What do you do when you're feeling down?

Try to relax in some way,maby go for a walk with my Beloved Dog,he really makes me feel better.

It's called SAD's (Seasonal Affective Disorder). It's due to a lack of sunlight.

If you get 'the blues' in winter, you need to get out into the sun more often. A brisk walk or run during the day will be twice as effective.

JK

Just try to think of all the things it's possible to be thankful for instead of the ways it could be different in the other direction.

It's the surest way to cancel the pity party and commence the celebration!

And, no one else has seen your future yet, so they are not qualified to
call it.

But, there's a very good chance things can and will get better.

I would usually try to get out and maybe jog for a bit. Either that or I would play with my kid brother over some videogames. Also sometimes I'll invite some friends for some chit-chat over some mild alcohol. And sometimes I just lie on bed and listen to my favorite music..

I've fought with depression my entire life. There are times when it hits so hard that I don't even want to get out of bed. Over time, I've found a lot of things that can help take the edge off. It's important to find some way to get out of your own head - thoughts have a habit of spinning out of control, especially in the downward direction.

Music - make sure it's positive, uplifting music. I usually listen to Blues Traveler, Phish, Bob Marley, or things along those lines when I need a quick emotional pickup. Good positive lyrics, nice motivating beat.

Companionship - get in touch with some friends, hang out, and remind yourself that you are not alone.

Activity - get out of the house and change your scenery! Go jogging, go to the mall, take a walk around the block, go to the bookstore just to browse, any number of things - just get out of the house!

Spirituality - prayer, meditation, whatever it takes to connect with something greater than yourself. I will go to a park, find a grassy field, and (after checking for dog mess - this is important!) lay down and enjoy nature. I'll let my mind wander and explore the interconnectedness of being, the vastness of space, the number of blades of grass, and so on until my brain comes back around and I realize I am simply a part of a greater universe. It brings my perceived problems back into a more normal proportion.

I take action to change the subject in my head and turn that thought process into something else by reading a book, exercising, talking with a friend, playing guitar, or listening to some favorite music. All those things motivate me out of the feeling blue stage. This takes work and I have been doing this for years now, but it does work. Thoughts and feelings can and will dominate if you let them. Inactivity can create negativity and negative thoughts. Positive and healthy actions can eliminate those negative thoughts and feelings. This is a priceless discipline.

Exercise, read a book, relax. It happens to everyone (to me too much it seems haha) but i always pull out of it.

I'm with you in prayer!

I just finished a week of fasting and praying and I've never felt more alive and alert in my life.

Hey J. Knight,

For real? It's actually a disorder?

Wow. I'm sure the pharmaceutical industry already has a $20-dollar-a-pill cure.

I'll stick to the sunlight

Thanks for the tip.

- Jay

The only thing that has the power to get me down is my own thought and attitude, and therefore I take what for me is the simplest approach to casting off any form of negativity, which is to either adjust the thought at the root of the disturbance, or bring all thought to a standstill by one or another technique with which I am well-practiced.

Without a disturbing thought at the root of a melancholy 'feeling', there's most likely nothing to be down about.

There's a very special insight that if a person can grasp it they can realize a great many more uplifting moments; and that is that thought colors our perception, and we have the ability to take control of the pallet.

I do not know whether my way is weird. Sometimes when I am down I either....

1. Play games
2. Be near nature
3. Quirky way - Keep jumping and saying "YES!" to myself. I find that when our physiology is kept in an excited way, it is very hard to get ourselves into a depress mode. Try it, but ensure that no one can see you doing it. It really works!

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Normally , i will go for a jog...in the process, i find in tough, but after the run, i find it very relaxing....i guess, most oxygen come to my mind, and i will feell really good...

yep... go for a long hour jogging is very effective..

When i'm feeling down I like to go out alone, relax and especially I talk to God.

meditate for 30 mins.

I like to do one of several things go for a walk, listen to music, read, exercise and surprisingly go hang out in the stores.

1. smile
2. walk a little while through nature
3. play with my little daughter.

I get off the situation that makes me feel down and start doing things that make me feel good!

I grab my guitar and play...or go out to practice hockey with my son...

and sometimes it`s enough just to remember when was the last time I felt really good
and I almost automatically start feeling good.

-Lauri

I have to admit the lack of sunlight does get to me this time of year.

Instead of focusing on that and the cold, I focus on the positive....how beautiful it looks with the snow falling and the snow covered trees.

If you are feeling down...be thankful that you are HERE(alive) to be feeling down! Mind over matter, you control you......fix it.

I will take some vacations to recharge my spirit. If I want to go on I'll look for a good mentor. Don't forget God never sleep and always likes hard workers.

• Come here
• Drive around in my minivan (even though I have a 911) and crank up the hip-hop. New Timbaland at the moment. This is embarrassing because I do not, ah, match the target demo
• Instapundit
• Play piano
• Imagine eating junk food
• Whine
• Listen to talk radio

I have to agree with those that posted that prayer helps me so much. I try pray about what is making me feel down, put it behind me and move on.

I just say to myself... you have been here before, it is just a fase... you are still breathing, so you can still go on... And then I force myself to think of something productive and proactive to do, just a tiny thing and then the ball is rolling!

there's no way better than to meet your friends and talk to then what's trembling your soul

Exercise is great. It releases endorphins into your system and these hormones make you feel good. Also, a good chat with a friend always helps :-)
Best,
Tammy

Some good movie with a couple of beers usually do the thing. I don`t need much to get my batteries recharged.
Smooth jazz also relaxes me and helps greatly. Long walk too.

walking the dog , some do it by smoking a ciggarette =x

meditate... have a few beers... get laid... and get on with the job !!!

I do pray and it helps a lot. Even reading a good motivational book does me good too.

Tal

I'd just try take my mind of it, probably go the gym or go meets some friends.

When you're down you are not in vibrational alignment with what you think you should be doing and what your are doing. Figure out the discord is and move toward what you should or believe you should be doing or change what you want to match what you are doing. Example if your wasting time but feeling bad because you aren't producing you have to change one of the two. Schedule times for the time wasting and a separate time for the productivity, family, play, exercise or whatever and don't mix them. These are crude examples to get the thought across briefly.

I shift my focus on all the things I have to be grateful for. I actively engage in a mental inventory of recent blessings and accomplishments, recent progress, unexpected pleasant surprises.

A great technique is to stand up and gently shake your body, bouncing slightly and gently at the knees while focusing on the motion you are generating. You can say something like "I'm shaking out the bad energy" or something like that to signify you are purging the negativity. Shake out your whole body. Take some deep breaths.

We're here for a reason. We focus and fall in love with our reason and we're set!

I like to watch this YouTube video in particular

I usually pray and hang outs with my family like eating out side or watching movies. In short I want to chill somewhere wherein I can't forgot what happened to me. And sometimes I keep on reading motivational quotes in order to be strong

-Micah

The best thing you can do to avoid feeling blue is to learn to recognize when its coming on and create distractions. Find your favorite distractions, like calling someone on the phone, watch your favorite movie, visit friends, or mental gymnastics like remembering your favorite places you like to visit, your best times of your life or make out your grocery list!

I'm feeling down today. I talked to a good friend who helped straighten my head out. I made a plan and put it in motion and I threw myself into my IM work this afternoon to build for something better in the future. It's helped some.

I also pray. Spending time with my family also helps! There are times when I also read emails from my subscribers because their words help a lot.

I simply meditate and visualize something good and positive.

Nice long bubble bath. With a book...

I go to the gym or run. Even better is to go to a boxing class.

I really recommend hitting the bags if you are feeling down.

I talk to friends or family to feel better. Meditation and prayers also do wonders when you're not feeling so good. They help the mind achieve peace and balance. Sometimes, it also helps to eat my favorite food and drink my favorite beverage.

Meditation helps calm the mind and bring peace as does yoga. These activities still a troubled and frantic mind gradually. Having an anchor in your life also helps as the focus shifts from you to the anchor (person, prayer etc.).

When I am feeling down I take myself away from the place that I am in physically and then go play some music and dance. I defy anyone to feel down when great music is playing and the rhythm is moving through your body.

I go out and have fun with friends.

Blogging. Writing is therapeutic for me. I find blogging calms down my rants a lot.

I listen to some good chill out music.;o)

Whenever I'm feeling downright
typically bad I normally go and
work out.

Working out releases endorphins
the feel good chemical.

When I feel down I often go for a walk or have a warm bath.. I often find that the answers to whatever problem I have at the time always comes to me when I do that... Probably cos it's very relaxing so it helps you clear your mind.

I listen to music, at first probably a sad type song to relate to, and then something a little more upbeat to get my mood up!

"This too shall pass" is an old sufi proverb. Understand that any emotion is a fictional state induced by the Ego (or pain body). Accept that the emotion is present. Feel it, accept it, but do not judge it. Let it flow through you and accept that it is not a permanent state and it will pass.

Eckhart Tolle ("in the now" and "A new Earth") says that if you do not deny your emotions and let them pass through you that you will feel a great peace. This peace or "Emptiness" (Buddha term) will help you overcome any obstacle in your life. Let the moment your are in be "here now". There is no other moment than NOW and to accept it is the only sane way to deal with it.

This may not make sense to you but if you do this one thing I promise it will help you..."Feel the emotion, realize that it will pass, and live in the now".

Good Luck.
Shawn