There is nothing abnormal about your experience. Pretty much everything in this world is cyclical. There is very little that is unaffected by this-- relationships, weather, politics, hobbies such as audio. . . and, of course, human emotions.
I don't know if this is true in your case but when strategies we rely upon for self-soothing fail to do the job, it may be an indication that it's time to deal with whatever is troubling us more directly, instead of focusing upon relieving the symptoms.
I don't know if this is true in your case but when strategies we rely upon for self-soothing fail to do the job, it may be an indication that it's time to deal with whatever is troubling us more directly, instead of focusing upon relieving the symptoms.