Depression Tips

Ruth~ · Jul 25, 2006

Please post one or more things that helps you when you are depressed. It can be anything that helps you.

Ruth~ · Jul 25, 2006

Taking a walk.

tapero · Jul 25, 2006

Listening to music

peacechild · Jul 25, 2006

I listen to uplifting songs like: Eagles by Third Day, Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns &c.

I take really long bike rides.

Ruth~ · Jul 25, 2006

Thank you Tapero and Peacechild for your ideas.

HolyOne87 · Jul 25, 2006

Exercising sometimes helps

Ruth~ · Jul 26, 2006

Holyone, yes, exercise is great. I need to exercise badly!

Journaling is another idea.

MrsSeptemberPenguin · Jul 26, 2006

I watch movies... and work. I love going to work. Anything to occupy my mind and keep me from dwelling on the things that bring me down even further

UnitynLove · Jul 27, 2006

I love to sing gospel songs. When the enemy tries to get me depressed I listen and sing gospel songs and that gets me happy again. I read of a gospel story, i think ezikel, where when he started to sing praises his enemies were defeated, because the lord fought on his behalf. It is also said, The lord inhabits the praises of his people. So when your feeling depressed sing praises and the enemie will be defeated! Amen.

Ruth~ · Jul 27, 2006

Squirrels, it's a good idea to watch movies, too. It diverts our attention from our current problems for awhile. We all need a break from worry and problems, yes.

UnitynLove, singing Gospels songs is a great idea, too. Singing is so uplifting to the spirit.

to everyone!

DyingAsylum · Jul 27, 2006

Ruth57 said:
Journaling is another idea.

I totally agree! I find journaling, or any type of writing for that matter, really helps. I tend to write poetry, short stories and other stuff besides just my journal.

I also love going to work. I work with animals all day and they always make me smile .

This may sound strange but sometimes even waitching a sad movie and just crying for a little bit helps. I usually feel "cleaned out" but not drained after a good cry.

Peace,
Asylum

PrairieGurl · Jul 27, 2006

Reading these forums Seeing that others are going thru the same struggles. Being able to share love and encouragement to another sister or brother that needs uplifting more than I. Thinking of others.

PrairieGurl · Jul 27, 2006

AND...snuggeling and petting my dog, Skipper

Judy02 · Jul 28, 2006

Ruth57 said:
Please post one or more things that helps you when you are depressed. It can be anything that helps you.

Thanx for starting this thread Ruth (btw - Ruth's my middle name! hehe). Hopefully, this will become a big thread, where we can really help each other.

Hmmm...spending time with friends and going out helps me sometimes; even though I don't feel like it at the time, sometimes when I've arrived back home, I feel better for it. It's taken my mind off my depressed thoughts, and by spending the day doing something, I feel I've achieved something and coped better by doing something, rather than just sitting in my room doing nothing. My housemates when I was at university made me come out with them, and wouldn't take no for an answer, when they planned day trips out, which I'm grateful for now lol. xxx

Not a massive one, but I'll post again if I can think of more xxxx

Ruth~ · Jul 28, 2006

Thank you DyingAsylum, Wanttobe, and Judy02 for all the wonderful ideas for helping us with our depression.

Caring for and watching my birds is uplifting to me.

Coming here and making contact with others helps me, too.

Sometimes just taking time to relax and feel however I feel for awhile is helpful since I'm going through grief. Then when I am finished I get busy again.

Peace to you all.

HikariKitKit · Jul 28, 2006

Talking to friends who care about you.

Shannonkish · Jul 29, 2006

~Spending time with family and friends.
~Being praised/enouraged by others.
~Getting the right amount of sleep.
~Eating properly.
~Exercising.

Battie · Jul 29, 2006

-Realizing that I'm being unnecessarily hard on myself and forcing myself to think good thoughts (or simply about something else entirely).
-Reading something humorous.
-Listening to entertaining music, like They Might Be Giants
-Drawing
-Talking things out with friends
-Being silly with friends
-Wearing favorite clothes (sounds vain, but it helps when you feel like you look nice).

Ruth~ · Jul 30, 2006

Thank you for providing good ideas we all can use Hikarikitkit, Shannonkish, and Battie. Sometimes when we are depressed, especially during a bad bout of it, it's hard to think of things that help. I think this thread can provoke lots of good ideas to go over whenever we need to, too.

Some things that help me:
-cleaning
-pet care
-taking a scented bubble bath
-going to the store and getting myself something special
-getting something new for my CF Character.

Ruth~ · Aug 1, 2006

Watching good movies takes my mind off of everything for awhile and often changes how I feel afterward, too.

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