Cheer up tips

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while i consider myself over depression, i still get those times where im at a sad and very low point 4 no reason ( no were near as bad as when i was depressed, but still quite anoying 2 b down 4 no reason)so, i was wondering if ppl could suggest anything small that always cheers them up when theyre feelin bluethanx guys

woo I have a million and one cheering up tips. My fave is simply reachin for the phone and demanding that my friends go down the pub Other than that, if I don't feel like going out, I'll put some dance music on which eventually affects me and makes me hyper... then there are the load of photographs stuck on my wall, all holding so many memories. I love to sit and look at them and remember what was happening in each picture. Cheers me up so much!

having a good cry cheers me up actually, well afterwards obviously Sitting and cuddling with my children, or getting a hug from the manthing, my friends cheer me up, like amy, music cheers me up a lot if its the right stuff.........music=dancin = smiles..............chocolate cheers me up, ok so it doesn't cheer me up i just use that as an excuse to eat lots of it LOL

yer, weird how crying cheers u up isnt it. afta i have a good cry, u feel kinda happy and lighterunfortunatly i dont cry.lol, im a "hold it all in" kinda gal, which aparently is very bad 4 u.i only cry when everything bad thats happened since the last time i cryed builds up 2 b 2 much 4 me, then the next tiny thing that upsets me sets me off( as long as im alone, i neva cry infrounta ppl)i guess buying stuff( especially lingerie) cheers me up.lol, but thats not always good, id b totaly poor due 2 retail therapy.lol.oh, and u no the song faith? not the original, the 1 by linkon park. thats cracks me up every time he gets to the chorus and starts screaming "you gotta have FFFAAAAAIIIITTTTHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" hahahahahaha

My bestest friend suggested I go walking when I'm feeling depressed. I grab my Ipod and hit the trail... I do feel better and it seems to work for me... I have to say that eating lots of Carmel and chocolate cheers me up

Can i be proud and take that to be me, or was it down to someone else, another bestest friend bottom lips quivering

ohh walking cheers me up too.. but when im not in a bad mood, walking depresses me cos I have too much time to think!!

**when im stressed I clean, my friends all know there is something wrong with me, if they pop round and the house is spotless LOL **

"Can i be proud and take that to be me, or was it down to someone else, another bestest friend bottom lips quivering "it was you my dear!

**YAY me *jumps on Rick for a big hug* ** :grin:

walking tends 2 cheer me up abit, its just not always practical. especially when its raining, the middle of the night or friggen freezing!...ahh well, very fue things can stop me from doing exactly what i want these days.lol

this picture cheers me uphttp://img102.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc5&image=29745_jessica_alba_beach_4.jpg

Roc, i tried the thing too and hell it worked nicely i went for a 2 hour walk and it worked

hahaha, ok, the fact that u said that cheers u up kinda amused me for a bit, thanx.another thing i realised that works is singing. i was getting all sad with these sad tv shows...so i sung 2 myself. it works quite well.lol

For a handsome man like me, date online cheers me up! webdate dot com was my best choice!

Walking does it for me. Sometime i just go off and walk for miles and I will think about all sorts of things, sort out whatever rubbish is in my head and come home far too tired to be depressed. It doesnt matter to me what the weather is like i'll go anyway and explore wherever I havnt been before, preferably somewhere very green (one time when I lived in my old city I went the 10 miles to Stone Henge).Listening to heavy rock music helps too (such as linkin park ). Sometimes I combine that with the walking. Being couped up in the house deffinately keeps me depressed so dont let that happen to you! I find foruming and chatting online can help reduce my suffering but only temporarily.

They say don't cover up being down with alcohol, but I have a theory that works for me. When I am down, I will try and get some buddies to go to the pub and as a last resort, go by myself. I will get all sorts of tossed and by this time will have made 50 drunk txts on my cell phone to girls. Most the time it is in vain, or by chance there is a lady in the same position as me. That is a whole other problem though. Two drunk people trying to figure out how to meet up without killing your self, somebody else, or getting a DUI. Thank god for good friends! Anywho back onto my theory. I end up going home pretty pissed up drunk, eating a bunch of food and then being to full to drink water before bed(key ingredient). I soon pass out while my bulldog finishes off his stupid Dad's late night kibble. When I wake up in the morning, the agony of my hangover makes depression look like free pie and chips. (can't get that damn Geico commercial out of my head). There is one theory for ya! I don't suggest you doing the same, but hey! That is my crazy personality 101. :grin:

Hi all!I'm normally pretty cheerful, positive etc I normally just look on the bright side of things. However, I do have a rather long email that I sent to a friend of mine who's always down in the dumps. He's dealing with quite a few issues and has problems dealing with his anger and depression. I've been sticking by him for years, helping him out any way that I can - money, company etc etc. but I figured the best way that I can help him is to change the way that he deals with his problems and change his attitude.I'd like to post this hugely long and inspirational (hopefully) message that I sent him, but it might be too long for this board I don't know.If anyone's interested I'll post it. It deals with his use of marijuana, his perspective on problems, dealing with and confronting problems etc.I think PERSPECTIVE is an important player in happiness. Change your perspective and look at things from someone else's point of view.

Whenever I'm feeling depressed .. which is quite often.. I either call up my best friend and talk to her and we go out and grab a coffee.. or I hang out with someone I havent hung out with or seen for awhile. It's always nice to laugh with them and share old memories..The main thing you should focus on though is that things always get better.. and most of the time it will get worse before it gets better.. you just have to stay strong and focus on the positive.

You could post it as a separate thread, SilentRain, in sections if necessary.