The "Three Day Hump"—the three days following an event, one that is typically sad. The three days following a typically sad event in your life, the period you are totally allowed to wallow and be completely miserable with no regard for anything.
When I was a junior in high school, I had my first taste of a guy truly hurting me. We weren't "official" or anything, but I devoted five months of my time to starting a lasting relationship. It started off well, but as the time went by, he became distant and never made plans anymore. The reason? He found someone else. I had finally given him a piece of my mind when not five minutes later, he sent a mushy gushy disgusting tweet to the girl. It was at that moment that I realized what it truly felt like to have a guy hurt you. I cried. A lot. And then I would feel bad for crying and start crying again because I felt like a baby. That's when some dear friends introduced me to the term: Three Day Hump.
The essence of the three-day hump is simply three days you get to be sad—but that's not all it is. When you're upset about something, sometimes the sadness is so much we don't think we can go on. That's where the name comes in to help. You take each day and say, "If I can just make it through this day." As each of the three go by, you gain strength and the understanding that you are stronger than you think.
Then if you're like me, you start to feel bad about being so upset. You have to make sure you are OK. Taking three days to make sure you're OK is something everyone deserves! 72 hours in the grand scheme of life is nothing to be ashamed of in regards to your sanity and well being.
Finally, it is about self-growth. Within these three days, you can see how you can grow from whatever the occurrence and you have the realization of how strong you are. You learn from the event and take what you can from it, but mold whatever you can into a lesson. You grow as a person within the three days, seeing where you came from and that even though you thought you wouldn't make it another second, you made it about 200,000 times that!
The next time you come across an unfortunate event or a series, always remember to take your three-day hump and come back from it stronger, wiser and more self-assured than before.
