The One Thing I Do When I'm Depressed is...
What is the one thing you do to help yourself feel better when you're experiencing depression? It can be anything at all, even simple things such as a longer warmer shower and listening to music or sounds of nature before bed.
Exercise, it helps a lot
@Amanaka
That's awesome. When we are depressed, it can be difficult to get started, but it's amazing what a little exercise can do for our mental health. :)
I lay in bed and think about all the things I would change about myself. Then I think I could do some of that stuff today right now but instead of getting up I just lay there. I secretly start hating myself drowning in self pity. I pity myself because nobody else does and in my mind I'm reliving everything asking myself a million questions I know I don't have the answer to. I just lay there hoping and dreaming about the life I want but doing nothing to motivate myself to do it. My bed is my cocoon and I say I want to be a butterfly but I never leave it. The funny thing is when I don't go I regret it but the regret is never enough to make me go....
@Cureme321
This! I recognise everything you just said. This is exactly what I do as well. It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't been there. Sometimes I imagine the bed like my escape pod, when I'm lying there under the sheets, I take a break from the world, will not allow it to get me, still it does.
@Cureme321 i kinda know what you mean. I hate how fat I've gotten. I miss being active. I hate not getting up and being in there (living room) with my kids. I want to be up doing things accomplishing stuff but im just too tired and sore. I have no motivation and i just lay here even when my boyfriend comes in and tries to get me up.
Eat a$$
I eat. :(
Read.
@MinTvT
That's nice! I find it helps me disconnect from the world and travel somewhere new :3
Cry for a bit then i put some music on and try to sleep ... i always allow myself to cry when i need to it actually helps me to relax because if i try to hold in my depression it seems to make it worse
I express this by sketching or playing music
cry
I eat unhealthy foods and tend to isolate myself from everyone around me.
Breathe, reflect on what makes me depressed and try to let it go.
