How do you make yourself feel better when you're depressed?

I talk to people that I trust. I go for a walk. I write. I paint.

I take a shower, drink a big glass of water and if not in the mood to nap, I’ll listen to music or do a marathon of movies.

It might not work for everyone but a few years ago I cut out as much added sugar from my diet as possible and it had a wonderful stabilizing effect on my nerves. I’ve noticed since I’ve been drinking soda and juice again, my temperament changes more.

I usually blast my music and listen to some happy tunes. Or find a good book and read. :) Sorry your depressed, I hope you feel better soon. ♥

While my advice isn’t that good I’ll give it. I just wait for it to end. While you do something else that feeling can just “hi“De and resurface.

Exercise. Playing guitar. Meditation. The realization that everything is temporary, including your current situation and your current bad feelings.

In addition, force yourself to eat healthy foods and get plenty of rest. You’ll feel better.

Edit: Also, do not try to “think” yourself out of this feeling.

Somebody, please bump Neffie up.

Go out for a walk or a run. Get some exercise. Look at the world around you. It’ll raise your endorphin levels.

Get out and exercise.It helps alot!

Mix up your scenery – pack up your study materials and go outside, or go to a coffee shop or something.

Cuddle with a pet or a significant other or give someone that’s around a hug, if you can.

Maybe I’m simple-minded, but affection always seems to help any kind of “blah” feelings.

If all else fails, have a couple of beers?

I tell trusted people how I feel and try to talk to them about it. I schedule more activities with them, too. When I’m at home, alone, I try to drown out the silence with something relaxing and, more often than not, familiar.

In my case, I like putting on Let’s Plays. You’ll probably laugh, but I take great comfort in listening to someone (with a pleasant voice and interesting commentary, anyway) talk over a game that I used to play or a game that I would like to play. It really feels like I’m listening to a friend tell jokes and talk nonsense.

Oh My gosh. My reply it totally bogus. I mean I tried to give a good reply and now that I looked at it it’s like screwed.

the “hi“DE” is supposed to be a whole word. “hide and resurface” I hope people were able to descipher it ^^

I try to focus on where the feeling is getting it’s energy from (school, kids, friends, home, ect…). If I can find the core, I can usually turn it around. I’ve found that most often I will get depressed when I am relying on other people for happiness and I inadvertently give away control. When I can’t figure out, there isn’t much I can do but ride it out. It always passes.

I remember that this too will pass and enjoy it while it lasts.

“Whenever I’m sad, I stop being sad, and I start being awesome instead.”

And if that doesn’t work, I listen to music, read, or go for a walk. Here’s a song to cheer you up. :D

A pair of SAE A502 800 watt power amps in bridged mono mode, a pair of Ohm I speaker systems, and a bunch of classic rock CDs from Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Rammstein, etc. Nuff said? :-p

You don’t. You feel what you feel but you don’t worry about the feelings. You let them go. Then you get back to what you want to do.

If you are talking about clinical depression (which obviously you aren’t), I have found that discussing methods of killing yourself with a like-minded friend turns out to be one of the funniest things there is on earth. The one danger is that you might laugh yourself to death, but assuming you don’t go that far, you should be fine.

Thank you so much for all the help. I feel a lot better, just by reading the responses alone :)
@Joker94 That song helped!

@Ayesha I’m glad to hear it!