If you feel down, what startegies do you use to make you feel better?

NAS11521 said:

Depends on the time of day.  I'm always down when I first wake up.  Drinking a cup of tea while I watch Sky' "Paper Review" does the trick.  Sometimes it makes me angry and sometimes I agree with what's said and sometimes it makes me laugh, but it always makes me feel part of the human race again.

At other times of the day reading does it for me - a thriller or a mystery that really holds my attention.

....I am down when I wake up most days also, I just go into 'automatic' as much as possible and try not to think, especially if i am in work that day. When It in am not in  work I get up and paint for a few hours......then go for a run :-)...... sometimes I might do it the other way around.

Books are great when they are page turners, it often takes a while for me to get into them but once I get going I sometimes don't want them to end......Sci-Fi is my genre of choice.

I try to go for a walk where I can hear and see birds, look at the trees, etc. and, hopefully, have minimal or no contact with people.  I also, on occasion, visit a local nature reserve where I can either walk for as long as I feel is needed or just sit in a natural environment.  Gardening (fruit and vegetable gardening) also helps although this year has not been as helpful as previous years due to the poor weather and, lately, the very hot days.

When I my rescue cat was still with me, spending time with her was a great help.  Sometimes the time was spent playing but most of the time she curled up on my lap and went to sleep whilst I stroked her.  The TV would normally be on.

...... time away from people is very restorative.

....... I really would like a cat one day..... I have read many times about the benifits (mutual of course )

NAS11521 said:

Depends on the time of day.  I'm always down when I first wake up.  Drinking a cup of tea while I watch Sky' "Paper Review" does the trick.  Sometimes it makes me angry and sometimes I agree with what's said and sometimes it makes me laugh, but it always makes me feel part of the human race again.

At other times of the day reading does it for me - a thriller or a mystery that really holds my attention.

....I am down when I wake up most days also, I just go into 'automatic' as much as possible and try not to think, especially if i am in work that day. When It in am not in  work I get up and paint for a few hours......then go for a run :-)...... sometimes I might do it the other way around.

Books are great when they are page turners, it often takes a while for me to get into them but once I get going I sometimes don't want them to end......Sci-Fi is my genre of choice.

I try to go for a walk where I can hear and see birds, look at the trees, etc. and, hopefully, have minimal or no contact with people.  I also, on occasion, visit a local nature reserve where I can either walk for as long as I feel is needed or just sit in a natural environment.  Gardening (fruit and vegetable gardening) also helps although this year has not been as helpful as previous years due to the poor weather and, lately, the very hot days.

When I my rescue cat was still with me, spending time with her was a great help.  Sometimes the time was spent playing but most of the time she curled up on my lap and went to sleep whilst I stroked her.  The TV would normally be on.

...... time away from people is very restorative.

....... I really would like a cat one day..... I have read many times about the benifits (mutual of course )