What Do You Do When You Feel Depressed?

[Parche]

:shrug: :hi:

[redqueen]

1. Cry.

[jobycom]

2. Coke.

of the Cola sort.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Aerobic Exercise

and lots of it. Got to get fresh oxygen in ya. Nothing beats depression like a ten mile run. I can no longer run ten miles ergo I no longer get depressed

[Critters2]

4. Sleep. A lot.

Or were you looking for help, a solution. If that's it, I read EA literature, go to a meeting, call into a phone meeting, call or e-mail my sponsor.

[HamdenRice]

5. Drink beer. Terrific self medication!

[azmouse]

6. Chocolate.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Hang out at a coffee shop with a good book.

[azmouse]

9. That is my version of heaven.

[Symarip]

10. Put on a record like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7l9Rgx2II

It's hard to be depressed when you listen to an angel's voice.

[Tektonik]

11. Listen to music or play computer games or both

[Shakespeare]

12. Start fighting it as hard as I can. First, I pay close attention to what I'm eating.

Only good, healthy foods. I try to regulate my sleep as much as possible (not too much, not too little). I increase my exercise to make sure I get a little every day, as much outside as possible. I make myself get out and do something, even if it's by myself (go to a movie, museum, etc.).

I've battled with major, major depression in the past, and I have a set of tools I use (as mentioned above) that I use any time I feel myself sliding back there again. And if necessary, if my stop-gap actions don't help, then I see a doctor. It's a horrible place to be, I know. :hug:

[Lady-Damai]

13. Sleep n/t

[Iggo]

14. Pick up my guit. (n/t)

[motely36]

15. I stop reading GD

Seriously, I am not real good at fighting depression. I hope things get better. :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

16. hi

how are you???


:hug: :hi:


I cry

and try to find a hug

lost

[guitar man]

17. drink beer

and listen to some Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard or maybe some Buddy Guy or Albert King :hi:

[Throd]

18. Ride it out

[mcctatas]

19. Sing show tunes and do laundry!

and if that doesn't work I call one of my friends whose life sucks worse than mine and think "See, it's not THAT bad at least"

[Bake]

20. Play the guitar or banjo.

It's hard to be down when you play the banjo. In fact, you just can't play a sad song on the banjo.

Bake

[SacredCow]

21. Drink.

Beer, Wine, Cocktails- it all works.

[sakabatou]

22. Talk to my fiancee

[Skittles]

23. do something to help someone else

[Dangerously Amused]

24. .

Eat healthy foods.
Get enough sleep.
Stick to a basic daily routine (up at the same time, bed at the same time, etc.)
Get daily exercise outdoors (any kind, any amount, even if it's just a walk around the block).
Cry when you feel like crying.
Reach out to/lean on friends; talk it out.
Help someone even less fortunate.

Repeat.

:hug:

[LadyoftheRabbits]

25. Throw myself into something guaranteed to make me laugh

Like MST3K (I'm on a kick right now) or funny animals videos. :P :hi:

[Santa Claus]

26. Gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate, and

a game of Scrabble with the Misses always cheers me right up.

:hi:

[Inchworm]

27. Acknowledge it - then...

Escape somehow. That's a bad habit, but I'm trying to give up though. Escape via beer, sleep, mindless activity (aka video games), TV, movies, write, growl, snarl... see, not good :P

Talking helps me a lot.

:hug:

[Deja Q]

28. Attempt to contain the anger, but sometimes slip out a profane word anyway. Or cut.

I try not to cut anymore.