Monday Chat: What do you do when you're down?

Sorry for this one, men...

I just looked at my calendar and the date I posted the last "cheer me up" article was the date I got my period... and I got it again yesterday. So I guess it probably IS more hormones than anything.

Hang out with my grandkids, especially the little ones. They are so open, honest and loving.

I also get rid of 'down' thoughts and change my attitude to one of grattitude. I really do.

Look forward to reading what others do.
Blessings,
Mary Mc

It isn't the time of the month that effects me, it's the state of my finances.

Blessings,
Mary Mc

Lydia, I thought the same thing when I was your age, however as time went by it got worse. These are some of the things that I have done in the past and now;medication(because I really do need it), a good diet, good sleep habits, fun outlets, affirmations ( try the latest CD's), good friends, talking it out, positive thinking, positive viewing such as movies and books, take time just for you, take time for your family and fun, don't sweat the little stuff.
See a doctor and have your hormones tested and seratonin tested. This what really helped me to help myself
Good luck
Keep on going on ;-o

"What do I do when I'm down?" Well lessee..............um...............er...........ahem...........I GET UP..... Really now, I get myself involved in something that will take my mind off my woes. Something that always works is doing something (helping) for others. For example, you could teach me (and others) how to insert a graphic into our comments. Or you could search around and find some old people that can't help themselves and run errands for them. A good place to start would be a good church and/or a nursing home. The main thing is to get your woes off your mind and think about something else. My Daddy, rest his soul, used to say "I cried because I had no shoes, til I met a man with no feet". Just remember, you are needed right here. There are people that count on you being here and brightening up "their" day. Also, just remember, "this too shall pass". Come on babe, chin up and attack the day. Go ahead make someone mad, that ought to get your mind off problems. lol

You go Harrel!!!!!
Keep on going on ;-o

When I started to write the comment above there were no other comments posted but when I finally posted my comment there were four other comments ahead of me. Drat,
I wanted to be first.

What to do when you're down? Splurge on yourself, go to a park, do something that takes your mind off of whatever has you down and forget your troubles. That usually works for me.

exercise is good outlet with the endorphins it releases, it makes you feel happier. Or if you are like me, ben and jerry's chunky munky ice cream solves everything!!!!

Good luck to you, I hope you feel better soon! That is a lot on your plate!

oh I forgot exercise, that is one of the best habits to get into!
Keep on going on ;-o

Oh, bless your heart. For some, this time of year brings both elation and dread. We want to revisit Christmases past and either enjoy or change them.

I like to turn on some music and just dance, dance. Meditate, pray and call up a good friend who I know would just listen to me. Good luck to Lydia.

At this time of year, if I'm down, I put on Andy Williams' "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Or Nat King Cole singing, "The Christmas Song."

Yes Marilyn that has a lot of people down at this time of year
Keep on going on ;-o

Sweetie it's a shame that only God can forget out shortcomings, once we confess them to Him, but I can also tell you that He is the only one that can lift a burden off your shoulders. Your friends here at Gather and your Christian family that love you are always ready and willing to help. Hang in there Lydia, it's always darkest before the dawn. Yeah I know, I carry a flashlight myself. God bless.

Do something silly. Something you wouldn't normally do. Relish that moment. Sometimes we get blue because we think we are what we are...and that's it everyday. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we can be so much more and still cover our responsibilities. Sometimes shaking things up a bit, and jumping the tracks as it were is a good way to stay centered through the rest.

Mary, I'm looking forward to grandchildren, but afraid they won't like me because I can't buy them things.
: (

Yes, finances play a part. I suppose I don't get as down on the first day of menses when I have money in the bank... but it's hard to tell since that's rarely the case!

Deborah, I started to see the docs but just can't afford the copays to do it, especially since other family members are ill. I will have to beat this without the benefit of modern medicine.

LOL Harrel. I was going to volunteer at IGFA today but decided I'm really not up to going anywhere. I may go back to bed when my dh gets up to go to the dentist...

As for teaching y'all how to insert a graphic, I did make a tutorial... but maybe it's not as well-written and clear as it could be?

Running errands for senior citizens would be fine if I can drive their car... I have NO money for gas. It's getting ever more depressing. A good church would be nice.

I do try to remind myself that there are those who are much worse off than I am, but then I end up crying for THEM.

You are right: "This too shall pass." Which is what I tell myself very, very frequently.

Thanks for stopping by, Deborah!

I chat with people like you when I'm down.
Cheer up

I try to call a friend or get busy doing something to take my mind off things. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Chat with people who are positive!!
Keep on going on ;-o

Harrel, that happens to me all the time. Especially when I write a longish comment.

Chuck, splurging takes $$! But a park is doable.

Kimber - LOL either exercise or make myself fatter. Hmmm. Well... since my appetite peaks right before my cycle starts and then drops off to nothing, I think I'll vote for exercise. Which means walking to pick Selena up this afternoon instead of driving like I did this morning when I took her to school.

Marilyn, there is no doubt that the holidays have a very negative effect on me. They will never measure up to my fond childhood memories... and one of my best friends committed suicide on New Year's Eve (1991) so that holiday is always spent in wistful memory of her. I wrote a song about that. I just uploaded a copy of it to the video section in the middle of posting this comment, now that I've started thinking about her...

Flo... music and dancing are good ideas. I usually use my computer as a jukebox when I clean house, but haven't done so lately.

Thanks, Barbara. I do trust God, although often not nearly enough.

Jeff... sometimes I think my whole life is silly. I've never been able to cover responsibilities well, thank God for my longsuffering husband! DO something silly. Hmmm. I'll have to think about silly things I can do that cost no money.

Thanks for stopping by Raymond and Heather. Chatting does help a little.

Sorry you're feeling down. I do several things when I am feeling down. Love kayaking and it gets me away from the daily things and allows me to be one with nature (weather permitting of course). Another thing I do is write, write, and write some more....some of my best writing has come when I'm feeling "blue". Other times, a phone call to a family member or friend always cheers me up.
Hope things improve for you soon. Keep smiling....

sometimes friends can really help, whether they are on the net, the phone or in person. hope things get better for you today Lydia. Do you like music? Sometimes listening to upbeat music can really improve your mood.

Hi Renda... I don't have a kayak so I'd have to pay to do that. But I'd like to do it...

People always ask why my music is so depressing and that's why. I don't write much when I'm happy... only when I'm trying to purge my soul.

Elaine, I'm going to turn my computer jukebox on. That should help some.

Excellent idea Lydia
Keep on going on ;-o

First off, alter your environment. If you can't make your room or home nicer and more inviting by lighting candles or using room sprays or playing music you like or opening drapes to let light in or rearranging furniture ... then get out of the house. Even if you take a walk or dive, go to the library, go to a coffee shop... just get up, do something, and alter your environment in a way that will improve your mood. Next, do something for yourself ... even a cheap 'just for you' thing will make you feel better. What do I do? Since these spells seem to hit me once every 28 days or so, I go get my eyebrows done by someone else for $5-$10. I look better, feel better (unbelievably), and can face the day with more confidence.

LOL Erin I know you meant walk or drive, but my visually-oriented mind took "walk or dive" literally and had me walking to the end of a pier and diving off!

I got a call from someone I work part time for and will make a little $ this afternoon... plus I heard from the lady who's interviewing for the job at IGFA that I've applied for, and I'll be interviewing for that later in the week. I don't dare get my hopes up though.

I've had a bad habit of going to these job interviews and mentally spending the money before I even have the job so that when I don't get the job it's an even bigger letdown than it should be.

I think I'd fit in quite well at IGFA though. There are a lot of quirky people there, and since I volunteer there I've been there enough to know the basic routine.

Anyway, yes. I've turned on some music... and maybe clearing some of this clutter would make me feel like less of a loser.

I try to write, or spend a few hours promoting my books.

When I'm feeling down how I respond depends on what the source of the "downer" is.

If it's just frustration, I work on something else for a little while.

If it's money, I remember that when I was young I got along on far less than I do now.

If it's relational, I remember that I'm basically a good person and if somebody treats me like an enmy it's because they are afraid of me or something I can do so I try to reassure them in some indirect way that they are safe from me.

If one feels shame for something done in the past then one must do something to make it right. If that's impossible (or seriously impractical) then one must remember that what's past is done. It is only what one is going to do that is in one's control and worth worrying about. Once one has felt the shame and/or guilt, one has learned that lesson and won't make that error again.

Lydia, in your specific case, you have something you can do which can make up for any number of previous errors and you are doing it. You can feel glad that you have found something so important to contribute to. You can anticipate that things can and perhaps will be much better and in part because of your efforts. You can also remember times when things looked worse for you than they do now and those times passed.

Finally, you can always have a warm drink or a little high carb. food or exercise to help your body feel different and help with the down feelings in you emotions.

Besides you know we all care about you and wish you well.

Ya see Lydia. Just when you think it's the darkest you see the light at the end of the tunnel. I don't want to hear you talk about the dive off the pier anymore. That scares me. Don't dwell on your problems. If you need to talk them out or chat a little about them, then do so and then get away from it and make yourself get involved in doing something. Wash the windows, cut the grass, bake a cake or some brownies. Do something to take your mind off this.

Thanks, J.G. I write too, more often than not.

Larry... you're always right. Does that annoy your wife?

Harrel, you misunderstood. I wasn't thinking about doing it... I was just mentally seeing what he accidentally said. (Walk or dive) I could never take my own life unless I thought the alternative would be worse (torture, etc.)

What do I do when I'm down? For starters I read my Bible. I do things that makes me happy like I go to see a movie, or some outing I enjoy. Sometimes I'll talk to a friend about my problems.

Bible's a good idea Elaine. Thanks!

aww..sorry you're feeling down. I dont get down all that often, but when I do, it depends on why I'm down and to what degree. Sometimes I'll listen to sad music and sing and get it all out that way.. or listen and cry.. crying works for me, even if it doesn't help the situation, it feels good to let it all go. Sometimes I write or call a friend or my mom, sometimes I go out and take a walk.. and sometimes I just go crawl in bed and sleep...and hope it will all be better, or at least seem better, when I wake up.

As someone that suffers from depression I have had to find ways, outlets to stop me from going so deep I can't get out of one. When I was young I attempted suicide several times, a call for help that no-one answered, no-one wanted to know, no interest. I realised that the only person that could help me was myself. At first I looked for things that I had a reason to live for, an animal and later on in life, my child - what would they do, what would happen to them if something happened to me?

6 years ago my mum passed away and I turned more seriously to the spiritual side of life that was always there but didn't focus too much on it. I decided to start up my 'readings' every day after 12am. This stopped me from indulging in depression and what I discovered was the strength in myself, after 6 months I was a completely different person and others remarked as such. Now whenever I feel the onset I look to other 'means' to meditate. Just as well really because after 10 years of going it alone I 'found someone' who I thought was my 'future' but last night I was dumped over a ridiculus misunderstanding, a miscommunication. This isn't the first time with this person, over the past 6 months I've been 'dumped' 4 times, one of which wasted 2 and half months. The stupid thing is we are meant to be - the problem stems from long distance and not having had relationships, me for 21 years, him for 35 - I had lived and then married the same man, then 10 years alone, he had married and is now for the past 6 years been a widower (I think that right for a man?). Both of us raw.

Despite this and other problems I am determined not to go into a depression and count myself lucky that I have my health back (sufferred with flu for several weeks and damaged my thigh), and ultimately I have my daughter and a few family members who call regularly - xmas is coming up and lots to do as I go beserk at this time to make the house into a santas grotto. This is my time to shine as I can show off my talent of artistry so I don't throw up decorations, its carefully planned and takes around 6 weeks to complete (lost a bit of time due to illness obviously) - I love it. My heart will have to take a back seat and again thankful that I will be busy, not to say it doesn't hurt and at times will creep in but my world has to keep turning and determined not to let this overshadow what to me is a very magical time.

Lydia I hope you find your 'reasons' to keep going and the same for anyone else that finds 'darkness'. Look for the 'good' things in what you can find and cherish them, find comfort in them.

Blessings

I find no one thing helps every time, even if the symptoms appear similar. Here's a list I use to start: go for a walk (exercise is great, and I prefer it, but there are times of the month when it is really hard to get that started); read from a book that will let chapters "stand on their own" (I do this because I find Murphy's Law says this is also a time when I am frequently interrupted and the healing value happens when I can accomplish something) -- this might include the Bible, an anthology of short stories or essays, something by Erma Bombeck; go to the library, scan the magazine rack, and pick one or two ... read the interesting articles ... the articles may be of benefit, but the quiet is key; and bake something containing cinnamon ... the aroma is both soothing and stimulating.

Hi Suze,

I do cry... have to be careful that I don't cry so much I make myself sick. You're very lucky to have your mom! I probably think "I want my mom" more often than any other thought that repeatedly comes to my mind... and she's been gone since 1984.

Sleep. Yes. I used to sleep when I'd get depressed... now I can't do it. I have found that if I try to sleep more than about 5-8 hours/night I get achy and don't feel well. I can only sleep more than 8 hours if I'm sick or have been working extremely hard on physically demanding projects (like moving cinder blocks across the back yard, one by one)

I think I'll drop in on a neighbor and see what she's up to today.

Mary - thanks. I'm sorry you're suffering. How did you damage your thigh?

Debra, walks work well for me as a way to de-stress when I'm about to boil over. As for reading something from a book that "lets chapters stand on their own" I had never heard or thought about that one. Interesting...

I knew that Cinnamon made people hungry if you sprinkle it on a baking sheet and stick it in the oven. I didn't realize it was soothing and stimulating (other than to the appetite!) as well.

I get out of the house and usually go exercise. If I can't go anywhere because of weather I do yoga or exercise at home, followed by a bubble bath and some reading.

Things will get better. Read a good book or some good articles here on Gather.

I like the bubble bath idea, Sadie... but it's may not a good idea for me at this "time of the month"

I'll be walking to pick up Selena at 1:30... then going to earn a bit of cash after that... but I'm beginning to realize how much I really do want the job I'm interviewing for and the steady paycheck/benes that it would afford me and my family. Not that we don't have benes... but if both of us have them doesn't that cover us even better?

I don't know. Does anyone out there have two insurance policies and use them both?

Thanks, William! Reading stuff here on Gather is good. Alas, my dh will be out of the bath shortly and I must give in and wash the dishes that my kids have been boycotting.

My chore system seems to have taken a dive. I don't know how to motivate them. I can't offer allowance, I have no money. They already know they only have priviliges if they do the chores... but I can't police them to keep them off the computers, TV, phone etc. when I'm not here to watch them.

Lydia,

My wife knows enough about the times I have been wrong to not be too annoyed when I am frequently right. She has a healthy disrespect for my knowledge. She knows I am smart but demands independent confirmation before she will believe I know what I am talking about. I think that is very sensible of her. (Besides, she knows I don't spell very well. :-)

I get worse right around "that" day of the month too. On Saturday, I was crying my eyes out if you just looked at me. It wouldn't be so bad if everything that was honestly bothering me the rest of the month didn't come crashing down around me as well. (That and it always seems to be the BF's day off that I do it!)

If I am left to my own devices I usually take a long bath with a good book and pray for Calgon to take me away!

The other trick that I have is music. I just can't be sad when I am dancing and singing along to a Cole Porter song. I know that it is corny as hell, but it helps!

and to answer your question....working at Godiva was fun, I got burned out on eating chocolate, but it ruined me for life. I only want the good stuff anymore and it is a tad expensive!

That and my boss was a sexual harassment case waiting to happen, so I quit!

I'm sorry but to cheer you up would be like the blind leading the blind - I don't have the resourses to do it my friend, I'm just sorry you're feeling down. Maybe a walk in some sunshine would help? Good Luck.

Can't help you here, I have problems staying cheerful myself.

Okay, Larry. You got me there... you're definitely not a stellar speller. LOL But that's what compulsive proofreaders like me are for!

Cybergreen, maybe you should tell your bf not to take the day off during your cycle. LOL I love Cole Porter too. Did I leave him out of my interests? There are so many...

Godiva. Just the word makes me drool. Oy!

Whiskey! Michael! Are you even old enough to drink that stuff? I prefer white wine. Funny, freudian slip? I tried to type "whine" instead of wine just now. My favorite is a relatively inexpensive variety: Carlo Rossi Rhine.

Kitty and Ashley, thanks for stopping by just the same. Maybe some of the above ideas will help you two too.

I hope I'll find time to visit all of you back today, since I have to go out shortly and have no idea what this evening holds.

I must admit that I tend to snack and sleep more than usual when I am down. I do think it helps to just got out bit, even if it is just a walk outside in the yard. Actually anything that gets your mind off yourself can help. Take care and know that things are always changing so perhaps it won't always be this way.

Lydia when I am a little depress just like you I look for something I enjoy and I really get involved with it (a book, a movie, crafts etc.) but most of all I look around and for sure I will find someone who is in need and I will try to help that person, and at the same time I will thank the good Lord bc then my problems won't seem so big and so impossible to fix

I generally write poems, and if it's really bad, go running to my wife who usually cheers me up

Ah, Lydia, I can totally relate. I had mood swings like crazy and would get really depressed in winter (SAD) because of lack of sunshine. All I can say in medication worked wonders for me. I've never regretted it a day.

Before that I just kept on keeping on. I filled my life with things to do - a lot of volunteer work. And I rolled with the punches. But it took it's toll on me and I have several auto immune diseases that I'm sure were at least triggered by stress.

I used to write a lot and read a lot. I was and am never bored.

I don't know that I can say anything to help you except you have many friends here on Gather that care about you.
All my best.................. Bobbi : )

As you know I care for 4 of my family who are disabled , some days I get really tired and feel down , Do you know what cheers me up ?
I come onto the internet and into Gather and I read all the great responses you have all left me and I watch some of the videos , it never fails xx

I wish you lived closer Lydia - I would give you an hour with my massage therapist! That might make you feel better. But I think there are some excellent ideas here that have been given. I hope you start to feel better soon :) Keep your chin up - tomorrow will be a new day. Keep an open heart and keep the faith!

Hormonal stuff sucks. I'm in a constant battle to try to control mine. I went on HRT almost 2 years ago, and while it helped with the hot flashes and night sweats, it's a killer on the depression. I find snuggling up with or playing with the dog always lightens my day. Just watching her play makes me feel good--she's so happy.

I also like to try to do something good for myself--take a hot bath, cook a good meal--something (not bake and eat a chocolate cake, though, that just makes me feel worse after I've eaten it!).

Cuddle up with a pet, read a uplifting book or story.

read a book, have some tea, take a bubble bath

It depends on what I am down about. Sometimes I write, call a friend, read about someone else's problems (then I realize how insignificant mine are and how blessed I am) or shopping (this is a bad one).

I think right now its the time of year I always seem to feel down more during the winter. Even worse around the holidays. Me I am the type that I just sit by myself want left alone work on a website, poem, something where it is just me. Then again that is part of my PTSD and depression or so I have been told. After a few days I am fine and back at it again. James seems to always bring me up something about that little face just lights up my world. Or just seeing my children Megan and Nicholas.

here are several things that should probably make you feel better:
1) You never dated me
2) you never saw me naked
3 ) I never saw you naked
4) You down days only come a few at a time
5) You didn't buy a PACER
6) You don't own a leisure suit
7) You never had to use a bush in the woods,catch yourself in your zipper
only to have a near by girl scout troop try to come to your aid.
8) and hopefully you were never shoved naked into a trash can and
thrown into the cheerleaders locker room .
If that doesn't help then I suggest eating a live toad first thing in the morning I can personally guarantee nothing worse will happen to either of you all day.

If your still not smiling have one of mine.

Lydia ... I think you gave me a sex change. "Harrel, you misunderstood. I wasn't thinking about doing it... I was just mentally seeing what he accidentally said. (Walk or dive)". Erin is the female spelling. Aaron is the male spelling. :)

That is why gather needs to put a spell checker on here... never said I could spell

Hi everyone. Just got back after a long bunch of this that and the other... will read what everyone said and respond shortly.

hey girl
i feel the same way around that time. i just try to take long walks with my dog. i count my blessing. when i look at others and the things they go thru. like everyone said try to keep busy and have the faith that you will get thru it. well i hope everyone gets better and you take care of yourself. have a nice holiday.


maggie

Nan, I did squeeze in a half hour walk today. I took the dog and we walked to pick up Selena from school.

Virginia, I did stop to visit friends, but they wanted me to stay longer than I could. My little one was calling me to come home - she had an earache. She's gone to bed, now.

Edward, I've had a few lines rolling around in my head today. Not sure if any of it is going to be written.

Bobbi, one thing I can say is I'm never bored. I never have time to be bored. If I'm bored it's because I'm neglecting something I should be doing!

Yes, Margaret. That's for sure. Gather friends are worth their weight in diamonds.

Lisa, I have an awesome massage therapist across the street who's offered... but then I'll owe her a whole day's worth of housework in return! And her house is a mess. They have two big dogs that shed a LOT.

Susan, our new puppy is a comforting fellow... when he's not annoying me! Oy!

I'm about to start reading a new book. I've narrowed it down to two, so now I guess it's "eeny meeny miney mo" LOL

Ja'Nelle, I like to go to the ocean to remind myself of my insignificance. Of course, when my insignificance is what is bothering me in the first place, that's not a good idea. But it is true that I have it a lot better than a good many others and could be suffering a lot more in a lot of ways.

My kids are a mixed bag. Sometimes they make me laugh my butt off and at others they're making me pull my hair out. Right now they're all not home except for the two youngest and one of them's asleep, the other doing homework.

LOL John... but some of those may not be true. I won't say which ones!

Erin: oops!

Larry, what are you trying to spell? Typos are a way of life around here.

Hi Maggie! Thanks for stopping by!

unfortunately there is a lot of truth in them but like you I am not saying which ones here

Good music, Good friends and a good bottle of wine. It does the trick every time.

Michael, I'm a wine drinker for the most part. No whiskey for me, LOL

Yes, Juan... that's true. Although I've had all three today, just not at the same time.
; )

Lydia...... When I had PMS; I had PMS from hell and there wasn't a pill or a person or a dietary thing in the world that could help me. If ya looked at me wrong, I could tell you were thinking bad thoughts about me if ya know what I mean! Anyway short of having a hysterectomy; you could do what I do that works for me and hopefully it will work for you.

I pray to God to ease my pain of depression and anguish in my body and soul. I close my eyes and let my Bible fall open to where God sees I need to read, and then I start reading. By the time I finish reading 1, 2, 3, chapters……….. I have found my answer and the LOVE of God has quailed my soul B-))

I pray you find that solace too!

RT

Thanks Rose. I'm going to bed now, y'all. Take care!

I hope you cheer up soon. I am battling the blues a lot lately too. I've been sick for three weeks, and it seems life just keeps wearing me down. I have found comfort in the small things. I sometimes start to sing, even if not in a good mood. Some Joss Stone or Jewel fits the mood when I'm down, but I eventually get to songs like "You Had Me" or "Who Will Save Your Soul" and get a little peppier. I also find a nice relaxing shower helps. If not of that seems to crack the blues, try (even if you don't feel like it) doing something goofy. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine and if you can find something or do something to laugh about it could brighten your whole day.

Best of luck.

The "bigger" things that happen are not up to me. So I remind myself that life is not perfect and that I have 2 choices: I can choose to have a good day or choose to have a bad day. Whichever I choose is what I seem to have, so I always (well, almost always) choose to have a good day.

Today is my hubby's birthday and I worked until 7 at he works until midnight 8( I'm just sad about it...

Hi Jessica... I had to read that twice because I thought you told me to get a little pepper! Eyes still bleary I guess although I've been up for nearly an hour.

Good attitude, Lauri. I need to adopt that mindset. I try to remind myself, when things are going awry, that I usually never have more than one bad day in a row. If there are two together it's a rarity.

Awww Sandra, did you make it up to him at midnight or were you already asleep when he got home?

To have the blues or not to have them is the question. It is all a state of mind in which YOU have the power to change in many different ways! I go through a plethora of different methods as I am bi-polar and I too suffer from those horrible bouts of depression, sense of loss, blahs, yuckiness and all the other stuff that goes along with it.

For me it is a question of whether staying in the funk or doing something about it. I listen to music most of the time to change a mood, meditate, paint, draw, call my MOM, call friends, move around and get some fresh air, smile alot and eventually the mood leaves me without a second thought.

This life is too short my friend, and in one wink of an eye you are here and in the next you are gone without goodbyes or second chances. I wish you well and if I were you I'd buy a bottle of pamprin for next months go round of the blues; either that or consult with a doctor as I heard the new birth control pills out have something in them to contol mood swings during menstruation.

Good luck!

Life is GOOD. Life ROCKS!!

Oy. It's not even next MONTH Esther... my cycle runs in 24 days. So it will be most likely the day after Christmas when this hits me again.

Of course, if I get hired at IGFA in the meantime that might help soften the blues a little, and will definitely provide the income I need for the copays to see Gyno and Shrink.
; )

Hormones are a powerful thing. Realizing that's what it is helps just so you know it will pass. My little nieces cheer me up. I take them for an adventure every Wednesday. Missed last week because they were sick, and have been a little blue ever since.

Selena and I have decided that every Wednesday we're going to pick up trash on our neighborhood streets... since the trash goes out that night. She really notices every little piece of trash on the way to and from school, bless her little heart.

I hear chocolate is good for that. (grins)
In my own case, I've found meds to be detrimental in my fight against severe clinical depression. So, you find your own coping mechanisms. In my case, I overdose on comedy/sitcoms. You would not believe my collection...

When I notice my mood, is down, I ussually take note, of where I am, in my cycle, and that , then, explains that, otherwise, I take noye, of how I have been thinking. My train of thought pattern, and what I've been exposing myself to, like reading material, t.v., etc, then I adjust my thoughts, and behaviour, to that which is conducive to my well-being. I think, UP.

Just whistle a happy tune!~

Yes, Landen! Lots of chocolate! But then it makes me fat and that makes me sad. LOL

I do love good comedy. Charlie Chaplin is my #1 favorite but I also love anything by Robin Williams. Sitcoms I can do without for the most part...

Dorothy, you sound very analytical!

Mark, what tune did you have in mind?
; )

Lydia I am sorry I have not gotten back to this before now I have been busy. I go to sleep when I am stressed out. I just will close down and am not able to keep my eyse open.

That's okay, John. I appreciate that you care.
: )

split wood, weed the garden, or go shooting

thanks for sharing