when you're depressed what makes you feel better:

[xan]

Martial arts
Something crazy/adrenaline filled e.g. skydiving
Sex

 

[Slothbear]

Sleeping.

Sleeping is the best. You feel no pain, you feel no meaningless and you feel no sadness.

Too bad you have to wake up...

I concur.

 

[Kurai]

Sleeping, Martial arts, any form of praise, upbeat music, nature and natural sounds and playing with dogs.

 

[social_panda]

Short term:

Alcohol
Sleep
Short runs help a little
Music, movies, anything that can occupy my mind so I don't think about myself

 

[detest]

A nice cup of tea
A comedy
Doctor Who
Creative Writing
General discussion forums

All of those are short term, nothing can help how I'll always feel about my pointless existence.

 

[Witty_Sarcasm]

chocolate, alcohol, weed, internet, music, friends

 

[Grace]

I like to find new music to listen to, a really good new song makes me extremely happy. I'm really picky with music

 

[Anju]

Talking to a certain someone, quite often just talking to anyone. Not even talking as in letting stuff out, talking as in literally just having company. Even if it's only some text on a screen, it makes me just that little bit more sane!

 

[Lebe]

came off my anti-depressants a few days ago... but now i've noticed that when i get nervous, angry or sad i tend to rock back and forth, it comforts me a lot but also makes people notice me and they are starting to comment on it and giving me a few weird looks :/

 

[red ribbons]

Chocolate, sunshine

 

[flowers]

sleep and eating comforting food. Those are the two things that make me feel better. Being with, or speaking with, people also helps. But that is not an option.

 

[Aaron]

A serious shopping trip and coming home with bags full of pristine cd's, clothes and shoes.

 

[letmego3]

food, games and music but these only last for a small amount of time.

 

[letty]

shopping, listening to music, taking a walk at the beach, playing with my dog, eating lays potato chips,
getting enough sleep . helping someone else

 

[windywave]

comfort from someone who cares

 

[Soldier83]

Well I've been hiding the fact that I depressed for a long time now. So the things that have been helping me get through the days are:
*Video games sometime help, but sometimes they can make it even worse.
*Jamison Irish Whiskey, not to be taken in excess, but the smooth taste of it along with the warm sensation it leaves behind really helps me calm down at night.
*My children when there asleep, the few times that they take a nap at the same time leaving the house quiet for at least 30 min, that's the best
*My wife, when she's at home, and we get to spend time together
*At one time the military was a major encouragement to me, but now that I'm being forced out it makes me down thinking about it.

Well those are the biggest things that I can think of off the top of my head...

 

[Caos]

what makes me feel better i agree with souldier... some alcool help but that is a short live relief.
a warm welcome that you feel sincere online as on life none will greet me, i moved away few
months ago so not having made friends but a few acquitance. a phone call even just to say
hello, how you doing today? simple things gets a whole room in an empty space. dont need
much to make my day as you can see, simpliest things hae a whole value.

soldier if you are forced out, perhaps focussing on what you will do, something you would really
enjoy doing once out of there? a new carreer, perhaps take a course of some sort? wishing you
the best.

caos

 

[jeg]

Mountain climbing, writing in a journal, writing here, helping others and turning some frown into anger and destroying small boulders with a pickaxe.

Edit: I love when someone asks me if I'm alright, I tell them I'm fine but the concern still makes me feel great.

 

[Twinkle ☆ Twinkle]

When someone smiles and says hi to me.

 

[flowers]

When someone smiles and says hi to me.

yes, that makes me feel much better also. And when I can give from my heart to people.