How do you cheer yourself up?

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 13. Jan 2012, 04:50 in Community Chit-chat archive
I've had a few ''down in the dumps'' days recently for no particular reason. Maybe it's the usual January blues, I don't know. Anyway, I decided to cheer myself up today. I did my hair, put on my make-up and nice clothes, and went out with my friend. We went to a National Trust place near here where the cafe and shop are still open, and I bought a lovely necklace and ear-rings in the sale. Then we had a cup of tea and a piece of cake as we put the world to rights and had a good laugh. By the time I got home, I felt much better and more positive.

What do you do to cheer yourself up if you feel down in the dumps :?:

Joan
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  • CJHunter
    CJHunter Member Posts: 1,038
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morningi Joan, sounds like the perfect way to cheer yourself up to me.

    The days are getting longer, the nights are getting shorter, its so much easier when the brighter days are here I feel.

    Talking and seeing friends or birdwatching (if body allows me to get out) is the best thing to cheer me up.
    I love nature and seeing the different birds. watching them is such a relaxing pastime and if you see something special its always a bonus and makes me :smile:
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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hello Joan mi dear. :wink:

    I usually cheer up when I know my pals are there for me :grin:
    Failing that I ask Ra what amazing adventures he's been up to lately. Lol
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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    use my sad lamp, loose my self in a book or chat to my pals val
    val
  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I go online and kill spooty American kids on Modern Warfare 3 on X Box live!
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,471
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sausage and egg for breakfast, cuppa tea and biscuit, clean something(?) to get rid of angst!
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sit beside the sea and enjoy a quiet cup of tea , and on really miseryguts days a sausage sandwich too ! I find that watching the waves eases my mood wonderfully . Jillyb
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,471
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sausages seem to be cropping up, are we so easily pleased? Are sausages the real answer? Do we just need more sausages, we need to know!

    p.s. mine were pork and apple this morning, with an egg.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Depending on the severity of the ‘downness’:

    1.Bright, cheerful music
    2. Get some fresh air
    3. Go for a walk in the country (being careful to take Mr SW & the wheelchair)
    4. Glass of wine
    5. A meal with friends
    6. Several glasses of wine
    7. Watch videos of my grandson
    8. Phone a friend for a laugh
    9. Phone a friend for a cry.
    10. Single malt – not necessarily single glass
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wash my hair.
    Moisturise my skin from top to toe.
    Remember things that make me giggle so I giggle.
    Ring a friend.
    Polish my favourite silver earrings.
    Have a cuppa (or two).
    Log into AC. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • prefabkid47
    prefabkid47 Member Posts: 1,316
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Leave work and go home to my OH.................. :grin:
    ''Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy''. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for all your replies. It's interesting to read about all the different ways of cheering yourselves up. I think we all get some ''down days'' from time to time, especially at this time of the year, or if Arthur decides to become more than the usual nuisance.

    It's good to know that we can post about it on here and people will understand. I think that the friendship we offer to each other on this site is a wonderful support.

    Joan

    PS. Tody, I hope that God forgives your spelling too :lol:
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  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello joan i'm feeling really down today i'm going to find all those things i started and try to finish them.

    I'm opening the fridge and found a half eaten box of chocoltes i bought the wife. not finished so i ate them, on the shelf was a half bottle of red wine and part bottle of blue nun so i finished them off

    alked into the olunge and i potted a bottle of randy QVOC i gank the lot
    whats that some itter i brought brought the the other day day drank oth cans
    Joan i eel realy good nowwww need a slkeeyup i think the cghocolatis av mades me drun ks
    freeddd
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  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Colin, could you PM me the source of your 'randy QVOC' please? it sounds like a lot of fun.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Colin1 wrote:
    Hello joan i'm feeling really down today i'm going to find all those things i started and try to finish them.

    I'm opening the fridge and found a half eaten box of chocoltes i bought the wife. not finished so i ate them, on the shelf was a half bottle of red wine and part bottle of blue nun so i finished them off

    alked into the olunge and i potted a bottle of randy QVOC i gank the lot
    whats that some itter i brought brought the the other day day drank oth cans
    Joan i eel realy good nowwww need a slkeeyup i think the cghocolatis av mades me drun ks
    freeddd

    :lol::lol::lol: Brilliant, Colin :!: :grin:

    Seeing posts from you has cheered me up more than anything :grin:
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  • lupin15
    lupin15 Member Posts: 2,182
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Have a tattoo done :lol::lol::lol:
  • cloud9
    cloud9 Member Posts: 385
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My cure-all is doing my voluntary job. It's a garden nursery run for and by people with mental health issues. I enter the gates and it's like walking into a heaven on earth. Peaceful, calm, genuinely caring and loving people, work if you want it but no pressure, fun and laughter and a genuine feeling of self worth. It's my tonic and I love it!
    Sue (Cloud9)
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is really lovely Cloud 9. I used to garden before R.A but it is a bit difficult nowadays and I can only last a few minutes. But I can appreciate how restful and calming it is.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I like to listen to my music, olly murs is quite a happy chappy so i play his songs.
    I also like to get out on my scooter, just to the local shops, I normally see someone I know so that cheers me up.
    I Ring my friends as they always make me smile and feel good.
    Sitting in the conservatory and mentally rearranging the garden then giving my oh the ideas.


    juliepf x

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