What do you do when you feel horrendous?

[Englishrose223]

I feel so down, so awful. Like nothing has any point to it. How can I make myself feel better?

Treat yourself to some nice food.

Go for a walk and listen to the birds.

Immerse yourself in a tv series - Brigerton is my latest guilty pleasure.

It's probably the last thing you want to do but go outside and walk. If you can meet someone for a walk thats even better.

Dance/ sing.. put on some great tunes.

I have some alone time, read a good book, watch something on TV, listen to nostalgic music, have a pamper sesh, eat something delicious.

Walking. I live near lovely countryside and find a walk listening to the sounds and animals makes me feel a million times better

I agree, have foods you really enjoy. The sensory pleasure and the sense of treat does help. And then get outside for a while if you can. And see if you can get any insight at all on why things feel this bad and what you can do to change it. Even tiny things help.

Its shit isn’t it op

know that everything is temporary - this feeling will pass. Take a shower, put on a bit of make up if you are up to it. Try and distract yourself with a YouTube video or gardening or something (I know the feeling if this is not feasible at the moment )

Get outside. A walk near some water if you can.

The other I do is to plant something. So you have any outdoor space? Could you grow something in a pot?

I agree with getting outside and going for a walk, I swear fresh air makes you feel so much better. Listen to a funny podcast- Parenting Hell is a good one. I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way and I hope you feel better soon x

Yoga, clean my room and light a candle. Fresh sheets, bath and clean pyjamas, and a good book. A walk in the mountains with the dogs. Eating healthy but putting time and effort into preparing wholesome, nutritious foods. A good clear out, doing something I wouldn't normally do, like I did a parkrun a few weeks ago and felt great afterwards. Journa, I write 3 pages when i wake up in the morning, I call them my 3 pages of shite. Write down 5 things I am grateful for each day and it's lovely looking back at a huge list of things that bring me joy. Challenge your self to do something new.

Get yourself snug and cosy, get some comfort food, find an absorbing series to watch on Netflix and think to yourself: 'I'm safe, I'm warm, I'm fed, I'm entertained, I'm going to be ok'.

Sorry you are feeling this way. To be honest if it's been a while the only thing that has really helped me get out of the slump is going to the GP and getting antidepressants. All the ideas above are lovely but I couldn't motivate myself to do any of them when I felt like this, all I wanted to do was hide away. I hope things improve for you soon

Me too.
I'm doing all the right things, showering, makeup, keeping the house clean, going to work, taking the kids out so I'm not depressed....I'm just flat. I feel no joy in anything, even stuff I used to get excited about 🤷‍♀️ we've had a tough time financially recently and hopefully if things go to plan this should ease over the next few months....I'm just praying that's enough to sort me out.

6 hours straight of 1995 Pride and Prejudice adaptation helped me survive a miserable bout of Gastroenteritis at 8 months pregnant this week. Happy place!

Exercise! Fresh air, feeling the sun on your face, ordering some new make up or clothes!

Scream into a pillow, put on some loud music and jump around, scream or hiss out all your anger. Express all your hurt and disappointment. Anger is an energy, let it out and I promise you'll feel better. Have a good cry.

Two things that completely change my perspective...
I write in a Gratitude Journal (buy off Amazon) and I watch YouTube travelog vids of places around the world, especially where people are experiencing real problems and hardship such as South Sudan and Haiti. This can obviously be upsetting and distressing to a degree, but it's so eye opening and puts things into perspective. You absolutely can't help but feel grateful and thankful for your own fortune in life after seeing how millions of people are living.

Drive with the windows down and music on- ideally songs that make me cry/ angry/ get emotions out.

Walk (or run) outside- it’s a change of scenery, plus gets endorphins going.

Dye my hair/ buy and put on makeup. Basically put the effort I don’t feel I deserve in.

Easy treat food- supermarket tapas, nachos and dips, whatever tastes nice for zero effort.

A bubble bath with candles and nice scents. Read in the bath if I can concentrate, music if not.

Message a friend and let them know I feel shit- I need some positivity from somewhere and I can’t always provide it. Plus I’d do the same for them.

Cuddle the cats or dog or younger dc.

Michael mosleys BBC podcasts just one thing have tons of good suggestions x

Intense excercise class. Endorphins are amazing

Thank you. Already on antidepressants and have been for 15 years. Tried 7 different types. Just don't think they can help me unfortunately.

Have been for a walk. Only about 20 minutes but still something.

Urgh I feel like this sometimes and do find a walk in the woods (or anywhere outside) helps. Cliched I know and usually I don't feel like it but I force myself to go because 99% of the time I feel better for it. Also horse riding but that's not as easy to do on a whim!

I'd love to horse ride, I did when I was younger and loved it. Too heavy now unfortunately.

Can you phone a friend for some company? It won’t ‘cure’ anything but I find pockets of change/time spent with someone else can temporarily suspend the low feeling.
I also swim to try and keep my MH in check.
It’s fine to wallow for a bit but please reach out to someone if you feel the wallowing is going on for longer than you know deep down is good for you 💐