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Title: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Wolfgang on July 28, 2009, 09:53:52 PM
what do you do when you feel like dirt? For me I eat, I don't worry about getting overweight because I have an overactive metabolism. I also listen to music, go to the beach, walk, cry(a little), and just being alone in general
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Asia Kali Yusufzai on July 28, 2009, 10:27:34 PM
nothing really. I havent felt down in years... i sometimes feel stressed and upset but it rarely lasts more than an hour, if that.

I used to be super depressed until i tried to kill myself a few times and realised i was being stupid. So I just thought, "sack it, I'll just do whatever, and take things as they come." It's certainly helped me tremendously, though i do think I'm becoming more detached from my emotions than normal people...
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Wolfgang on July 28, 2009, 10:36:39 PM
well it's not easy for me, my mental stability isn't all that good, I can be moody and somethings just plain mean. I have angry problems so I just tend to stay isolated from people
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Asia Kali Yusufzai on July 28, 2009, 10:51:51 PM
it's rarely ever easy. It's all about state of mind, and i'm extremely grateful to be how i am right now, even if i end up failing the expectations of everyone... I'll always be generally happy... hopefully... though i'm pretty sure this happy streak will not last forever. It cant.
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Post by: Something on July 29, 2009, 08:07:38 AM
First of all, i wait until it's dark outside, then i put on my favourite hoodie and then i go for a walk. while I'm walking I Force myself to be happy (it works!).
I also hang around with friends as they make me feel that everything is alright  ^_^

I never talk to anybody about my problems as i don't think anyone would care if i was Depressed or not.
Plus i feel a responsibility to take care of my own problems myself.
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Post by: Grey_Wulf on August 10, 2009, 04:56:26 PM
might sound odd, but one thing that I found helps is howling, after a few drinks down the park, I thought "why not?" and it gives you this buzz, try it and see what I mean. Best you're not around people though at the time, they might think you're crazy/going to eat them.
-Also, working out, I love putting on some Iron Maiden, Ensiferum or whatever and just doing a cross country run, never fails to cheer me up.
-Going out to the woods too, I've always had this love of nature since a kid, I could spend so much time in the forest, you wouldn't believe.
-Concerts, going to see a band with friends, jumping in the pit, I love it!
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Tyla on August 10, 2009, 05:12:21 PM
Take out my mental stress on something physically. Pillows, punchbags, anything you know you can punch with as much force as possible but will keep intact.

Crying works too.

The comfort of friends always works (internet or otherwise, I never really had many friends outside of the internet so internet friends help me feel better).
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on August 10, 2009, 05:25:01 PM
Take out my mental stress on something physically. Pillows, punchbags, anything you know you can punch with as much force as possible but will keep intact.

Crying works too.

The comfort of friends always works (internet or otherwise, I never really had many friends outside of the internet so internet friends help me feel better).

Meh, what I usually do. Tho I breakdown easily when I'm really down and can cry for half an hour or more <.<; (Bipolar problems.. seriouz buziness...)

Sad? I generally listen to music, and I found out that sad musics make me feel a bit better o.O usually, I avoid people

Angry? Kick pillow butt (lawl), or just listen to some harder rock music. It calms me down a bit XD Oh yea, also avoid people

Extremely happy (so much that you annoy everyone you talk to)? Take a few pills, a warm (hot, your choice lawl) cup of milk and go to bed xD

Yeah, I am a very strange fox when it comes to emotions... And musics have a big effect on me :P
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Tyla on August 10, 2009, 05:37:38 PM
Meh, what I usually do. Tho I breakdown easily when I'm really down and can cry for half an hour or more <.<; (Bipolar problems.. seriouz buziness...)
Not sure if I'm bipolar (I don't even know what it is :p), but I do have massive emotional breakdowns from time to time. People say it's puberty. I don't know.

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Sad? I generally listen to music, and I found out that sad musics make me feel a bit better o.O usually, I avoid people
I can understand that, because it makes you think "I shouldn't be so down, it's not just me going through this and people are feeling worse out there".
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: KittKat chunky~ on August 10, 2009, 07:48:15 PM
errr.... i hike.... thats kinda it to be honest.... i hike and i hike until i really just collapse back home and feel a ton better for it.... that and either hang out with friends at the park, all of which know im a fur, so i can express myself fully... and get petted.... or i listen to some very fast trance.... but its mostly hike... i find once ive been outside for a good few hours i cheer up no end.....
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: WingedZephyr on August 10, 2009, 09:59:23 PM
Any kind of exercise can often make you feel better.
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Post by: Chrono Blackwyng on August 10, 2009, 10:02:12 PM
Um...when I'm angry, I want to fight...right there and almost right at that moment, But video games help keep the anger at bay

Sad....go on the computer and You-tube until I forget >->
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Post by: Armalite_ on August 10, 2009, 11:34:55 PM
When I'm angry, I play my guitar. I find that transfering everything in to intense death metal makes me feel better as well as sound amazing.

Sad? Smoke. D:
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Arilys DuskFlare on August 11, 2009, 11:21:44 AM
Not sure if I'm bipolar (I don't even know what it is :p), but I do have massive emotional breakdowns from time to time. People say it's puberty. I don't know.

Well, that may be different. Bipolar is when you have sudden mood changes, but a bit different. You can go from neutral to super depressed or hyper happy in a few minutes. And those states can last days or weeks. More detail:


Quote from: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, manic depressive disorder or bipolar affective disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms, or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. These episodes are usually separated by periods of "normal" mood, but in some individuals, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, known as rapid cycling. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. The disorder has been subdivided into bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymia, and other types, based on the nature and severity of mood episodes experienced; the range is often described as the bipolar spectrum.

Even more detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Fenrir on August 19, 2009, 05:44:40 PM
Go for a run.  After a few minutes in a good run or jog you'll probably find yourself thinking more pleasant thoughts.  Plus it just feels good to move around when you're depressed.  To me anyway.   ;)
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: iKero-chu™ on August 19, 2009, 06:36:22 PM
Work out at the gym, Listen to music, soul-search, talk to people, heck, even cry if I need to.
:'D
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Post by: VampireShai™ on August 21, 2009, 04:24:29 AM
Listin to music.
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Post by: Jad'Thor on August 21, 2009, 06:40:52 AM
play music, listen to music, properly rage/vent at someone but mainly sleep a lot
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Post by: Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy on August 21, 2009, 09:07:05 AM
i would call my mate and we would talk together, and she always know exactly what to say.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Wolfgang on August 28, 2009, 06:47:33 AM
I would go on in my room and mediate to the sound of japanese Zen.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Timmy Fox on August 28, 2009, 08:30:17 AM
Well, it depends on why im feeling  also i dont feel down so often...

But if i do i would probably call a freind and see if someone has time to talk, or sit by the computer or if i dont feel for doing pretty much anything i would just lay down somewhere and just be by myself and relax, sometimes lay down next to my dog too...

One time i has nothing to do at all, so i actually fell asleep on a mat in the hall, it wasn't i slept there for maybe an hour or two XD
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: artimus on August 28, 2009, 09:49:37 AM
Well, personally, I'm secretly a phoenix, so when I'm down I commit hari-kari to restore my honor and then reincarnate into my own form. It's kinda like a quick-save in a video game.

But seriously, I love to watch comical videos. I tend to get worried alot, so if I'm feeling stressed I watch a video that makes me laugh and that works for me.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Death Voices on August 29, 2009, 09:37:37 PM
It depends on what happened to make me feel bad in the first place.
If it's something small, or I'm a bit mad, I play some songs on my bass, play Fallout 3 and kill a load of bad guys, maybe watch some movies and go hang with some friends. I distract myself until whatever happened is at the back of my mind, and it usually ends up in my being cheered up.

But if it's something bad, then I take the problem head on. Crying is a really good way to just let the emotions flow. If I feel really bad (which is rare), I cry myself to sleep and wake up feeling five times better.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Wolfgang on August 30, 2009, 06:30:31 AM
yeah, I'm kinda angry now because I got banned from a site >:(.

I'm not going to say the name of the site though.  I'm probably going to just sleep it off.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Armalite_ on September 02, 2009, 01:30:36 AM
I quit smoking the other day...Now I'm more upset than I usually am and I have no idea what to do because I smoked when I was upset!
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: ¿ Jesse Pawman ? on September 02, 2009, 01:34:03 AM
I sleep when I'm at home. At school, I just try to ignore what's going on.
Title: Re: how do you make yourself feel better?
Post by: Wolfgang on September 02, 2009, 07:39:44 AM
I sleep too Jesse, or I'll listen to some techno and chat to my mate.
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Post by: Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy on September 21, 2009, 06:10:55 PM
i talk to my mate. she always knows how t o make me feel better
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