Hey guys so I’ve been feeling really down lately, and I was wondering if their is anything you guys would recommend to help? Or just in general stuff that makes you happy? 
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A night out with family, if I feel bad at the start of it, I feel good by the end of it. Writing your feelings down somewhere- a journal, or if you like to do art, draw it. Watch funny memes. Listen to inspiring music. Know that someone cares- I care 
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Make a song or think of that really funny joke you heard and relive it
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Listening to music helps me.
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Hiya! This is a good topic for me to put my 2 pence into because I have clinical depression (actually depressive anxiety), so it can be quite difficult for me to feel happy sometimes.
I have a process, though:
- I come to terms with the fact that it’s ok for me to feel sad and it’s ok for me to not find a solution straight away. You see, often when I’m sad and I can’t see a way out, the fact that I don’t have a solution makes me even sadder.
- I find something to distract myself with. That might be reading a good book. Sometimes it’s reading a sad book, weirdly. It’s cathartic. If I’m sad for no reason, reading a sad book helps me to direct that sadness at something and then get over it quicker.
- I help others. Even when I feel bad about myself, helping others will always make me feel better because I’m not wallowing in my own self-pity. I can feel happy about something I’ve done rather than sad for whatever reason.
- Put on a funny tv show. After all of that, I just veg out in front of the tv and laugh.
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Punch something.
Not someone.
Something
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And… this is why Deluge has a punching bag
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Or, well, uses a punching bag. It’s not his
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Sometimes…I love to scream. Just scream your heart out. Scream about everything. Then cry. Savour each little tear. Weirdly after that…I like to drink tea.
If it’s a certain person who’s upsetting you…a good strategy is to take out a piece of paper and a pen, then write down everything you dislike or everything they made you do that made you upset. Then I like to burn it…but it’s your choice. 
If it’s something else, surround yourself with things you love.
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Oh okay lol, well go to an amusement park, cuz I felt happy when I went there or travel to the Caribbeans, or go to the beach
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Spend some time away from social media and electronics, spend some time reading, going outside, hanging with family, playing a new instrument, listen to music, work out, hang with friends, play a sport, etc.
If you listen to music, I recommend listening to Twenty One Pilots because they’ve helped a lot of people in the past, because they show that you’re not alone in what you’re facing.
I also think you should listen to Billie Eilish. Her lyrics are pretty upbeat, but have a lot of meaning behind them. Both artists do. They’re worth a shot.
Books wise, try to find a really good series/book that just hooks you.
I recommend the book series Keeper of the Lost Cities, Renegades, The Crown’s Game, Hunger Games, and Warcross
Books that aren’t in a series are One Of Us Is Lying ( technically it’s a series, but the next book comes out next year, so ), Two Can Keep A Secret ( possibly a series? Made by same author as previous book ), When, Broken Things, Six of Crows, Da Vinci Code—
Okay, I think all of those books are murder mysteries. But honestly just go to a book store and go to the section of your choice ( I usually go to teen fiction ) and just look st the book titles and see what floats your boat. Read the desc ( obviously ), read a random page of that book to see if you like the writing style ( sometimes it can ruin the whole book ), and voila.
I hope you start to get happier soon. If you ever need to talk to someone, I’m here for you. ( I’ll help you bury the body 
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Closed due to inactivity, but it was such a lovely thread 