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When it comes to emotions, I'm a lean in person. I let the sadness take control, feel it in every cell and organ in my body, cry till I can't see or breathe and that's the point where my survival instinct kicks in, kinda like a fever breaking, and I start coming to terms with whatever caused the sadness.
Music
Walk
L- theanine
Chamomile tea
Meditation
Sunshine
Puttering with my plant family
Avoiding chocolate. Makes me depressed and furious altho I adore it.
A d o r e.
Maybe allow yourself one piece of chocolate a day? That’s what I do
Reading regency romance novels.
Maybe allow yourself one piece of chocolate a day? That’s what I do
Working out treadmill and weights.
Walking
Hiking
Cycling
Looking at beautiful things and works of art
Being grateful that I can see
Being grateful for good health and for all my loved ones who have been in my life.
But the best way to get over being sad is to learn something new.
Missy,
You are my role model. I want to be you when I grow up. Then I can ditch the stretchy pants. :>).
Sigh, you'd think?
Gives me insomnia too. Had a piece yesterday and tossed and turned last night.
Mind you, with insomnia issues, hard to tell. More than a piece, most definitely interrupts sleep. It's my only addiction.
Took me years to realize that's why I'd rage afterward. Dark choco can lead to migraines so I stick to milk. White? Bleah.
Depends on what is causing the sadness. Usually the reason for the sadness is obvious - in those cases, releasing the sadness in a good cry (or two, or twelve) works. And distraction helps too. But, now and again, I will have a day where I really don't know why I am feeling sad, I just do. In that case, usually discussing possible causes with my DH helps to clear the feeling from my mind. Thankfully, the malaise doesn't last more than a day.
What a great thread. I feel better when I work with my hands. About a year ago when I was going through a bad patch, in desperation I signed up for a pottery class. Not only is working with the clay therapeutic, so is being surrounded by creative people of all ages. For those three hours, there is no place for sadness, something to build on to get out of the hole.
This question made me laugh. I know what I need to do to feel better, but over the last week I have done nothing but wallow in my self-pity, spiraling into sadness, knowing what would help, but doing the exact opposite. My life is really good, I am quite lucky, but I have a couple really hard things happening right now.
The things I know I enjoy, things I know help me feel better:
Working out
Hiking
Walking
Running
Yoga
Volunteering, helping others
Stepping away from Social Media
Taking classes/ learning something
Reaching out to friends
It's not always easy to motivate that direction. But I'm trying.
Have you ever tried THC? I take half a gummy before bed and it really helps my sleep. If you're interested let me know and I will share the details