What do you do...

[tbs727]

to cheer yourself up when you're feeling down? I've been a little bummed for the last three days. Nothing is going wrong, life is normal, I just feel down. I would like to hear about how you get out of a funk. TIA!

[Suzy]

I try to read my Bible every day. Even just for a few minutes. I also pamper myself if I have the time, bubble bath, manicure, pedicure, buy new make-up(throw old away first),even to buying a new bra and panty set, something like that. I also have a dear friend that I call who is wonderful in making you laugh.

[acidcookie]

I definitely get that way. Usually going out for coffee with a friend picks me up. Yeah, it costs me $3, but it's my happiness. Exercise definitely makes me feel better. A nice run or walk outside and aaaah

Hope you feel less... "funky" soon!

[MomToTwoBoys]

I found that talking to DH about things really helps now. It didn't help so much about a year and a half ago when we were having marital problems, but the yelling and screaming sure did make me feel ok for a few minutes.

Nowadays, I don't get into a funk but I do notice myself getting really agitated with things. I'll try to find an old movie, play a game or I'll try to hang out with some friends of mine. I have a couple that always make me feel better and/or make me giggle alot, so that's a good thing to have. Exercise and a good indulgence food works wonders too.

[Momto2Boyz]

I crank up some of my favorite music and bust a groove in my living room. It usually works! Maybe just try something fun and out of the ordinary for you. Anything that might make you smile should help!

[Michelle]

Sorry you are feeling down.

For me--my kids cheer me up tremendously. I can be having the worst day, and when they come home from school, my world becomes all I love hearing about their days, listening to their stories, etc. And when they're done with that, I love to challenge them to a "tickle fight". Horsing around with them really makes me

When they're not around, and I'm feeling blue, I try to keep busy. I'll lose myself in a book. Weed my garden. Do some sewing, quilting, or baking. And if all that fails, I fake it. Sometimes just pretending to be happy really works

[fernykins]

I pray.....sing Try and put myself in a different frame of mind.
Think positive
Fern

[Russ]

Something physical that really gets your blood moving and get those endorphins kicked into high gear. Exercise or running the dogs is what helps me chase the blues away.

[ravenmaniac]

I find that if I go out and work in my flower beds or take a walk with one of my dogs it can help. I will also watch a favorite movie or re-read a favorite book. I don't get out of my funk right away but it does get me moving in the right direction. I also talk to my sister or good friend. It's no fun being that kind of funky.

[Darlene]

~Sometimes I just go with it and cry. I get it out & get on. Having a good cry can be so freeing.
~I like to go outside and get some fresh air and look at flowers and birds,etc.
~Put on some music & sing my heart out

[baxjul]

I either go for a walk or bikeride.
Or I just have a "me" day. Lay around in jammies all day, read books, watch tv, eat junk food....

[brenda67]

I go through this often since I quit smoking..one thing that really works for me is going out to the garden and rubbing my fingers over a tomatoe plant or basil leaves and the smell instantly pulls me out of any bad mood I'm in..I know I'm weird but I swear it really does work..Another really good one is lighting my autumm wreath scented yankee candle.. I just love love it... lastly would be to have a really good cry..I hope you come out of your funk real soon..

[nuisance26]

~I've been in a funk too. Maybe you've noticed how aggressive my posts have been lately, hehe! I'm coping by doing something nice for myself and doing something nice for someone else. I got out my timer and have been cleaning 15 minutes in each room today to keep busy. A clean house has a very good effect on me! And I pulled out a new recipe to make for my dh, Orange Cream Rolls. I've never been able to do this or that to pull myself out of a funk but I have alot of things I can do that help me wait out the mood. Exercise, sunshine, water, bubble bath, chat with a friend, hug somebody(how about me?I need one!), sing loudly, dance around the house, meditate, take a nap, count your blessings, lie back and look at the clouds, go get an ice cream cone....Hope you bounce back quickly!((cyberhug))~

[MommyBliss]

I try and keep busy. I read my bible, start working on crafts, pull out a favorite book to read, put together a box of goodies for a friend.

[McD]

I wear the sexiest pair of underwear I got. Seriously...I could be having a bad hair I feel fat and want to crawl under a rock and die type of day but there is something about wearing a sexy pair of panties that just makes ya feel good.