Exercise used to help a lot. I think I burned myself out by doing too much of it, with little variation.

Watching my fave comedians also helps.

making an effort is huge.....sometimes you gotta just force it, bitching the whole time if you want, but do something.

keeping good thoughts is huge for me too.

I journal also....I do a lot of emotion based chicken scratch....filled up notebooks.

You seem to be thinking pretty well

peace~

When I am depressed I try to be around people. I also try to write, listen to music or talk to people.

thank you for the replies :) they all got me thinking

I come on ds, play with my cat or read. Sometimes I journal depends on how bad I am feeling.

When im feeling really down, i put music on. I used to read alot but I cant concentrate on it anymore and got frustraited. I draw now and keep a journal on here, that has really helped. Even chewing gum, it distracts for me like 5 minutes and thats 5 minutes past and survived. A little by little xx

""Even chewing gum, it distracts for me like 5 minutes and thats 5 minutes past and survived.""


I like the way you put that....every minute past is a minute survived....thank you for saying that, it helps to see it sometimes! :)


For me, I take meds, play online games, walk, talk to my very dearest and closest friends, look through my football card collection, try to write (poetry) but writers block can put a damper on that lol, go for a drive sometimes, photography, music sometimes helps, sometimes makes things worse.

What helps me the most and I too have to force myself to do it, is WORK! My job and/or housework help me to NOT think about my depressing thoughts. When I sit and do nothing, the thoughts can drive back like a swarm of bees in my mind. Can we say my house is immaculate today? lol

Listening to music (no sad songs), walking, and unfortunately shopping also helps too!

Ds used to be where i went i have been off here for a long time and decided to come back..aparently i found some of the jerks on here..people arent as nice as i remember a few years ago..ii want support and someone to talk to they critazize me and make me feel worse...so to make myself feel better is cry my eyes out cuddle my dog and watch movies..its not very effective tbh

Reading some of the discussions on this site and sometimes commenting has helped me alot,taking long walks and chatting with freinds also puts me in a better place

I like to play with my dog, surf the web, talk to my friends, and bake cakes or cookies to cheer me up.

Positive talk and thinking even when you don't believe what is said. exercise, meds and at my worst moments I say to myself ..."I am going to stop thinking about it because I am doing something about it."

Best wishes!