What do you do when you want to cheer yourself up

Rothko

I've been in a foul mood recently so I've been trying to cheer myself up by watching funny videos on youtube or listening to my favourite music. Unfortunately, it hasn't been working so far.

Anyway, what do you do when you want to beat the blues?

lkionm

Have a ****

December2012

Clean the house.



Then ****.

Fox_In_Socks

I read a lot. Blocks it all out.

pat_cork

Go for a few pints lad

Also apt username

Cody Pomeray

**** while cleaning the house

timthumbni

Suas11 wrote: »

I've been in a foul mood recently so I've been trying to cheer myself up by watching funny videos on youtube or listening to my favourite music. Unfortunately, it hasn't been working so far.

Anyway, what do you do when you want to beat the blues?

Have a beer or few glasses of wine and watch James Stewart in Its a Wonderful Life. Now that's a movie that makes you think.

SolarFlash

eat a choc bar.

Gummy Panda

Rub my belly with my tongue sticking out in a cheeky manner

lkionm

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

**** while cleaning the house

Would that not leave a few stains?

keith16

Go for a short run - cold shower after. Great endorphin release.

Actually, judging by the first few posts, I reckon there are a good few around here who could do with a cold shower

1ZRed

Shoot pandas

Pang

Go shopping and hazelnut hot chocolate with some marshmallows.

The Backwards Man

I read my old posts.

lkionm

keith16 wrote: »

Go for a short run - cold shower after. Great endorphin release.

Actually, judging by the first few posts, I reckon there are a good few around here who could do with a cold shower

I reckon you should put your feet up and have a good stiff ****.

Frosty McSnowballs

Go for a run or have a **** in a bush halfway through the run.

thecatspjs

Yeah, masturbation is to go to activity for all emotional states.

DoozerT6

Book a Friday off work, try and get a friend to book the same day. Meet up, buy yourselves something nice, maybe get your nails done (assuming you're female!) have lunch somewhere nice, go to the cinema, (get popcorn and the works) and then have a quiet few drinks and reminisce about people that neither of ye talk to any more

timthumbni

Btw Churchill referred to his periods of the blues as the black dog. I get down sometimes for no apparent reason but thankfully its normally short lived as its a horrible feeling.

The gok wan thread earlier although closed might make you smile.

lkionm

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Go for a run or have a **** in a bush halfway through the run.

**** while running and you will be literally pulling the mickey off yourself

wazky

Have a ****, with my left hand though.

keith16

If after your **** OP, you are still feeling down.

Just stop for a moment and ask; "is there ANYTHING to be said for another ****?"

If the answer is yes, proceed to have another ****.

lkionm

keith16 wrote: »

If after your **** OP, you are still feeling down.

Just stop for a moment and ask; "is there ANYTHING to be said for another ****?"

If the answer is yes, proceed to have another ****.

Protip; use your tears as lubrication

Itwasntme.

**** doesn't make me happy surprisingly enough. I always feel empty afterwards, which emptiness prompts even more sadness.

To chase the not so dark blues away: I write short stories; start stupid threads on AH so the mostly lighthearted replies can lighten my mood; eat mountains of sugary stuff; plan world domination; read...

If the blues are of the deep, dark kind, it doesn't matter what I do, they are not going away until their time is done so I vegetate (go to a happy place in my mind) and play the waiting game.

Norwesterner

Listen to the rambling musings of random Dublin taxi drivers on Irish radio with a glass of Chardonnay.
Then share these musings with your partner in bed.
Unless it's Wednesday, which is intercourse night.

1ZRed

Itwasntme. wrote: »

**** doesn't make me happy surprisingly enough. I always feel empty afterwards, which emptiness prompts even more sadness.

Cucumber?

Cody Pomeray

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

**** while cleaning the house

Bang, and the dirt is gone

lkionm

Norwesterner wrote: »

Listen to the rambling musings of random Dublin taxi drivers on Irish radio with a glass of Chardonnay.
Then share these musings with your partner in bed.
Unless it's Wednesday, which is intercourse night.

But dont forgot to take out the recycling. Its not part of it but still very important.

Joe10000

December2012 wrote: »

Clean the house.



Then ****.

and then a brief clean.

Vincent Vega

DANCE!

Rothko

lkionm wrote: »

Have a ****

December2012 wrote: »

Clean the house.



Then ****.

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

**** while cleaning the house

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Go for a run or have a **** in a bush halfway through the run.

thecatspjs wrote: »

Yeah, masturbation is to go to activity for all emotional states.

wazky wrote: »

Have a ****, with my left hand though.

There seems to be a large trend in this thread.

Norwesterner

All these **** references.
Do you think thats why UTV's Frank Mitchell is always so stupidly happy?

Fr_Dougal

I light fires. Cars are burny.

Call Me Jimmy

keith16 wrote: »

Go for a short run - cold shower after. Great endorphin release.

Actually, judging by the first few posts, I reckon there are a good few around here who could do with a cold shower

Good shout. I haven't been able to brave a complete cold shower yet but have started switching it to cold at end of normal shower, great feeling after.

keithsfleet

Get someone to tickle you. Always works for my nieve and nephew.

hfallada

Watch precious the movie(fiction. It's about a girl whose is subjected to sexual and physical abuse by her father. After watching it you think to yourself my day might have been **** but at least I have it easier than millions of other people

Rothko

hfallada wrote: »

Watch precious the movie(fiction. It's about a girl whose is subjected to sexual and physical abuse by her father. After watching it you think to yourself my day might have been **** but at least I have it easier than millions of other people

Nah, that'll just make me feel worse. Sad music usually makes me feel better when I'm depressed but sad movies it worse.

Eight Ball

Watch online videos of other people making fools of themselves.

Norwesterner

hfallada wrote: »

Watch precious the movie(fiction. It's about a girl whose is subjected to sexual and physical abuse by her father. After watching it you think to yourself my day might have been **** but at least I have it easier than millions of other people

I do that at times.
But not Precious.
I watch Geordie Shore for the same reason.

Norwesterner

Eight Ball wrote: »

Watch online videos of other people making fools of themselves.

don't you have RTE?

Mr.Crinklewood

Count my money from my tissue sales.

Elbaston

I thanked every ****.


While ****.

Systemic Risk

Exercise is key my friend. Leave your problems on the squat rack, pitch, punch bag, track or pavement. Whatever your choice of exercise a good tough workout will leave you feeling a million times better. The amount of times I am stressed or pissed off and all I do is workout and the problems seem minuscule after. And no AH a **** doesn't count.

Elbaston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lL5pbIImY

Pretty Polly

I stick on some music and I turn it up really loud.

I also look up random stuff on Youtube like Flashmobs.

tony1980

Watch This!!

Augmerson

I remind myself Margaret Thatcher is still dead.

Elbaston

Seriously though OP.

Sometimes its just a matter of sitting it out, it might drag out but everything changes - including good moods unfortunately - . If Im really in a fowler and sht just wont stop I hop in the car, drive away from it all, try to make it to somewhere remote without killing myself or others, sit in a quiet scenic spot if I can find one, mobile on silent, fckwit radio hosts switched off, gawk out the window for a good while trying to relax and thinking about nothing. Or even meditate.


Better chance of finding your way out of the poo after a little chill.

thecatspjs

Augmerson wrote: »

I remind myself Margaret Thatcher is still dead.

For now...

Lisha

Go for a walk

Read a book

Eat chocolate

Bake stuff

If I'm agitated, them weirdly I find reorganizing clothes helps. Getting rid of kids too small clothes etc. I suppose it makes me feel in control maybe.

Talk to a friend.

Take kids to cinema.

Norwesterner

Lisha wrote: »

Go for a walk

Read a book

Eat chocolate

Bake stuff

If I'm agitated, them weirdly I find reorganizing clothes helps. Getting rid of kids too small clothes etc. I suppose it makes me feel in control maybe.

Talk to a friend.

Take kids to cinema.

"getting rid of kids too,"??
And "small clothes"?


M'kay.