What do you do to improve your mood, when you are in a bad mood?

[debm55]

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I am in a bad and sad mood and would like to know some suggestions from you. Thank you all for your suggestions. I took a med and slept this early evening. I am very sad and upset. I feel numb--and terribly sad and angry, and mad . Some things will never change, I just am tired of trying to make them change. Debbie.

[Midnight Writer]

1. Interact with my pets.

They (nearly) always make me smile.

[debm55]

3. Thank you, It is Dolly's walking time. But with the smoke in the air, we have only been going half a

block. Plus she is still sick and doesn't want to go too far.

[emulatorloo]

2. Play piano or guitar and sing. Talk a walk. Play with my dog!!!

[LakeArenal]

4. Go outside. Probably get high. Count my blessings. LIG. Life is Good.

[Polly Hennessey]

5. Pets and a book. Scout and Alexander will

calm me immediately. Alexander is a Great Pyrenees and when I put my face in all that white fur I could not possibly feel bad. Scout is an angel in disguise. Joyful would describe her. Books will take me to another place where my cares are forgotten.

[BlueKota]

6. Watch something funny on television

& watch my big silly German Shepherd do goofy stuff.

[Chainfire]

7. I internalize, sulk and pout until it passes.

[Ferryboat]

8. Cat videos

Cat videos kept me sane during the madness of TFG administration.
10 minutes should do it.

[Ocelot II]

9. Walk over to the bird sanctuary and hang out there for awhile.

[GenXer47]

10. hop on my paddleboard with a pair of bongos and 9 beers

When I exit the water after 2 or 3 hours, I'm a totally different (happy) person!

[genxlib]

11. I loved to play raquetball

Nothing like locking yourself in a room and coming away exhausted and drained after beating the shit out of a ball for an hour.

Great way to alleviate tension, stress or anger.

[Blue Owl]

12. Think of it as a choice

You can choose to be in the bad mood -- or you can choose to be in a good mood. You are in control.

Of course we can't control everything in life that happens to us -- there will be good and bad. But we can choose how we respond.

[doc03]

13. Go for a ride on my bicycle. nt

[perfessor]

14. Meditation

Works for me.

[sunflowerseed]

16. 2 for meditation

I also take long walks in the woods...I always walk out happier than I walked in.

[Chakaconcarne]

15. Exercise! and vigorous exercise for your level of fitness....

Do it every day and you'll have fewer ups and downs, along with heaps of other benefits.

[Iggo]

17. Isolate. (n/t)

[hlthe2b]

18. #1 Hug my dog; #2 Hug my dog; #3 Hug my dog; #4 A long walk WITH my dog...

[sanatanadharma]

19. I think about my mood

And if I am thinking about my mood, then I am objectifying the temporary mood, recognizing it as separate myself, from the constant witness of changing moods, me.

Others call it meditation, surrendering to God, getting high, etc.
All are understandings of the constant consciousness and the changing, nagging, otherness of all that bugs us, within and without.

[gibraltar72]

20. Work on projects in my garage mostly.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. I wish I knew. Sorry. NT

[RainCaster]

22. Go sit in the sun by my pond...

... feed the koi, and watch the birds bathing in the stream that feeds said pond.

Sometimes I have to wait for the koi to speak to me before I can go back to work. Not very often, but sometimes.

[MuseRider]

23. I go up to the barn but anywhere there are no people

would work and I put my headphones on and play my old music loves and sing my heart out. I am a musician but singing and I never met to the point that anyone else should ever hear me but oh it does make me feel good.

Old favorite songs and singing. Before long you will feel better. Then pet a dog or cat or a horse or anything if you can get one around. You have a dog right? There is the most true love of all.

[surrealAmerican]

24. long walk by the lake ...

... weather permitting.

[Upthevibe]

26. debm55........

First of all, I'm so sorry you're feeling bad and sad.... Lots and lots of hugs and healing vibes from me to you.

Also, I just want to thank you for your amazing posts! I really enjoy the fun discussions they generate.

What I do to help myself feel better:

Listen to music that I KNOW will raise my spirit. I even have a list of them written down.

I watch my favorite T.V. shows/sitcoms that I KNOW will make me laugh regardless of how many times I've seen particular shows.

I have my "go to" podcasts that I listen to which can also make me laugh or are topics I'm interested in. I think you're into True Crime (if I remember from a past post) and I HIGHLY recommend a podcast called, "My Favorite Murder." I know it sounds weird but it's two gals talking and bantering on and off (they are really funny and I LOVE their personalities) while discussing either true crime stories, survival stories, or major news events in the past with amazing details.

Once again.............LOVE AND LIGHT your way....

[debm55]

27. Thank you.

[we can do it]

28. Workout, play with cats.