How do you keep yourself happy in sad times?

Being happy twenty four hours of the day would be quite boring. Don't you think?! Sadness has its own sanctity and without that one would never appreciate moments of happiness? I sometimes like a good cry and it does wonders to me.

I do not like to hide my feelings. If I feel sad, I will show you that I am sad and when I feel happy, you will know that I am happy. I think it is ok just to let your emotions flow naturally as this help in healing much faster.

The same to you bro. It's hard to be happy in difficult times. Although I tried to smile but my eyes couldn't tell lies. They revealed the truth. I can say that I am now in financial difficulty. I can hardly make both ends meet. I am lucky enough, though. I have an internet connection, so I am here at mylot talking to mylotters and for a while I can forget all those problems.

I do experience many hard times in my also. Yes, it helps to think of the happy moments. But I prefer crying for sometime and if my heart feels better I will think of solutions of my problems. But I think the most important part is to have God in those times. Prayer, positive attitude support from family and friends makes my heart a little better.

I Still my heart and mind when in times of difficulties by taking a deep breath and try to understand what are the consequences and result if I keep worrying these things, I try my best to re route my mind and think happy moments that ever happen in my life before.

i do the same thing when i'm feeling sad i always think about my happiest moments i had in my life that always work for me. and music always make me happy for some reason that song kid cudi the prayer always makes me happy i don't know why lol.and if that don't work i would just talk to a friend they usually cheer me up. but i use to have depression before and it all change ever since i read that book the secret now i'm the happiest i can be.

I have always had a positive outlook to life since childhood.Good times have been few and bad times much more.Life is like that.Happiness in this life is fleeting and troubles are never ending.What has helped me to get over troubled times is my spiritual practice which has given me inner strength,strong will power and a never-say-die attitude.Even now i am going through very bad times but i believe that every dark cloud has a silver lining, and i will also get over this period as i have in the past.

Hi Prince, Its all a matter of deciding when, how and where to be happy. I don't really get myself going freaky over things beyond my control so I just pause and say, "Be happy."

Hello Prince, Its good to see that you cope up well when you are sad but its not that easy for me though i try hard not to bother much when i am sad.Normally when i am sad i try to indulge myself in the things which i like to do like playing with my kids give me immense pleasure and i do that when i feel sad it gives me a bit of relief but not fully.It takes time for me to recover from the sadness.I know people do take sad times too lightly but i lack in doing it.Hope i will learn it with time.

By keeping myself busy, by eating the darkest chocolate I can find and taking extra vit D and a sunbed once in a while. And if possible I escape to the sun. Keeping myself busy doesn't mean anymore I have to do soo many things and feel exhausted already at 2pm, but by doing things I like the most, relaxation, reading a book, watching a movie, being creative or cooking/baking is included as well.

Hey Prince! For happiness and contentment it comes from within! Ghandi for example was happy and content! I myself am happy and content, even in hard times such as loss of a loved one. Inner joy comes from spirital enlightment! Most people today are not truly happy and if they are its fleeting. Next you aare in a public place take a look at peoples faces. Most have a bitter , unhappy look pasted to their faces. Joy comes from Jehovah God!

hello prince, thats true. All of us go through that sad phase of our life every now and then. But then,I deal my sad times with a little of being alone. I spend time alone, take those extra times to finish even a little things. Concentrate a lot on things which I can do even with out looking at it. Do some walking alone, read some biographies and many other things. Walking to distant places alone will bring me instant peace inside me and I will feel better soon.:)

Some alone time and prayers work for me. Speaking it out in prayers then some really loud music through my earphones always get me out of my sadness.

i usually watch funny movie preferably one that youve already seen and like. Or watch a sad one that will make you think '' my life isnt a bad as their''

Shift your attention from things that made you sad.We always think more things in sad times,and most of things we thinking now are always sad things,which will made us slide into more deep sorrow.So we must get out of the endless thinking,we can have a hike,the nature will wishing up your sadness.Or,we can confide your sadness to your relatives or your close friends,confiding will make you fell relief. Have a try,It's usefull to me,I hope It will make the same to you.Good Luck.

Hi Princelierocks, Happiness is a state of the mind. You can enter into this state of joy if you choose to. People always say that nothing makes them more happy than having such a such like for example a million dollars, a brand new car or when my boyfriend calls me etc. But have you ever wondered that such 'happiness' are short lived? If you are contented and don't have such a high expectation you can be happy. You must also be grateful for you have and not lament and be dissatisfied with what you have not. If you are in a bad or sad situation tell yourself that things could have been worse and you'll cheer up. Just my thoughts. Have a nice day.

As human being with so much feelings given by god we have choice to be happy or the opposite. Sometimes pretending won't work so if you feel sad then feel it. Yourself have right to feel it then why deny it? If we all need to be happy all the time then the sad and bad should not exist.Yes, to overcome sadness is to make yourself happy but when it don't work it just want you to feel it. Me too have troubles to cope with it so if I can make myself happy and overcome the sadness then it s good if I can't I will just take it and there when the tears down~ it does not indicate that we are giving up but just one way to express the sadness.. I believe that everything happen there is always something behind it~(^^)

The way for me to go through such sad times,i always choose to poor it out.My friend always help me get out of such situation and i just feel it is the warmest time for me.Friendship cheers and have a nice day.

Hi! For me, I often think of the simple things in life and more often than not, that in itself makes me happy. When the recession came, we started going to Goodwill and libraries more often. Sure I would have loved going to retail for whatever I was looking for but if you can find the same item for substantially less, why not? I also have faith that life will improve and it often will with a little patience, planning, and the occasional shove in the right direction. You really do get a reminder in tough times of what is really important. I sound like Little Women don't I? :-) Be well!

It's definitely natural for us to have those moments where our emotions are through the roof. What helps me break those "mental funk" periods is when I do things that I know makes me feel good. I heard a quote almost a year ago that made so much sense to me: You don't sing because you're happy; You're happy because you sing. I have formed a habit of paying attention to how I feel, which lets me know what I'm thinking about. It's funny when The Secret was mentioned because I'm a big Law of Attraction nut (lol). I am a testimony to the fact that it works. When I feel like I'm slipping into that aforementioned funk, I do something that makes me feel good: singing, dancing, writing, creating music, watching comedies, listening to music I listened to during my childhood, anything that gives me that feeling of nostalgia). For me it gets me out of that funk pretty quick; for others it may take a while depending on the person and how deeply rooted they are in the discomforting emotion. But as long as one is consistent, it works wonders. Hope this helps out some. :)