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feeling sad

what to when you're feeling sad
- a thread

these tips work wonders, trust me. it took me years to figure out how to handle those emotions and i'm still kind of helpless when i'm feeling this way but making a list to come back to has helped. this helps when i'm having anxiety, when i feel feelings of depression kicking in or even when i'm just having 'one of those days' when i'm sad for no reason.
feel free to leave your own tips so that we can all help each other!

- don't go on your phone, unplug
  from  social media. i usually feel
  anxious and sad when i spent too
  much time online. it's usually not
  the reason for it but it triggers it.
  a lot. so turn of your phone.
-  meditate
- go outside
- dance your feelings away:
   a) make a playlist with music that
       makes you happy and that you
       can jam to.
   b) dance! move your arms all weird,
       shake your head, in fact shake
       your entire body. jump. don't care
       how you look while dancing or if
       you're a good dancer. it doesn't
       matter. just shake your feelings
       off. it's literally one of the only
       things that helps me when i feel
       my anxiety/depression kicking in.
       or even when i'm just feeling low/
       sad for no reason. we all have
       those days. it's okay.
- personally i like decluttering and
  tidying up when i'm feeling down. it
  really lifts my mood when i feel like
  having my life together lol
  but obviously if you're experiencing
  anxiety or depression that's usually
  not possible. and that's totally okay.
- shower, wash your hair, do your
  skin care, put on clean clothes.
  if you've done those things - i'm
  proud of you.
- watch your favourite movie that
  makes you laugh (it's even better
  when you watch it with your
  siblings, your family or your friends)
- listen things you're grateful for.
  it can be anything: access to clean
  water, a roof over your head, family
  or friends, education etc.
- journal to understand your feelings
  better. what are you feeling? why
  are you feeling this way? what has
  triggered it? what can you do to
  make you feel better?
- and of course:if you feel like it's not
  just a 'sad day' and it could be
  something more serious like
  depression or anxiety:go to a
  therapist (i know not all of you have
  free health care and some of you
  may not be able to afford it but
  maybe there are some special
  options in your area you live in)
 

;question: what do you do when you're feeling down?