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I'm having a rough day and doubting myself.

How do you cheer yourself up when you have a day like this?

[emgreen]

I'm having a day just like you are - crappy. Music helps sometimes. I have YouTube hooked up to my sound system, so maybe I'll give music a shot. When I listen in a dark room it often sets my mind at ease.

[wildflowerchild25]

I curl up under a blanket and listen to music. Or I’ll eat something I normally wouldn’t for health reasons, like a candy bar.

[~Christina]

Play with my Dog Sirius

[Cocosurviving]

I play music, turn on my wax burner (aromatherapy) and take a warm bath.

I take my gabapentin
I try eating my favorite food

I listen to depression and anxiety motivational YouTube videos while I recline with my eyes closed

I go outside for a bit (this one can be hard)
I get in the car and go to the store and buy a treat

[Slightlydelusional]

Ive been making yummy smoothies, which is rare for me as I make nothing.

[scatterbrained04]

I snatch my son up for a hug. Sometimes try to make him laugh. My son laughing makes me happy.

I love quizzes

their is nothing I like more than tucking in to a nice trivia quiz

A I am learning, and B, they are just fun!.

I also love surveys.

I didn't realise until recently that surveys cheered me up (but they do)

I think it's because i'm givingm y opinion, and my opinion counts- something I have always struggled with.

music to for sure. and cartoons

Yesterday was rough for me, so I can relate. A few things I did that helped me feel better:

-Taking a bath
-Doing a light workout (stretching routine)
-Meditation (I use this free website: https://app.stopbreathethink.org/)
-Played a video game I enjoy (Final Fantasy 14)
-Reading

These activities in themselves did not completely eliminate my low mood yesterday, but they certainly helped more than being in bed all day.

[UpDownAround]

If the weather is nice, I walk over to the neighborhood pond and catch a few fish.

[Wild Coyote]

Get outside.
Listen to music.

WC

[Sunflower123]

I do a few things:

- Listen to disco music (it makes me laugh).
- Take a hot shower with aromatherapy soap then turn the water to cold for the last 30 seconds.
- Watch a good movie.
- Read anything from James Patterson.
- Snuggle under a soft blanket with my cat and dog.
- Turn my Calm app music and scenery on and visualize being there.
- Turn on my diffuser and put a custom made oil in there called Laughy Taffy (it smells like cotton candy, coconut and warm sugar cookies).
- Have a hearty bowl of Broccoli Cheddar soup from Panera (they sell it at Sam’s) along with a cup of caramel flavored coffee.
- Go outside when it’s sunny and sit in the sun while my dog plays.

I hope this helps kick off some ideas for you and that you feel better soon.

Do some self care like taking a shower, go for a walk, play with my cat, listen to uplifting music, or hang out with loved ones

[-Astral-]

listen to happy hardcore ( trance / dance music ) really loud

[fishin fool]

I get outside and usually go fishing.
Fishing always makes me happy.

[WildcatVet]

Yea, some days can be really bad...I read or better yet, take the dogs for a hike. They say being in the forest does good things for your brain...

[Cocosurviving]

Originally Posted by key tones

I take my gabapentin
I try eating my favorite food

I listen to depression and anxiety motivational YouTube videos while I recline with my eyes closed

I go outside for a bit (this one can be hard)
I get in the car and go to the store and buy a treat

Hello there,

If you don’t mind me asking...how many MGs of Gabapentin do you take? My pdoc prescribed it to me last month...100MGs three times daily. I can’t really notice a big difference. She said we could go higher if need be.

[LadyShadow]

I take a nice shower and refresh myself. (I know sometimes it's hard for people)

I listen to some tunes, it always lifts my spirits.

If the weather permits, I sit outside for a while. Just getting outside can really help sometimes.