What do you do when you are sad?

[LizPetillo]

I go from being sad to being angry and then I tell God His system sucks.   I don't know if He's listening to me or my ideas on improving it.  I'm thinking that since the world is still full of people suffering with incurable diseases ... He isn't listening. 

[reallyneedsanap]

I don't think I will yell at God.  I want every day that I can get with the people I love and don't want to tempt any lightning bolts. 
The Vicar of Dibley seems to be on YouTube so I think I will watch an episode when I get home today.  Thanks for the suggestion, I sure hope to have a lot of laughs. 
To anyone else who is having a sad day, remember that the feeling will pass.  It is just when you are mired down in the muck that it seems so hard to get out of it. 
Oh, and I discovered that laying on my bed, rolling around, and moaning ridiculously really made me feel better when I got my daughter to join in on the act.  My husband thought we went nuts, but for some odd reason it let me acknowledge that I was in pain, but also let me make fun of it.  Try it! LOL

[warmwaters]

For me, getting outside and seeing something natural helps. Just looking at a beautiful tree or smelling flowers, or watching a bird or squirrel are relaxing. They take me outside of myself for a few minutes and let me focus on something pleasant.

Of course there are some days when I just have to let my sadness happen, and not much will help, but I try to find some upside to the situation. But it's ok to be sad sometimes when there are things that making you unhappy. The trick seems to be not to dwell on them too long.

[Madison Granny]

When I'm feeling sad I get my pictures of my Granddaughter Madison and look thru them.  And then I call her and we act silly on the phone.  She loves to play.  I also love to watch the animals play around the yard  especially the squirrel and birds the seem so care free.

[Carebear]

Sometimes if I feel sad...I give myself permission to feel that way.  Knowing that when I get out bed the next day, I had better have an improved outlook on life. 

It can, on occasion, be beneficial to acknowledge the physical and emotion pain we feel every day when we suffer from a chronic illness.  Not to wallow.  Just to surrender for a brief moment.

[Chickpea]

Mary Elven - I love the idea of rolling round on the bed in (real or mock) agony and making a huge fuss!  Sometimes it all seems so ridiculous to me - the level of pain, inability to do ordinary things, amount of medication etc - that the only thing to do is laugh.

Did you watch The Vicar of Dibley?  It's SO English, or rather what people outside the UK think is typically English I suppose.  There are villages like that near where I live (in the south of England) but most of the houses are owned by weekenders from London.  The original villagers can't afford to buy them any more.  Still every community has an Alice I suppose!

It's good to hear that British accents can be soothing, but I'm afraid we do raise our voices too often!  Never, ever watch TV coverage of debate in the House of Commons if you want to retain any myths about the gentility of the British!

Happy new year to everyone - Chickpea

[Corella]

I am going to watch my Dibley DVDs later on - I love Alice.

[Luna]

I don't cry much. Never have been one to cry easily. So if I do cry, my family freaks and gets really worried. Lately, when I feel so sad and do feel like I could cry, (the pain has brought me to this point) I take a deep breathe and shake it off. I don't want to freak them. ANd it would give me a headache. So I don't cry. I do get really sad though. I do whatever works at the moment to get past it. Most times I remind myself that there are others who have it worse than I. I remind myself of all the positive things that are in my life. I have many. I also remind myself that this pain can eventually get worse. So if I cry now, what will I do later. I hope you find a way to work through your sadness. Someone is always here in this forum to listen when you need. We understand how you feel. 

Luna

[SjoDry]

I allow myself a designated period of time for my pity party (usually a day works). I prop myself up in bed & watch lifetime sappy movies. Also, I look through magazines or read.
Typically, a fair amount of chocolate is involved. I am usually good to go after I have disconnected from my reality for awhile 

[Joe S.]

I try to distract myself. Today it is working on designing a UFO. I would like to build it someday. With the patent information that I have found on electrogravity. If you do it correctly you can fly a brick. Tesla Motors, Pumps and Whomalsdorf high voltage generators. About 125,000 volts to lift off, 250,000 volts to fly and 5,000,000 to fly like the B2 stealth bomber.

[Corella]

Today I feel the need to have a good cry, except I am a bit impotent in the tear department.  Oh well

[A66eyroad]

Joe, you are the coolest dude!   

[Joe S.]

Years ago a built some models and did panels on the topic. The 8 foot model lifted 1200 pounds at 20 miles per hour. I demonstrated Ion laminar flow and zero point energy. It was fun until fibro sent me to bed and removed most of it from my head. I was lucky to have a paper on it so I have most of the background research. I think the PQQ has allowed me to start thinking on these topics again.

[reallyneedsanap]

Corella,
I hope today is a better day.  Obviously, I have been there.  Watch the Vicar of Dibley!  Or babies laughing on youtube. 
My daughter found a youtube video with two brothers on it.  You can find it by searching for "Charlie bit my finger".   Now, when I feel a pain, I don't say "ouch"  I say "Charlie".  Silly, but it makes me smile.