When you feel low how do you get yourself out of it ?

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Whine, walk, wank

OK not the last one, just popped into my mind and made me laugh.

But I definitely whine and walk. Wine could be slippery slope.

This is why I scoff so much chocolate

Usually call or visit my sister. She’s younger than me, and the funniest most fun person to be around.
I have also come to accept that although this won’t really ‘cure’ my lowness, it’s a lovely time of just pausing my low mood and allowing some light into the situation.
often the low mood returns BUT the crucial part is that I try and capitalise on the good parts inbetween and accepting that, like for most people, we have periods of feeling good and periods of feeling a bit below par.

Go for a run listening to some good music.

Listen to music. Watch a comforting TV programme or film. Have a bath. Go to bed early and read a book or watch something. Eat something nice. Text or call someone for a chat.

Some really good suggestions on this thread. I just tend to sit and wallow and scroll on my phone which is a total crap waste of time and doesn’t cheer me up at all.

Depend - if it's not dark or vile weather, I go for a run.

If it's cold or dark, a long steamy bath with scented bubbles, some jazz, paint my nails and an early night with a book 😊

I think it really depends - the first thing I need to do is tune in and try to work out what I need. Very often what I need is time to myself or time away from the kids seeing a friend. A run is good, or leaving the tidying, getting kids to bed and watching tv or reading a book. But it definitely requires listening in to my body/self and trying to identify what I want - being able to have/do that isn't always though! Exercise outdoors is generally very helpful for me

Listen to really loud music (through my headphones) and dance like no0one is watching.

Walk/drive in the countryside

There's low mood due to being bored having been inside too much / working too much / fed up of daily drudge. Then a day somewhere else, doing a nice walk and pub lunch or something like that will help me,

Then there is burnt out low mood. Then I need to lie in a dark room. Watch trash TV and eat some food to revive me.

Shopping in a different town
Visiting a museum or art gallery: any size or subject area
Staying in doing nothing and not beating myself up about not going out and doing stuff (this is very hard for me!)
This all sounds quite superficial, when I was very depressed with no reason to leave the house a shower or bath would always make me feel just a little bit more like a person.

Oh and no alcohol! That always fucks me. If I'm not drinking of an evening I reward myself with pudding.
(Yes I know I have a problem ...)

Eat loads of chocolate

Timely. I'm feeling really low right now. Right after the incident that caused it I stomped off for a walk around the fields and called Samaritans. I do that a lot. They listen without judgement - letting me offload a load of crap, and importantly don't offer solutions. I like that they are strangers, that I can call and say exactly what I said the day before.
I am calm now but tired and can't be bothered to do anything. I am also antsy and will make myself get up and go for a run. I missed running club because I was so upset. I know I will feel better but god it's hard not to just crawl into bed and cry and sleep.
I can't cos I have my 13yo.

If I'm just in a grump, music and contacting friends helps, but when I'm properly low I withdraw into myself.

nb I like running in the dark so that's not a problem.

It's just getting on with it which has put me in a place of unhappiness.
Sitting with the feeling knowing it passes has helped, but just getting on can mean not facing bad things, which can come back and bite you.

What worked for me on various occasions is:

a long walk in fresh air in natural environment, eg park, riverside, coast

losing myself in a minor repair, fixing a button, some stitching

tidying up a drawer, eg lingerie

I also noticed that taking just one tablet of vitamin d seems to shift my mood, I don't take it regularly, maybe that's why it seems to work.

Are you able to share this list please? Perhaps photos of it? @RestedDevelopment

Some great suggestions. Love the multi-sensory idea, must be why showers work soooo well. I have a few more ideas I also find helpful:

journalling (even if it's just writing I FEEL CRAP!!!! X100);
Meditating (works really well outside);
yoga class;
cinema trip all alone (love the darkness and complete switch off).

I like to write a to-do list for the day of things that are super easy to accomplish (even if that is brush teeth etc), then strike them off. This adds much needed structure and sense of direction for the day.

Set very simple goals. They can be things like make the bed, have a shower, do the dishes etc.
Have a couple of goals that are things you usually like too. Maybe indulge in a hobby, or watch a film.
When you are low, it is so easy to get stuck in a cycle of doing nothing, then feeling bad you achieved nothing, so then feeling unable to do anything again.

I like the one someone suggested just up a few which was to tidy up a drawer.
It’s reminded me that I actually enjoy clearing out my bedside drawers every now and then. I don’t have a bin in my bedroom so a lot of little bits of things, empty skincare, clothing tags, general small bits of rubbish just sit and accumulate in my top drawer and it’s lovely clearing it out.
And it often overspills to me clearing out and reorganising some of my beauty drawers which I also really enjoy.
it makes no difference to the overall running of my house, no one else would have any idea that I’d just spent 2 hours sorting and rearranging them but I know. And it does feel nice and therapeutic having a sort out.

Today I went yoga and that really helped.

I normally have a long soak in the bath
Write in my journal - helps to get it out on paper
Speak to a close friend or family member
Play a board game with my little girl / do some reading together / do something fun
Eat lots of comfort food
try and tidy house - tidy home helps

I’ve booked my first yoga trial for this weekend

I go to bed and stay knowing it will pass but until it does the world can do one. Once I’m ok in my head something clicks I can face the world well battle again. Then practical head kicks in.