Books. Took All Year. I Present To You The “50 Book Reward” From His Primary School

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When discussing the best ways to get a grip on your emotions, Taibbi suggested that it’s best to look at it as a two-part process. “Part one is trying to calm down. Start by simply acknowledging how you are feeling—saying to yourself that you’re feeling anxious can help you feel less anxious.

“Obviously, getting support, talking to someone who cares about you can help,” he added. “Deep breathing helps calm your mind. Becoming mindful and focusing on something intently—your surroundings, what you’re doing—can get you out of your head.

“Write down how you’re feeling or exercise—doing 10 minutes of vigorous exercise increases your endorphins,” the expert suggested, adding that self care—like taking a hot bath—or listening to music you like can help, too.

#6 Tree Limb Penetrated Neighbor’s Roof And Landed Between My Legs While Sleeping

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#7 Google Maps Didn’t Tell Me About This After A 2-Hour Drive

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#8 Me Posing With My Sister’s Car vs. One Day Later. At Least No One Was Hurt

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“Part two is coming up with a plan,” Taibbi continued. “The plan may be to wait and tackle the problem when you’re more calm and clear-headed, or think of the worst-case scenario and plan for that to help stop the obsessing, or talk to someone to get better ideas.”

#9 My Wife Wanted Grays Covered And Subtle Highlights For A Wedding. Her Hair Colorist Had A Medical Emergency During Their Session

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#10 The Flight I Just Went On. I’m 6’3-Ish

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#11 My Neighbor’s Pipe Broke And I Am About To Be Flooded

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Keeping your emotions in check is crucial not only for your relationships with others—which are likely to be affected if one is led by their emotions too much—but your health, too. Take anger, for instance; the American Psychological Association (APA) emphasized that such an emotion can lead to coronary heart disease and stress-related problems, including insomnia, digestive problems and headaches, in addition to a tendency to violent and risky behavior and damaged relationships.

#12 Installed A Lovely Sunlight In My New Bathroom, Without Realizing It Would Perfectly Frame That Horrid Tower

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#13 When You Add Toothbrush Replacement Heads To The Grocery List And The Wife Asks Why

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#14 100-Year-Old Family Cabin Burned To The Ground On The First Day Of Vacation

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APA suggested that keeping anger at bay can be done with the help of a few steps. First and foremost, it’s important to try not to let anger flourish, which calls for being aware of certain warning signs, signaling that you might be close to the anger zone. Upon recognizing such signs, it’s necessary to either step away from the situation or turn to certain techniques that can help you control the emotions that are building up.

#15 Today I Learned I’m Allergic To Every Tree

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#16 I Broke My Left Hand And Right Wrist

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#17 I’m Stuck In An Elevator And I’m The Only One In The Building

I work security so there’s no one else here. Bonus, the emergency phone in here doesn’t work. Double bonus. This isn’t the first time it’s happened.

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Another important step to take in order to manage such negative emotions as anger more easily is focusing on your mindset. Firstly, while it’s not always easy, it’s important not to dwell on certain aggravating situations, especially if the issue has already been resolved. Clinging on to an infuriating event in the past is unproductive at best.

Secondly, when you’re angry, it’s best to try and focus on the positive, instead of the negative that can make you feel like things are worse than they actually are. According to APA, using a technique known as cognitive restructuring can help get rid of the negative “everything is bad” thoughts and replace them with a more favorable “this is frustrating, but it’s not the end of the world”.

#18 “I Want Brothers And Sisters”

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#19 The Bruising I Had From A Recent Wisdom Tooth Extraction

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#20 Is Someone Missing Their Breakfast? I Think I Found It

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APA also emphasized the importance of taking deep breaths and exercising, among other things, both of which were accentuated by Robert Taibbi, too. And while knowing and using such techniques in order not to let emotions overwhelm you can have a positive influence on your well-being, feeling a bit down sometimes is just part of being human, and can even have a silver lining.

“Negative emotions are simply a part of life, which not only help us appreciate the positive, but—often embedded in difficult situations—are also lessons to be learned and carried forward that help us make running our lives easier,” Taibbi suggested.

#21 Went To A Concert And Got The Umbrella View (Yes I Asked Her To Put It Away… She Did Not)

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#22 Was Almost Finished With My Salad When I Realized There Was A Dead Bug In It

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#23 A Church Steeple Blew Off During A Storm Last Night

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#24 There Is A 7 Feet Wall Of Water From A Burst 5” Pipe, Behind This Inward Swinging Door

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#25 Łodź, Poland

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#26 I Lost My Phone At A Festival, A Few Hours Later I Found It Burning Next To The Campfire

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#27 It Took Me A Couple Minutes To Go Outside And Grab My Delivery. Some Jerks Beat Me To It

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#28 After Ripping Out My Front Door, I Learned There Are Different Sizes For Doors

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#29 Got A New Kitten, She Decided To Have A Hay Day On My Monitor

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#30 Lesson Learned, Don’t Wear Grey Pants To An Interview

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#31 I Put These Brownies To Cool Off On The Porch, And A Dang Squirrel Came Through The Screen And Had A Go At Them. I Am Very Sad

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#32 Paid $300 For Seats With A Clear View Since My Girlfriend Is Very Short. Drove Nearly 2 Hours To Get To The Concert Early, Took The Day Off Work. This Was Our View For The Entire Concert

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#33 My Neighbor Built A Pergola That Hangs Clear Over Into My Yard Space

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#34 It’s Christmas Eve And I Caught Scarlet Fever

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#35 Found This Behind My Wardrobe Yesterday. I’m Extremely Allergic To Mold

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#36 Just Jabbed Myself On An Invisible Knife While Washing Dishes

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#37 Saw A Weird-Looking “Chicken Piece” And Took A Closer Look

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#38 Someone Has Been Cutting Our Christmas Lights. Today We Caught The Culprit

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#39 This Is How The Luggage Containing My PlayStation Arrived

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#40 A Stray Bullet On New Year’s Eve Lands In A Guy’s Phone In Beirut Airport

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#41 A Wild Turkey Just Flew Through My Dad’s Office’s Window

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#42 My Bean Bag Popped, Any Tips For Collecting The White Balls?

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#43 Emo Local Water Color. I Went To Shower And Saw The Black Water. Went To Shower At A Friend’s Place. Filled Up My Brita That Night And Opened The Fridge To See It Was All Black Too

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#44 Ordered A Framed Photo Of My Girlfriend And I For Her Birthday Today, And Just Gave It To Her To Open. This Is Not A Picture Of Us

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#45 When The Package Is A Perfect Fit. There Is No Room For Fingers

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#46 My Mom Forgot To Roll Up Her Passenger’s Window In The Car Wash

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#47 Moved In With Partner, And His Cat Chomped My Monitor

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#48 Just Came Back From My Vacation And Found This Growing On The Ceiling

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#49 I Came Back From Thanksgiving To Find That My Landlord Had Revarnished/Painted The Stairs Up To My Apartment. They Are Still Wet, I Was Given No Notice, And There Is Only One Staircase

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#50 Behold… My Cat’s Contribution To My Brand New Epoxy Countertop

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#51 I Opened My Safe To Get My Car’s Title, But Found Out My Small Safe Got Water Inside; $2k And A Passport Are Moldy

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#52 Just A Dusting Of Fiberglass All Over My Yard

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#53 First Days Of The National Toilet Paper Shortage In March Of 2021, Colorized

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#54 Dined Out With My Girlfriend And The Napkins Came With An Ad For Mental Health. She Thought Couples Therapy Might Be A Good Idea, But I Disagreed. Result? An Argument And A Breakup

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#55 Lost My Phone At A Construction Site Today. Found It A Little Later

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#56 Found In My Attic Just Now At 4 AM… This Was Not Here Last Week

Time to leave the house?

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#57 Opened A Can Of Beans To Find No Beans At All

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#58 The Cremation Facility Lost My Grandma’s Urn

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#59 DHL Shoved My Vinyl Record Into My Mailbox. Took Me About 5 Minutes To Carefully Get It Out. Vinyl And Cover Are Bent

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#60 My Girlfriend Notified Me Today That I Have Been Drinking Mold For 6 Months

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#61 For Christmas My Boyfriend’s Mom Regifted Me This Blanket That I Had Recently Gifted Her For Her Birthday

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#62 Came Out On My Break To This. Boss Says It’s An Act Of God, They Hold No Responsibility

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#63 I Asked For A Lovely Red-Gold Color. I Got This. I Work In A Law Firm In A Client-Facing Role

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#64 I Installed My Own Microwave Today And Saved $150 On Install Fees

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#65 Just Noticed I Have Been Given The Wrong Tablets By The Pharmacist And Taking Them For A Month. Was Prescribed Blood Pressure Tablets (Enalapril). Received Antidepressants (Escitalopram)

Explains weird side-effects.

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#66 Felt Something Hit My Foot Driving To Work

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#67 Just Watched A Girl Spend All Her Money Trying To Buy One Gatorade. She Tried Knocking The First One Only To Get The Other 2 Stuck With It

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#68 My Sister Got Struck By Lightning Driving On The Highway

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#69 Heard A Crash In The Bathroom – The Mirror Literally Fell Off The Wall Randomly. Maintenance Said We Aren’t The First Unit This Has Happened To

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#70 My Last Night’s View At The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth, UK

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#71 Asked For A Fade And Got This

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#72 My Date Forgot To Step On The Foot Peg

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#73 Downgraded On Overbooked Flight And Were Given A Perfect View Of People Enjoying The Lie-Flat Seats We Paid For

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#74 Guess Who Forgot Their Exit Plan After Staining The Stairs? Send Help

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#75 My Landlord Finally Decided To Pour The Concrete Yesterday… Without Notice Right Before I Go To Work

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#76 Was Lying In Bed When I Heard A Pop And Shattering Glass

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#77 After Several Days Without My Glasses, An Eye Exam, And Overnight Shipping Of The New Glasses… I Found Them Tangled In A Cable Under My Desk

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#78 Spilled Coffee + Crocs + Socks

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#79 Internet People Stopped By Today To Install Fiber Cable In My Apartment. I Noticed They Moved The TV In My Bedroom, So Thought I’d Check It Out…

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#80 Opened My Christmas Filets To Cook Dinner. Completely Gray And Rancid. Christmas Eve Dinner For 6 Then Had To Be Frozen Stuffed Shells. $190 Of Filets Ended Up In The Trash

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