What are some ways to cope with sad thoughts and/or feelings?

Talking it out to someone you trust can help a lot! Being able to vent out your feelings and letting them go out is really therapeutic for many people. Finding hobbies you enjoy such as playing/creating music, reading etc. Also, take a walk outside of your home and being immersed with the natural environment can often help your head clear up. Good luck :)

Sometimes just breathing, crying and letting it all out is the best thing you can do. I think it's a great way to stop those feelings from building up to uncontrollable levels. After that I like to go for a run or bike ride or do an activity I enjoy.

Do something that makes you happy and understand why you are sad. With each reason has a different way to cure it.

Writing them down! This helps you getting a clearer mind, free form negative thoughts. Or if you prefer, distracting yourself with physical activity such as working out, jogging, swimming etc. Physical activity releases the happiness hormone called dopamine!

Hang out with friends, listen to music you love and dance to it, try to thinking something positive

Write them down and be authentic about them as much as you can. Be aware of the fact they're there, embrace them and understand where they came from.

Sad thoughts and feeling are entirely normal during rough and tough times. Making sure you push through and always strive to do better is what you want to do. Make sure to give yourself some time to yourself to debrief why you feel this way. Don't let your emotions control you. There are ways to get through it. Meditation and relaxation is a great way. Make sure you get some fresh air by going on a run or walk outside. Don't be cooped up in your room. Surround yourself with the people you love, and try not to succumb to your sad feelings.

There are two main categories of coping, and they are opposites. Engagement and distraction. Engaging coping methods include journaling, meditation, and sharing about your experiences with friends or a broader community. Journaling and sharing about your experiences involve you thinking about what made you sad and why, and being okay with feeling it, fully accepting it as a temporary emotion. Of course, this may not work well if you have anxiety. Same goes for meditation, which, though it clears your mind of voluntary thoughts, also makes you susceptible to involuntary ones. Engaging coping methods are better suited for general mental health coping as opposed to coping with specific mental illnesses. The other category, distraction, includes engaging in hobbies or work and talking to friends about things other than what you're currently feeling. Most people would say that distraction is "bad" because it is "running away from problems" but that is not true. If the problem is that you have thoughts you cannot control and engaging them only makes your symptoms worse, then distracting coping methods are probably better. Either way, self-awareness is important. You also have to know the difference between being challenged (a good kind of stress) and being drained, swiftly or slowly (a bad kind of stress).

If a person can take charge of the situation that is causing them to feel or think sad, that is the best thing. At the same time, part of the reason why a person may feel sad, is that they cannot do anything to fix the situation. Some things that may help may be saying the Serenity Prayer for example or doing some exercise that can help alter chemicals produced by our bodies such as endorphins, testosterone or androstenedione, and human growth hormone. These chemicals should help us to feel better; especially when accompanied with adequate rest and nutrition. Exercise may also help a person get good rest at night. I find that getting some sun and fresh air help. It may be the vitamin D in the suns rays that can be hard to come by in some areas during the winter time. One of the quickest fixes to feel better for me is a cup of coffee, but too much coffee and alcohol can interfere with quality sleep. So its good to limit the amount you drink of caffeine or alcohol. More than 2 drinks of alcohol for a man can limit the bodies ability to enter into REM sleep because our bodies parasympathetic nervous system is running.

Try to Keep yourself busy in any thing you enjoy. Bring home a pet or join an educational course online. Do something productive which will bring out the positive energy within you and you can also try to listen to music or playing some games, watching movies etc. If you have a pet, groom them or hug them. If you have a hobby do that hobby whilst listening to music. Take out a paper and write down what is making you sad, so many things to do to avoid being sad. Please try it, friend. It helped me I hope it can help you too