Checklist: What to do if you feel sad 
Tip Sheet Credibility: 18
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| Choose to be happy. Happiness and sadness are not emotions, they are just decisions that you choose to make. Your outlook in life makes all the difference. You can choose to be sad or you can choose to be happy, come what may. The decision is yours. Tip Credibility: 49 (Best Tip!) |
| While still dark,take a long bike ride to a lake, beach or bay, riding through the shadows and sunrise. Then relax along the shore watching the fish and birds, clouds and sun. Sip a drink and appreciate a beautiful world. Tip Credibility: 41 |
| The best way to overcome sadness IMHO is to cultivate a strong sense of humor. Life is funny! People are funny! And the stupid things that make us sad are funny! Smile, dance, laugh, shake the world. You have the here and now to be happy. Tip Credibility: 35 |
| Keep in mind one of my all time favorite sayings, which has gotten me over many a tough time: "This too shall pass". Tip Credibility: 21 |
| Do something you like and stop moping over the problem. Stop doing things that would stress you out further. Take a break. Watch a movie. Eat ice cream. Go for a swim. Go to the beach. Do anything you think will make you feel better! Tip Credibility: 10 |
| Read Robin Sharma's book "Who Will Cry When You Die?" and you won't be sad any more! Guaranteed! Tip Credibility: 9 |
| Do something nice for someone. That can work miracles for our own heart. Opportunities will present themselves. Make the most of those opportunities.Open a door, let someone in a hurry go in front of you in line; one gesture of friendliness can uplift you Tip Credibility: 8 |
| SIng. You cannot feel two conflicting emotions at the same time, so start singing. You watch the change come over you. Don't feel like singing? It is better than the alternative. Tip Credibility: 8 |
| Smile - even if you don't feel like it. Research has proved that because we normally smile when we are happy, if you force yourself to smile, this will actually release some of the "happy" chemicals and make you feel better! Tip Credibility: 8 |
| Work out if your current location is connected with how you feel. If it is, try to leave it. Go for a walk, visit a friend, or complete an activity. Sometimes a change can do you the world of good. Tip Credibility: 7 |
| Determine whether what's making you unhappy is something over which you have control. If not, stop worrying about it. If it's something over which you have control, work on making it better. Tip Credibility: 7 |
| Feeling sad is supposed to be temporary. When you've had enough, switch gears by lending a hand to someone else. Refocusing your attention seems simple but helping others often produces feelings of happiness. Change gears to change moods! Tip Credibility: 7 |
| Remember that it is only a temporary condition and try to think about things in your life that you are grateful about. Tip Credibility: 7 |
| Whenever I feel sad, I "count my blessings", i.e. review all those things I have to be grateful for in my life. No matter what I am sad about, I think of how lucky I am compared to so many people in the world. That jolts me out of my sadness real fast! Tip Credibility: 6 |
| In our home we have a standing cure for the mopes... We break out the popcorn and pop in a funny movie.. We even get to throw popcorn at the TV. Nobody in this house stays sad for very long. Tip Credibility: 6 |
| Take time to be with yourself. See what YOU want to do. It is your life. Don't let it be lost in the changing world around you. Come back to your true self, that part of you that does not change as the years come and go. Get in touch with YOU. Love you Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Listen to someone carefully without interrupting them. This is not easy (st least for me) but they will love you for it. Lend your silent support. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Look around you and see is someone around you, or close to you (family member or close friend) is feeling sad. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Write a note to yourself when you feel good with the things of what makes you happy. When you're sad take a look at it and try to find something nice to hold on to. Also try to remember that if you're sad right now it doesn't mean it won't get better. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| To cheer yourself up, go and do something for somebody else instead. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| When u feel sad, have a good cry or share your blues with a close friend or family member. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| There are to many sad things out there for me to feel sad really. As a Therapeutic/Personal Aide for 12yrs my job offline is to care for the mentally and physically handi-capped children. My job is to make them Happy the best I can...so I must be Happy. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Allow yourself to feel as you feel.Then, really notice what it's like when you feel sad. Where in your body are any sensations located? Are any sounds or phrases associated with it? What can you learn from the feeling, to move towards feeling better? Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Accepting sadness in your life will help you appreciate happiness when that follows. Don't fight being sad. Read a good book (or two), listen to your favourite music, make an effort to be busy but also give yourself time to reflect. It will pass. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Watch a favourite comedy. Either a movie or a TV show. Laughter is a great way of distracting yourself from your sorrows. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Go to bed early. Really early. At least once a week and see how great you feel when you wake up. If you have trouble sleeping you can take a warm bath before bed. Add few drops of lavender oil, or any relaxing natural fragrance. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Let your friends' problems be more important than your own. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Try switching to agave to sweeten things instead of white sugar. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Imagine yourself dying on your deathbed and you will see things on a whole new level. Look, you are still kicking! Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Validate how you feel. Accept what is (including your feelings) and be a peace about it (including having the feelings). This will let go of resistance to allowing it to naturally pass. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Find a song that you have listened to that is upbeat and listen to it looking for something in the song you missed before. Or listen just to one instrument in detail.
Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Listen to Subliminal Music. Most feelings of sadness can be attributed to some fear or phobia we all have. Find out what yours is & then listen to some subliminal messages which are embedded within the music. It only takes two weeks to cure yourself!!! Tip Credibility: 4 |
| If you feel bad try a brisk walk on a sunny day to a park or path to a water body. Carry some water and perhaps a radio for company. As you walk you'll absorb negative ions which will make you feel better and you'll benefit from the movement. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| We are all connected. We may feel sad because the person sitting next to us is sad. Silently wishing for them to be happy can uplift them and everyone else, including ourselves. Look for an opportunity to give to them. Anything, a friendly smile, a gift.. Tip Credibility: 3 |
| Look at the gentle way the breeze moves through the leaves of a tree. Stand with your back against a tree. Feel the uplifting energy. When you feel you have no friends, you may find the silent strength of the trees offer steady friendship when needed.
Tip Credibility: 3 |
| If you are sad because the world is in sad shape, just know that every problem already has a solution. Ask and you will find the solution. Even if it takes some time to find you, the solution is there. Be alert to the solutions, in whatever form they come Tip Credibility: 3 |
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