When you are feeling depressed what do you do?

I turn on some upbeat music. Then I get on the phone with a friend. I usually end up feeling better. And sometimes laughing. Or I will start to play with my kid. THat always does the trick. Going to sleep for me only makes it worse.

I always play games or watch tv or just keep sleeping and sleeping with my radio on my favourite channel.

I go online. I read other people's blogs. I read inspirational stuff. I read the Bible. But I find that the Bible and a cup of cocoa is best for curing my depressions. :) Talking with friends about the problems leave me more drained. Praying about them feels better. Gotta try it! :D

And oh, I forgot that I would always have a cup of coffee and a bar of chocolate to cure my blues. OR, Coffee + Chocolate + Bible + Christian Music. Works everytime. :D

Hi..hope this is a good day for you. Most of all, I remind myself that how I'm feeling won't last forever. Then, depending on the nuances of the day, I sometimes take a 20 minute nap, call a friend, internet surf, or read a book. My daughters' presence at home forces me to not mope, which is helpful, and my dogs are always good therapy. Wish I could say that I get motivated to clean the house, but more typically I get overwhelmed by everything that I "should" be doing, and cope by not doing any of it...something I'm trying to change. I try to limit sleeping, though not always successfully. It tends to make things worse instead of better for me.

i guess, for me, it depends on the severity of my depression at that time. I am diagnosed with bi-polar type 2 with severe depression, with the type two i am always in a state of depression, it is just the severity of the depression that fluxuates. most of the times i find that if i am able to force myself to do something outside such as take a walk, go outside and just write my thoughts, do somem photography, or just go sit at the park, it helps to alliviate some of the depression...again it depends on how bad it is at that moment. If it's a problem that is bringing me down, i will put all my focus into thinking of the solution. distracting the mind, such as watching tv or a movie, playing a video game, or on the computer, can be good but you have to be careful how long you do it for, you may feel a bit better while you are doing it, but your not being very active and just pushing everything aside for a while, it hasn't been dealt with so it is still there to come back later