When you are feeling down what makes you feel better

When i am feeling down most of the time i will pick up the phone and call a friend or visit a friend that i know will make me laugh and feel better.If they are not available i will go to my grandmothers house and my family over there are loving.Sometimes i will listen to my favorite songs or watch a movie.

When I am feeling down, getting out of the house and keeping busy helps me feel better. My doctor had always said that staying in the house too much will make most everybody feel down so I will go for walks or window shopping or just drive around. Spending time with family and friends also helps me when I am feeling down.

When I'm feeling sad I can always count on my dog "Ike" to make me feel better. Whether it be just laying down and talking with him, watching him play with a toy, or taking him for a walk, everything seems to get a little better when I'm down (yes this is a dog I'm talking about!), hehe. A weakness I have for making myself feel better is by eating comfort foods, this is not something I encourage though!

When I'm down, I sometimes go out with my friends and try to have fun with them to forget my problems. If I can't help it anymore, I try to get myself drunk just to ease my mind. Sometimes it helps, but mostly not!;)

when i feel down, i eat ice-cream and it somewhat heals my injured heart due to the misfortunes life may offer.

I don't have an animal anymore..it always used to be my sweet dog..but when I'm down I really try to look at my life and realize how blessed I am..I have a loving husband and 2 very wonderful adult children..and 2 Super grandsons....a great job and wonderful friends...even with all that there are times I worry about my husband's health and get really depressed...then I have to go inside myself and really do some deep thinking...when I'm in this mood I can't share it with my children as I don't want them to begin worrying about him also...I try to rely on my faith and the strength I can gain from it...but there are times when I feel really alone in this situation...when I had a dog he always knew when I was "blue"...it was sort of a distraction to have him whine and paw at me..like your cat , he wouldn't stop until I acted happier!!! They are amazing how they sense when things are wrong...I pray when I am in such a state...I pray for all those that are way worse off than I...God bless you and I hope you are smiling again...Life has it's moments of despair...but all in all ...Life is Good!!!! BE well.....

For me when I am down and weary, the one thing that puts me back and smile is my daughters and especially my youngest. Even she is in Grade Two sheis smiley and Papa's girl.

When I feel down I call my sister, she makes me laugh. Laughing makes me feel so much better

Aw, I'm so glad that your kitty is there to comfort you when you're feeling sad! I love that so much about animals, how sensitive they seem to be to our emotions - how they know when we're hurt, whether emotionally or physically, and want to be near us and help us in any way that they can. It's just so sweet! ^_^ When I'm feeling down, I really need people around me. I just need people's words to make me feel better - nothing else can do it as easily as that. In fact, when I was feeling down before I posted a topic on the site and had so many people being so kind to me and helping to cheer me up, about 2-3 weeks ago now. It was probably my favorite day of all of the days that I've spent here on this site, and now i feel so much closer to so many great people here. ^_^ Anyway, if I can't find anyone to talk to to help cheer me up, I will usually find a favorite television program and sit down and get immersed in it. That helps a lot, too, if I can't find anyone to talk to about my problems. ^_^