Just curious. :X I've been thinking about depression a lot, and I was wondering how other people deal with being sad. And I was kinda hoping to find some new ways to deal with it myself.


Hurmmm. I used to deal with it by watching "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" to lighten my mood, but I lost my dvd's... Now I usually read a book or talk it out with a friend.


Sleeping usually helps too.


What about you?

I tend to sleep a lot maybe eat a lot..maybe talk to people. Little things like that seem to help a lot

I tend to sleep a lot maybe eat a lot..maybe talk to people. Little things like that seem to help a lot

Ladyceres, I see you everywhere! That sounds nice.


And I just noticed that you joined Kofk on my birthday. owo

well whenever o'm depressed i just go to my room, cry till i have no more tears left and punch a really big stuffed elefant ... i also sleep or go out and take a walk to my favorite place ... helps me think things through ...

whatever you do, DO NOT CUT!! :p it never works........

umm... well try something that will get your mind off of the depression, like hanging with friends or playing games... reading, whatever you like doing... anything that will make you laugh

I play video games, read, draw, and write songs. I used to drink when I was depressed, but I stopped because I'm depressed all most all of the time and I don't want to be drunk all the time too.

Lately I've just been playing video games. They help me forget about my own life for a while and concentrate on something else while having fun. I also feel like I've accomplished something when I beat a game, even if I haven't accomplished anything I need to, like getting a job.

Oh yeah, spending time with my pets also helps me deal with depression. If I can't be home alone with them, I take them for walks through the woods. Well I take my dog on walks, and my cat just follows. XD

I sleep.
read.
watch comedies.
listen to music.

all kinds of stuff...

I sleep and shut myself off from the world for a few weeks.
If I go out when I'm really low I get really irritable or I cry all the time,
plus when I'm really depressed I do not have energy to even get out
of bed sometimes...
I try to think of nothing, just sleep it off and do a few things around
the house till I feel my mood getting better...
Doesn't work for everyone, but when I get really really bad,
I go self harm as emotional pain is sometimes too hard to deal
with, and pysical pain takes my mind off the emotional side for a while,
and it does not hurt inside as much then...
But I do not suggest anyone else does it.
I do not mean cutting, I mean light stuff like pinching yourself
or giving your self a little slap...
sometimes I find my mood lightened when I'm active and just keep going.

I'm actually medicated. I'm at a point now, though, where I'm so stressed out about being jobless that it's not doing the job.

I sleep a lot right now. I've actually debated trying to see if I can stay in bed for a full 24+ hours except for potty breaks.

When I have enough energy to do anything about it (which I haven't the past 2 months or so), working out does help, since it burns off the hormones for that whole fight-or-flight response thing. Sunlight also does help.