What can you do to make yourself feel better if you are unhappy all the time?

Answer 1

Here are suggestions for feeling better:

• Any kind of Exercise. Exercise gets the body to release very pleasant chemicals and neurotransmitters. And you can also feel better about living healthier and eventually looking better.

• Exercise is certainly a good wake-up call for our bodies and makes us feel better, but before you rely on that solely please have a good check-up by your doctor. Ask for a T3/T4 thyroid test as well and also get your adrenal gland checked. These are two organs that can cause lethargy, panic attacks, depression from both.

• You could talk to a therapist, doctor, or psychiatrist; you may need an anti-depressant.

• For me it was exercise, therapy (cognitive behaviour therapy is supposed to be the most effective) and anti depressants. I'm now off the drugs and I'm still happy (not all the time, but enough, like an average person).

• Try watching comedies when you are alone. And try organizing gatherings with friends during the weekends. You will feel better if you are preparing for something, and you will have fun hanging out with friends.

• Organising events is usually the best way. I try to make myself feel better by doing something creative that I can rely on: I usually write.

• Other ideas: 1) get a pet. Something you can take care of. Usually when you feel bad, you can also end up quite lonely. 2) change your surroundings: move your furniture or try on a different outfit. 3) get an organiser- related to the one above, try to fill your days with something to do. 4) go somewhere- anywhere. Go for a walk with no direction. Don't get lost, but do go for a walk and take a look around you. 5) try cooking/cleaning - sounds too domestic, but often when you cook your own meal, or clean up your home you'll pleased with what you've accomplished

• Get some sun.

• Think about positive aspects of your life.

• If you're unhappy all of the time: 1) Talk to your most supportive friends. 2) Write down the names of ten people who care about you & of people you care about. 3) Find a way to cope with your depression like: reading, writing, or drawing. 4) Hurting yourself is NEVER the answer.

Cognitive Behavioral Techniques:

• Realistic Thinking: when you have a thought that makes you worry or feel unhappy, ask yourself if it is realistic. Unrealistic worries are often to blame when we feel bad. If the thought is not realistic (for example, thinking that you will never feel better, or thinking that everyone hates you), then you tell yourself "Realistically ..." and reframe that thought into something that is actually real instead of blown out of proportion (for example, "Realistically, I will feel better sometime, even if I don't feel good now" or "Realistically, some people like me and some people don't - everybody has some people who don't like them").
• Examine the Evidence: whenever you feel overwhelmed and depressed, look at the facts surrounding the situation. Things are almost never as bad as they look when you are upset. List the facts - both good and bad - on paper or in your computer so that you can be more scientific about it. This ties into realistic thinking.
• Find Your Triggers: keep a mood diary to figure out what things set off these unhappy feelings. The more you know about your emotions, the more in control you can become. If you know that you always feel sad after talking to a certain person, then you can decide if it might be best not to talk to them, or you can prepare ahead of time and figure out how to avoid feeling bad from the conversation.
• Mix it Up: try changing your routine, even a little bit. Sometimes doing something different will help you change your mood.

Another Suggestion:

What works for me is to do something JUST FOR ME. I go to Wal-Mart or some type of discount store and buy a brand new pair of pajamas that don't cost much. I also buy a pair of socks and panties to match. I make a trip to Blockbuster or Hollywood and find the FUNNIEST movie(s) that I can find; preferably movies with no real point except pure stupidity. Leslie Neilson and Jim Carrey are 2 of the greatest. I buy myself something for dinner (already cooked). I go home and take a shower, put on my all-new attire, pop the movie in, re-heat the dinner that I bought and laugh for the entire night. I don't answer the phone and I don't have any company. I don't share this time with ANYONE. It's my night and my night only and it's ALL ABOUT ME. You would be surprised how much better this little ritual can make you feel. But the key is being clean and that every piece of clothing that touches your body is brand new and that you aren't obligated to anyone or anything. The point is to actually acknowledge your own value. Make yourself a Queen for a night. You are very special and you are important.

Kindness

On another note, one thing you can do to immediately feel great from your core is to give! Give your time, your money, your energy or yourself (selflessness) to any cause or for something you want to help out with or make better. The reward for selfless acts are immediate and the effect is truly a blessing. This will immediately lift your value as a person to your own consciousness and boost your self esteem. Remember, the drive for your unselfish act should be greater than your drive to feel better. Selflessness has a great way of naturally sorting that our sometimes by allowing you to see your better side.

Answer 2

Happiness is a state of mind, to achieve happiness means that you need to take a look at your outlook on life. Even the most comfortable person can be unhappy and vice versa the most uncomfortable person can be very happy. The way you view things that happen are important to your outlook on life ie., when the car has a flat tire do you veiw it negatively or positively and look for the other things that could have gone wrong and be happy for the fact that they didn't go wrong. It is the old half full/half empty outlook. You may want to look into some type of counseling to assist you with how you view life. The brain can be rewired to view things positively by teaching it positive thinking.

Answer 3

To be a better person ỲǑŲ should be friendly to your friends...

ỲǑŲ have to understand them...

Never be alone ,,, just because something is wrong ,,,It§ fine ,,, ỲǑŲ live ONCE and life is only ONCE today is today we can't go back to tomorrow so never be sad ,,live your life ,, ENJOY YOUR LIFE :)

Answer 4

When you feel sad at home and nobody is around, here are some things you can do:

• You should let out all your tears and let out anger and depression on a chair or something like that
• Find something you like to do e.g. read, take photos etc to sooth your self
• Take some deep breaths and think of a way to solve the problem if it is possible

If you feel sad in public, here is what you should do:

• Hold in your sadness, you don't want to be seen. Act as if everything is OK. (DO NOT keep this up for too long, tell someone!)
• Distract yourself from the sad thought and find something to do that will make you forget it.
• If you can, talk to someone close that you trust.
• When you get home from a public place or if you are alone, try doing the things you do when you are at home.

I hope this helps you, because it sure helps me!

Answer 5

I find exercise makes me happier. Exercise or chocolate. If your feel it is a life problem make a pro-con list of the good and bad things in your life and try eliminate the cons and spend more time on the pros. get a boyfriend or girlfriend

Answer 6

Well, when I am sai I usually just try to listen to music and if you dont have a radio or a music player than I just try to not think about what my problem is!!!!!