How do you lift yourself when you feel down?

I suppose thats what the blues is for. However, it doesnt work for me. For me, the loudest up and happy music is the only stuff i can listen to when im at the bottom blessed be

This is true, I know several people that would rather listen to faster music , to pick themselves up!

everything you say sounds so beautiful, just reading it acts like therapy to me blessed be and a big thank you

Glad you like you liked my ideas....Sometimes its great to make a list of things that one does to nurture oneself...Another great thing I've done is a "Pat Yourself on The Back List"--make a list of all the things you are proud of doing...from the grandiose to the simplistically small...some suggestions from my own list...The first time one of my photos was published, having one of my photos that appeared on the cover of a magazine later cited as receiving the Gold Award for best magazine cover of the year...learning computers! --that since I'm from the typewriter generation----LOL---learning a new recipe... Maybe you can appreciate this...since you do have depression ...I'm an "overcomer" of agoraphobia...so I give myself a pat on the back whenever I do something that leads one more step to overcoming this condtion...like travelling on the subway again...okay it's only been one stop so far...but I hadn't traveled in over fifteen years..or staying out longer..or going to the shopping mall...etc etc... I think people with either depression or anxiety problems...just getting out of bed can be a major accomplishment!--LOL--sounds odd, but people who don't suffer from depression or anxiety don't understand what this means. Another pat on the back can be starting any new venture...even if it means reading new books...I've been immersing myself with self-empowerment books...positive books lately If you're really interested...I've been listening to Lucinda Bassett's "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" tapes--they're really good and it can be empowering in itself listening to them, since you begin to understand that you're NOT alone with this problem.. Check the website out http://www.stresscenter.com

i agree my friend, clean air makes a lot of difference, particularly if you can get away from crowds of people too blessed be

yes my friend, you and i share a love of the country side which can only help anyone in the slough of despond. Blessed be

Thank you for your lovely response. I think we all have days like this. I think it is fascinating to see how many different ways we deal with days like this blessed be

yes smiling really does work, even when your feeling down. It helps so much

i think that is near to what i do, but im a worrier, so i tend to sit and think and ponder deeply blesssed be

wow that all makes perfect sense to me. You are so right when we fall in to the slough of despond we can get a kind of pleasure out of it, glowing with pleasure at our own misfortune, perceived or otherwise blessed be

thank you for your response. I wish i had your strength of being, when i look too close inside i can get depressed blessed be