When in doubt, take a walk...

I agree to your friendly advice/tip... when i am depressed i used to talk a long walk ...but those were not intentional . it used to happen now when u said it, it made me think about those times...Thanks for sharing a nice thought

Dawn- I work on my martial arts forms when I'm grumpy. The focus helps my mind stay in the present moment and whatever was bothering me soon disappears. I also have a gripe journal that I keep which I write in quite a bit and say all the things I would like to say. It helps me work through the issues at hand. Namaste-Anora

I play music very loudly and I dance and dance and dance. I dance alone or with anyone who is in the house with me. Still love to dance - old as I am - I just move! From ballroom dancing to R&R to reggae or soca - I dance!

Hello Going for a long walk seems effective to me as well.I have had many up and downs in recent years and whenever I was alone and depressed I went for a long walk and tried to think of good things. Change in place is necessary. Staying house whole day alone can increase depression instead of decreasing it.Apart from it being with your pet is another thing which can cheer up mood.I have one dog and one cat and they so understand my mood change. When I am depressed they try to entertain me to cheer up my mood.

When i feel depression ,i will go out for a walk or run,of course feel good soon.Sometimes unhappy,i eat a lot of food.But do exercise is the best choice.Movement can not only keep happy,but also keep slim.

Well i take it every weekend and at during festival months i never miss vacations, that my best depression relieving out of mechanical life.

i can say for sure a walk in the evenings or early mornings is bound to cheer us up,i have also tried listening to music and sometimes a long sleep also does wonders.

i do housework. lol its kinda like walking.. but no fresh air.. still excersize.. and i grumble and then when its all done and shiney in here.. i feel much better.. It will be much easier to go for walks with the two little ones now that the weather is nice. i've done it a few times already this week. walking is very nice.

When having a "bad day" I find going out often makes me worse Seeing people out and about looking happy and as though they "fit in and are normal" doesn't really do much to improve my mood. I'll do something with the kids, curl up with a good book, watch a film, listen to some music, anything to escape reality really

I don't normally even notice when I'm slipping into a bout of depression, but I think it does have something to do with being less active. For the past couple weeks I've been very active. If I wasn't cleaning the house then I was out and about finding things to do. But these last couple of days I haven't wanted to do anything, and I've been sitting here playing games on my computer. I'm not even getting any laundry done, it's that bad. I did force myself to go to the store yesterday, but as soon as I got home I was right back to the games.

I like to sing, singing raises my spirits and makes me feel good. Now I'm not saying how it makes the people who have to listen to me. That is why I sing in the car by myself.

That is something that I also do. I love to walk. It makes me feel better when I am down. It also gives me a good bosst of energy.

yah, i agree with your opinion about that matter, but it only helps you temporary. for me the best way to take away your depression is to turn your attention to something you can be busy, focus to it..

Either I count to ten, or think what's my weakness and do what I can to improve my strengths and all. Or even Jog..I'd have to agree, Jogging does it right too.

Exercise relieves stress and helps with depression, but it's also a good therapy for anger, too! When I get really mad I just take a walk (usually a pretty brisk one) and it helps me to cool down. Providing service or help to others also helps take our minds off of our own problems.

hi, i think there are many ways to remove ones depressional thoughts out of ones mind.. 1) unless the person has a will to actually remove it he/she may not be able to come out of it ever.. 2) to do sumthing which attracts an individual like walking u said...is one of the best...dancing...playing with kids or playing outdoors..doing some physical acitvity ..keeping oneself busy. 3) working a lot..being in among alot of people or among few friends who actaully know you well ...