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When I’ve been horrifically depressed I took a roll of toilet paper and wrapped the dog in it. It made me laugh until I cried. Dog was like “guess this is life now”.
This is fucking priceless
It was extra funny because I have a pug, and they’re pretty docile so he was like “ok guess I’m a mummy now”.
You’re right, that does add to the humour lol
I pictured way too many dog breeds to this, and embarrassingly I did not consider pugs :P
He’s pretty chill so it was extra cute.
I’m gonna use this ! thanks for the suggestion. Now to find a dog
He/she may bite you. You need to feed first, and for weeks
I love this!
Help someone else
Ooo that’s a great one! Helping someone else makes me feel good basically 100% of the times i do it. And it doesn’t even have to be a major help, or even a moderate help, just helping someone in a minor way gives me a good feeling.
In complete honesty, I spend money. Another more specific avenue is dining out for a nice meal.
I tried but then sad because the fact that I have no one to invite.
If you’re also feeling lonely, you can pick specific food venues. Ones that have bar seating are a good choice. Food cart pods with picnic benches can also provide the opportunity to talk to stangers, especially in the evenings.
Treating yourself is nice
I braid my hair into pigtails. I can’t explain it, but everyone is nicer to me when I wear my hair like that.
This answer is adorable and cheered me up. It works!
Alcohol. Yes, I know it ain’t right.
As long as you are responsible with it and not harming yourself or others then I don’t see anything wrong with having a drink or two to help relax.
What about a drink or six?
Right? The problem is, sometimes I’m like, “Wow, do I drink too much” but then I’m like “Naaah, I drink way less than (insert the name of an alcoholic you personally know here)”, but sometimes it still feels like I drink too much anyway?
As long as it is not habitual and you’re not hurting anyone there is nothing wrong with indulging a bit from time to time.
Seconded
Usually smoke weed and play a game, or play bass guitar. Weed does well to prevent me from dwelling on things because it shortens my attention span. Games allow me to escape, and not much keeps me in the moment as much as playing music does, to do it right you must live in the moment, so it helps.
That being said, this is all escapism, which makes me feel better, but never solves any of the things I might be anxious about.
Bike ride outdoors. Stationary bike doesn’t boost mood for me, only actually biking through space does it.
It’s easy to get up and march down the street. At the end of the hood are dozens of acres with natural sand trails and a creek.
Or, I throw a kayak or canoe on the truck on get on the water.
I wander. I can walk to a Boston subway stop in about 35 minutes. I often just hop on a train and get off at a random stop and just explore.
I’m literally on a train right now for this very purpose.
cool man
I can relate. I’m a huge fan of public transportation. I love exploring different places using a public train. One of the things that I liked doing with public transportation was to intentionally make myself get lost.
I was once robbed on a public train from Jakarta on my way home to Tangerang after visiting my friend. Since then, I’ve become more careful not to take a public train to places that seem dangerous or unsafe.
Anything that forces me to change what I think about and pay attention to. Video games, driving, ATV rides, etc.
Also just learning to understand (within reason) that things you can’t control don’t deserve a lot of your mental capacity. No reason to worry about it, because you can’t do anything to change the outcome.
Self-care always makes me feel better. I prepare something nice to drink–tea, wine, beer, depending on my mood—and a tasty snack, then put on one of my favourite audiobooks or TV shows and treat myself to a hot bath or foot bath with a relaxing bath essence.
Listen to music! Especially something that makes me dance, like 90s house music.
Eat too much chocolate. Drink too much beer.
If my mental/social energy is low:
Weed generally puts a halt to whatever ruminations are buzzing around my head and lifts me up a bit, then order a kebab and play some roguelike games for a few hours
If my mental/social energy is high:
Drop into a few of my group chats and see if anyone wants to hang out, maybe go to a pub or play some games
I like to sink time into games like rimworld, CDDA, sims, and the princess maker series. (2 is my fave)
CDDA is free too. https://cataclysmdda.org/
