Feeling Blue?

[Furryanimal]

What might you do when feeling Blue?

 

[KingsX]

Go for a walk.

Physical activity releases endorphins and other brain chemicals [dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin] that help you feel better.

 

[Wren]

I usually eat something or buy something...it’s amazing how a chocolate cake or a new dress can cheer me up

 

[Ruthanne]

Listen to music!

 

[Aunt Bea]

Listen to music!

Another vote for music.

Embrace the blues, put on some wrist slashing music and sit in the dark listening while you enjoy a drink or two!

I really do miss that cigarette! layful:nthego:

 

[chic]

Go pink? Pink lifts my spirits,

 

[treeguy64]

Get outside, but that sometimes makes me angry, because Austin has such crappy weather, most of the time.

 

[jujube]

Eat. But then, I eat when I'm happy....or bored....or celebrating something....or...… Well, I like to eat.

 

[Gary O']

Dunno...never been

However

In another life


I made some posters along those lines

 

[Seeker]

I really can relate to this one..I like it.

If I get blue I try to do something fun..take my mind off of all the worries....

Fun for me is..singing karaoke or picking up the guitar and making up silly songs....

edited to add..go fishin'....

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I go somewhere quiet and alone and cry my eyes out. I feel better after a good cry and then I move on.

 

[Whisper]

Go for a walk and listen to music.

 

[mike4lorie]

 

[AprilSun]

Go for a walk and listen to music.

This is what helps me. I take my oldies music with me and go for a walk. The two together helps so much!

 

[Ronni]

I dance.

If I can't dance, I will alternate between cleaning, and jumping online to research either what I'm blue about, or the FACT of being blue. I'm looking for both inspiration and explanation.

 

[StarSong]

Snuggling with my demons does seem to disarm them some.

When I'm blue, which is actually quite rare, like many who have already commented I do something physical. Dance, go for a walk, clean, exercise - something that gets the heart rate up and moves my attention elsewhere.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

You have to DO something. You have to get off your ass and perform physical work. It doesn't matter if it's navel lint cleaning or whatever, as long as it's physical activity. NIH states, "Physical activity could be an effective target for strategies to change mood states."

 

[JFBev]

I dance.

Same here, Ronni! Sometimes, I put on Youtube videos of international competitions from some of the most beautiful ballrooms in great cities. Of course, I do that when I'm in any kind of mood, but it really pulls me out of the occasional slump as well.

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