Why do I wake up feeling sad sometimes?

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Anonymous on Oct 19, 2016

It could just be the weather that day! Before you go to bed try to watch your favorite movie or read your favorite work. If you are religious, praying is a great feeling. Open up a window, so when you wake up you see outdoors! Always try to get pleanty of sleep and drink water. 

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Anonymous on Oct 26, 2016

Because you may have depression or just having a off day. Things like this happen and it's completely normal 

happySnow73 on Nov 9, 2016

You may not remember having a sad or bad dream and your body is just reacting to it. also you may have had a bad day yesterday, and your body is not done feeling those emotions.

Anonymous on Dec 2, 2016

I think we have all swings in our mood. If it happens more regularly and you feel worried you should talk to someone about it.

Hope on Feb 23, 2017

If you feel sad without any reason and this is a reoccurring thing then it might be a sign of depression. Only a professional like a therapist can be sure of the reason. You can try doing some activities that might help improve your mood such as meditation. You can give calm.com a chance.

OliviaTheSoothingComforter on Mar 6, 2017

You can wake up feeling sad sometimes for different reasons, maybe your having a hard time in your life right now, maybe you are depressed and maybe you plain want to give up on it all.  But no matter what it is just pick yourself up and think "Todays going to be different".  Reach out to friends, believe in yourself and reach out to friends and family.

DavidT85 on Apr 1, 2017

I think we are naturally predisposed to feel sad and unsatisfied, much more than the opposite, often even when everything seems "fine" with our lives. Which is why we need to learn how to change our natural predisposition in order to gain a fuller and deeper happiness coming from our inner world

Anonymous on Apr 5, 2017

I sometimes feel sad as a result of being depressed the other night . Or sometimes because I feel like I didn't get the fill use of yesterday or if there was something I did and could've done better . But yesterday is gone and we cant change it so lets just think of today

Proactiveandre on Apr 20, 2017

Everyone feels sad on occasion. Sometimes there's just no reason. Sometimes you had a bad dream you can't remember. The biggest thing is how much this sadness effects you. 
If this is just something that you're okay with, and just wondering about, you're probably okay. If this is something that's really bothering you, try talking to a therapist or doctor. 

Heather83 on May 13, 2017

Sometimes, if you have a dream where something happened that upset you, you can wake up feeling down Or, at least that's what's happened to me. I've woken up feeling down. Then, I'll remember a dream I had, where I was upset. After I remember having that dream, I feel better. 