Cheering yourself up

Red About Town

What do you do to 'cheer' yourself up?

In a bad mood for the last few days for no particular reason (which is not like me) and wondering what others do to get themselves back in good form.

spankysue

Listen to some happy songs and eat chocolate

Kirby

Fairly sure what spankysue actually does..........

im invisible

Fap

Jijsaw

I listen to music, 50s and 60s records generally make me happy. I read, watch videos

Wurly

Exercise

Spend time with my partner

Hang out with good friends

Achieve something. Write/read/go to a group event

+1 on the chocolate.;)

Cook a nice dinner. Or better still - bake

Go for a walk near the sea with the dog

spankysue

Kirby wrote: »

Fairly sure what spankysue actually does..........

Hey, that's just to cheer other people up

senorwipesalot

Nothing lifts the spirits like a good old Allied Irish.

Bipolar Joe

Scientifically, if you veer towards things that fit your current mood, you become happier. So, if you're depressed, listen to the saddest music you can, so long as you like it. If you're angry, listen to vicious, angry music. It's sort of like the missing piece of the jigsaw to your brain. If you're sad, listening to happy music only amplifies what you're feeling, kind of contrasting the emotions.

When I'm sad, I listen to things like Brian Eno, The Antlers, Morphine, Squee, so on. When I'm angry, things like Altar of Plagues, Bad Command or Filename, The Body. Hearing something that suits my mood is cathartic, and catharsis is good. Same goes with movies.

SeaFields

Out in the fresh air. Get the heart pumping with a run or brisk walk.

CiaranTheGreat

Silk sheets candles baby oil and the finest girl on girl Latino filth!!

Esoteric_

Exercise. It releases lots of endorphins, so you automatically cheer up after a god work out. Or have sex, same result.

Red About Town

SeaFields wrote: »

Out in the fresh air. Get the heart pumping with a run or brisk walk.

Thinking about going for a run later. Struggling to motivate myself though! And I generally love running.

wretcheddomain

Red About Town wrote: »

What do you do to 'cheer' yourself up?

By logging onto boards.ie and ridiculing other people's posts, especially when they're a part of pointless threads like this.

NegativeCreep

If you have a pet, spend the day with them. Nothing cheers me up more!

jaffacakesyum

Watch classic episodes of the Simpsons!

yermandan

Probably a weird one but I de-clutter and tidy my living space as much as possible, immediately makes me feel better!!

Also + 1 for exercise, nice healthy food, music, enjoying the rare sunshine, planning, writing a gratitude list and connecting with friends!

I suffer from depression and all of the above (particularly keeping to a 5 workout a week schedule) in regular amounts since January have really turned things around for me!

yermandan

forgot to say, have a look through all of the YLYL threads on Cool Pics, Vids and Links as often as possible

Oh hai

Dog cuddles!

It's a nice day, go out for a walk. It's the getting up to do it that is the worst part, once you're out in the fresh air you'll feel much better. Hope you feel better soon.

Badly Drunk Boy

I listen to The Smiths or Rammstein.

Lucyfur

A good run followed by a nice swim followed by a chunky kitkat followed by sex. Ultimate happiness.

madma

take e lots and lots of e

fryup

i watch this.....:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJQoxdSFTJ0

madma

jaffacakesyum wrote: »

Watch classic episodes of the Simpsons!

snap! just did it a few hours ago, 2 classic ones, the dental plan one and when homer gives up beer for a month. im very hungover but they cheered me right up

beeroclock

Drink

In fact im in need of cheering up right now

Pinklady11

Internet shopping always cheers me up. Then there's the buzz a few days later when your new stuff arrives!!

DonkeyStyle \o/

Get into bed with a few beers, some popcorn, and watch some 80's movies.
Preferably ones that have aged badly and have a number of sequels like RoboCop, Gremlins, etc. watch them back to back.

Hmm, think I might have depression.

Gummy Panda

Rub my belly

Miss Lockhart

Walk my dogs or play with my cat. Nothing works better.

df1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekr05T9Iaio

Watch this....

kfallon

Pinklady11 wrote: »

Internet shopping always cheers me up. Then there's the buzz a few days later when your new stuff arrives!!

Love buying stuff online, especially if you can track your item til it arrives at the door....*F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5* for 3 days til it finally gets here :pac:

Pherekydes

Sometimes I arrange to meet myself for a nice date. A drink, the pics or dinner. Nice.

Of course, getting stood up is not nice...

kfallon

Pherekydes wrote: »

Sometimes I arrange to meet myself for a nice date. A drink, the pics or dinner. Nice.

Of course, getting stood up is not nice...

Do you try the ould popcorn bucket trick on yourself in the pics? :pac:

herisson

I exercise or i go on a really long walk usually.

Failing that, a funny movie or i just meet up with some friends.

Pherekydes

kfallon wrote: »

Do you try the ould popcorn bucket trick on yourself in the pics? :pac:

The sly "hand across the back of the seat trick" works all the time. But I'm always alert to it.

Chucken

df1985 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekr05T9Iaio

Watch this....

Thats a giggle

I like the Bollywood one best

tan11ie

80's music or a glass of wine while watching endless episodes of "not going out" it cracks me up.

tomboylady

It depends on how down I am. Listening to some music or going to the cinema usually works. Sometimes all it takes is a nap... Never underestimate the feeling of waking from a daytime nap totally refreshed.

playedalive

With my undergrad thesis due date looming, I tend to get away from the computer and either:

take my dog for a walk.
Buy M&S cookies or something sweet.
Buy/read a newspaper and make some coffee.
Put on the radio/ipod.
Crack open a beer (Don't drink much these days for medical reasons so )
Talk with friends.
Watch you've been framed (That show is classic )

candy-gal1

A walk along the beach as the sea comes in and the sun is shining with your headphones on, shopping for cheap and cheerful bits and bobs then trying them all out, going to see a movie youve been looking forward to, and then maybe a nice briskish walk home after, then your favourite takeaway food, some sweeties that you used to have when you were a child like dib dabs etc, new Glee episode on TV and/or a night of True Blood boxsets :)

Spunge

get off the internet

ITS_A_BADGER

Nice long walk followed by a hot shower, favourite choccy bar (those big galaxy bars ftw) and it finish off by watching your favourite tv series boxset

WoollyRedHat

I like to just stop sometimes, think about nothing and just stare at the sky, so peaceful and beautiful.

jinxremoving

go for a really long walk and tire myself out,or swimming or hot yoga. some exercise really get the endorphins flowing. come home and take a relaxing bath and watch something good that i can get into a few episodes of, lately the x files

Micky Dolenz

It depends. If I am feeling sorry for myself I normally just read or watch the news and think how lucky I am that I'm not in one of the stories.

If it's because an issue is getting to me, I plot and plan on how to handle it. Once I have completed that I am always happier.

steddyeddy

Good idea for a thread! I had a tough few days myself and I'm trying to cheer myself up too! Watching top gear at te moment so that's a start

Ruudi_Mentari

Been run down myself lately, but being a jerk instead of serious sam can block it out til the sun comes up again

And maybe that's what I'm dependant on, haven't seen it since October but seeing it peep though my window more gradually as it sets later and later is something I feel I was missing badly.. seasonal fatigue this late on

Catharsis and occasional matter over mind also but I've bn run down physically too, hard to pick up I think that nordic high may have contributed. Calm as it was it was an unshifting murk that chilled to the bone so think I need nourishment and sun right now

Irish Guitarist

I like to walk past a field full of cows or sheep. They usually all stare at me which makes me feel like a celebrity.