Question: "Do you feel sad sometimes without any reason at all?"

@Shavkat (139937)

Philippines

May 28, 2022 12:10am CST

When I woke up today, I felt sadness without any reason at all. To make it clearer, I am not in a state of depression. I just felt like sad and cannot pinpoint why. The mood changed when I started to cook something for lunch. By the way, I cooked 'sauteed bitter gourd' today. It seems cooking is like a magical thing to do because I felt happiness after doing it. How about you, guys? Did you ever feel this way before?

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@arunima25 (87806)

• Bangalore, India

28 May 22

I won't say that I feel sad or depressed. But yes, there are days that I feel unmotivated in the morning. But then dragging myself to do something or a simple walk helps. Cooking can be therapeutic.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

I agree that cooking can brush off stressors and be fine afterward.

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@arunima25 (87806)

• Bangalore, India

28 May 22

@Shavkat Yes, it does.

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@TheHorse (218921)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 May 22

"Getting something done" usually gets me motivated.

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@jstory07 (139742)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 May 22

No I am in a good mood every day when I wake up and feel great for another day ahead.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

Most of the time, I am always in a good mood. There are some days with this kind of episode.

@mayka123 (16605)

• India

28 May 22

I won't say I feel sad but I do feel lazy and not in mood of doing anything sometimes. I have to drag my feet to get out of bed. And sometimes force myself to smile.

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@mayka123 (16605)

• India

28 May 22

@Shavkat Many of us go through this phase sometime.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

1 Jun 22

@mayka123 I agree. It is a normal thing to happen in real life.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

At some point, I am feeling lazy because of certain things. I feel sad because I cannot do it due to certain circumstances.

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

1 Jun 22

Yes, there are times when it seemed I woke up from the wrong side of the bed. But as the day progresses and I'm surging online, it usually disappears. My grandkids and kids also help me overcome any bad days.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

1 Jun 22

I guess I feel sometimes sad because I am missing my late mom. It brushes off when being with my immediate family all day and all night long.

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@cabuyogty (3018)

• Philippines

28 May 22

Yes , when i was a high school student before and until now sometimes i feel sad without any reason maybe because of stress .

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

I agree that stressors can be one of the contributory factors to feeling this way. We just need to keep on making ourselves optimistic.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

1 Jun 22

@cabuyogty I am with you.

@cabuyogty (3018)

• Philippines

28 May 22

@Shavkat Yes , i always keep thinking positive right now , it helps you to be happy and to be relax . :)

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@Beestring (14561)

• Hong Kong

28 May 22

Yes, sometimes when I woke up, I felt unmotivated but not sad or depressed. I did some stretching exercise ( actually it's my usual practice) and had a nice breakfast. Then I felt okay.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

I guess I need to find something that will not demotivate me then. I heard a lot about Hong Kong. How's life out there? Did they lift the lockdown now?

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@Beestring (14561)

• Hong Kong

28 May 22

@Shavkat Thanks for your kind concern. We still have about 220-250 infected Omicron cases daily. Lockdown is not city wide, just for selected builldings with infected cases.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

@Beestring I heard from my Chinese student in Shenzhen about the situation there. She said that they are not allowing people from Hong Kong to China now. Is this a fact?

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@GardenGerty (160697)

• United States

28 May 22

I think some of that unexpected sadness (which I also get) is a kind of nostalgia. Wishing for things as they used to be. Cooking, and its smells connects with that part of our brain.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

31 May 22

Indeed. Some people claimed that smelling certain things with a good smell can make people relax.

@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

28 May 22

For me, I think there's always a reason for feeling down or sad. There should be something bothering me if I feel that way, it's just that I might not figure out what it is yet. I think doing things with hands is therapeutic - drawing, painting, writing, crocheting, and cleaning the house too.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

I used to do cross-stitching but had no time for this passion. I must say that it is also therapeutic.

@rymebristol (1808)

• Philippines

28 May 22

Hypophrenia, that is what it's called. I too, feel this from time to time a vague feeling of sadness without any cause. No matter how hard I think about what's causing it, I can't think of any reason at all.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

31 May 22

I thought is called 'morose.' Let me check it out furthermore. Thanks.

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

28 May 22

I often feel sad, but in today's world there is always a reason.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

Indeed. "Things happen for a reason in this world."

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@LadyDuck (471421)

• Switzerland

28 May 22

It happens, it happens many times to me. A smell in the air, a music, some things that trigger memories and sometimes memories make me sad.

@TheHorse (218921)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 May 22

Yeppers. I wake up "slightly happy" or "slightly sad" for no apparent reason.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

31 May 22

It is a good thing that you sometimes feel it. I think it is normal to be in a situation at random.

@JudyEv (340173)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 22

Sometimes I'm sad but I can usually find a reason behind it.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

28 May 22

I always think that there is always a reason for everything in this world.

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@db20747 (43440)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

29 May 22

So much is happening at one time. And everybody's hoping for stability. Glad cooking helped you feel better.

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

31 May 22

I hope everything will be fine soon. As of these days, I am loving to learn to cook here.

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