What do you usually do when you're sad and depressed?

If I feel that I've been down for days already, I know I have to go unwind or else I would go insane :) What I do is to spend the day with a friend I can confide with, or watch a funny movie cause I believe laughter is the best medicine, or go some place where I can relax and have fun. It's hard to be depressed and stressed because of so many things to think of, but if you let yourself be that way for a long time, you might compromise your health. So be happy, be healthy!

Well, when I'm depressed I just listen to some music I like or do some exercise or something that will keep my mind busy so I don't think about things that depress me. Or try to find some funny videos on Youtube, like some stand up comics or whatever usually makes you laugh, depends on the persons sense of humour. Even if you don't laugh at it at the moment, it will make you feel better, I'm sure. Hold on, the whole MyLot is here with you :)

Hi sis?? Why are feel sad?? Hope things is going right after this three hours. If you feel depressed go and look for a comedy series to watch or anything that will make you laugh.I like to do it that way whenever I feel gloom and depressed. The laughter will make me feel less depressed. Right now I am in a good mood as I am watching some comedy series. Really make me feel less tensed.Listen to the music in also one of the way to get rid the sadness but make sure you are not listening to the sad song as it will make you more sad~(^^)

I too have been feeling sad and depressed a lot lately. There is a lot going on in my life right now that is making me really depressed. For me I have tried to keep busy. I don't want to allow my mind to get overloaded to where I feel I can't really handle the situation. I think that listening to positive music helps as well. If you can perhaps spend time with family and friends who encourage you. Right now I feel like their isn't too many people I could talk to because they are too close to my family to be able to give unbiased advice. So that makes it harder on me. Maybe even if you are able to set aside money for savings could help you feel better. Savings helps us not to feel overwhelmed by financial anxieties. I really hope that soon things will calm down for you and that you will be able to be happy again.

hi jdex I think all people have their own way to overcome with this problem. My way is little funny. When I was depressed or in sad mood I used to go sleep or read some good motivational book. Try this

I mostly used to go for a long sleep when I too sad. Sleeping makes me to forget from the sadness and it brings us to the world of peace.

everyone has his own way to come up from such situation. it is true that depression is a part of life. meditation and remembering your God is the best way to relax.

Hi jdex! I'm very bad in dealing with depression and sadness. I keep it all inside me and I don't share anything with my family or friends. I keep it inside me until it all goes away. I just wallow up with negative emotions until I'm faced with something that makes me forget about it. Sometimes I also listen to songs that can uplift my mood, sometimes I watch movies or dramas. Sometimes I interact more with friends or co-workers but I don't let it all out. I know it's unhealthy but that's me. ^^ Anyway, I hope you're feeling much better now. We should all lighten up especially in this time of year. Christmas is coming!

As a therapist and Zen practitioner, with depression the comes without apparent reason is never something I ignor as there is usually some deeper (subconscious) reason why it is happening. Meditation is one of the most powerful processes that can be used to get to the bottom of it, especially if it happens frequently. But if it is particularly strong and persistent, then it is best to get help with it from a doctor or qualified therapist. If you know why you are depressed, for instance, something tragic has happened in life, then meditation can still help you to terms with it. Otherwise, uplifting things like musice etc, can work very well, if you know why you have become depressed. _Derek

In this situation, I try to do something that I normally enjoy doing. I might try reading a book, watching a movie, going for a walk, spending time online, or something like that. All of which are things that I enjoy doing. It does help me feel better, when I'm feeling sad or depressed or something to that effect.

Hi jdex: First I try to deal with this feeling all by myself because I don't want to make people feel worried about me. Sometimes I just need to do a relaxing activity, do some yoga or eat. Sometimes writing how I feel and what makes me feel worried works and also try not to think too much about the things I can change. Finally I talk to a friend looking for advice or I mylot and share my thoughts with you guys ALVARO

There came a time in my life that i was so depressed and i had no one to share it with except mylot and my diary. What i did was listen to Joyce Meyer podcast and i felt better then. I tried to pray hard for God to give me strength to over come that depression and yeah it worked for me. I hope that you'll find your own way to get over it. One way that could really take my thoughts away from depression is through chatting with friends on my phone. They are not locals of my place but rather they are from different countries and they do entertain me a lot.

Well, I suffer from massive depression myself. I understand talking to someone close to you does not always help, because sometimes they just do to understand. Talking to a stranger sometimes helps more because they are not biased. I go to therapy and I am trying real hard to remove this depression. But it takes time. If you're depressed over what I would consider simple things, then you might just need a change of scenery for a while, sort of like a recharge. But when your depression is deep rooted, then thats a totally different story.

Well, first of all I hope that you can find ways to sooth your feelings. I'm also depressed, disappointed, sad, hopeless and lonely at most of the time. This is mainly caused by broken family, family business and other hundreds of unsuccessful attempts in doing lots of things including making things right. I tend to listens to relaxing music such as those of music box. These music makes me felt warm and not lonely besides comforting my feelings. While listening to such music, I would either sleep or play MMORPGs such as Fly For Fun. The combination of these two can fully occupy me and let me forget about those sad stuff. Of course, another way of comforting myself is to watch dramas and anime. They have a lot of relationships content and warm story line that almost like a gateway to me. As if I'm one of the characters and I get loved, cherished and success in many things. Although they are not real, they did enriches my life and give me strength to continue the journey of life which is full of problems.

I know what you feel coz i always been there and the feelings is not comfortable with anything i wanted to do. As of now let just pass the feelings we all know that sometimes we feel emotional and so on, especially if our period is near. Just let you rest and then try to move your body if you feel alright, eat and dance,,just move and dont think things that make you weak or cause of your sadness. Because as we know that sadness lead to depression. You know what i did is let my feelings expressed and if i feel tired i sleep then try to eat. I dont want to listen to sad music anything that reminds me of my sadness. Then if i feel i am okay that is my starting point to think of positive that makes me happy for the meantime and i put that always into practice just to immune my feelings. It's really hard to defeat depressions and sadness because our enemy no.1 is ourselves. So try to convince yourself to change into positive thinking. Only you can help on your own. This is what i did and i only share it to you just to pick a little things that can help you. TRy to be happy,,

For me just prayed it to Jehovah God called him in your prayer and as him to examine your heart and ask also that he cured your feeling to not bored it is best in you to study what the bible really teach.

When i am troubled , i would usually hurry home from work. Since husband will be coming home much later, i have the bedroom to myself. I would cry and cry . Then once i am done , i would pray and tell God my troubles. I seem like crazy, because i would talk to Him as if he is there in front of me. I would cry out to him. Then, i will feel okay and try to think of how that trouble could be solved and offer it to God for him to do the rest. I will then, watch my favorite TV show and eat a fruit or a chocolate while watching it.

When you feel sad and depressed , i suggest watch some funny videos and comedy clips in the movies. When i am saying this some may not feel it ok. But when we do this we will get laughed automatically and will get a relief for sure. And in order to avoid such depressed feelings , do exercise / workout regularly. Its proven that it will increase the blood cycling to all pars of our body and we will always feel fresh mind. It will also decrease the chance of having diseases.

when i'm sad or depressed i tend to eat a lot. i crave for foods... i crave about anything. foods really boost up my mood and it's very effective for me. other than eating i just sleep and sometimes go to the mall for window shopping.

Depression... Sadness...These frighten me a lot specially with my size 'coz for me these mean "Food." Every time I'm depressed or sad, I usually eat for it helps me forget my problems momentarily. After that, I'll go for a walk embracing myself and the reason of my sadness, assessing myself, weighing things out and find ways how to overcome it. If despite all those things I'm not yet relieved, that's the time I'll start pouring and sharing everything to my trusted friends again and again. This is one thing i've learned every time i'm venting, it lightens up my feelings... Well, all of us do have different ways of coping at different rate. What's important is we're not soaking at the corner with our problems, instead we're finding ways to get back into our normal self and see again the beauty of life... Life is always like that....