How to Get Over Feeling Sad
1. Make a list of everything youâre thankful for â and try to find some memories that make you smile. Thereâs nothing like some humour for changing how you feel.
2. Decide to do some fun things with your friends. Although it might be tempting to stay home alone, and to have a bubble bath, or to curl up with a book, youâll probably feel better if you go out with your friends. It stops you dwelling on your thoughts, and moves your focus somewhere else.
3. Get some exercise. Endorphins are released when we get some exercise. This improves our mood with no real effort on our part (and you may well feel less tired, and more healthy as well).
4. Set yourself some goals and break them down into small steps. As you work through these steps youâll start to see some gradual change â and youâll feel youâre going somewhere instead of marking time (or even worse than that, feeling like youâre going nowhere).
5. Play it forward. Do something selfless and kind for someone else. Itâll take them by surprise and it will likely make their day. Then, youâll feel so much better about yourself as well.
6. Tell yourself that it will pass as moods are changeable. Our feelings are so fickle and unreliable. Tomorrow the same things might not bother you at all.
7. Recognise that your mind is a battleground. Weâre all assaulted by unwanted and negative thoughts. They attack our self- confidence and self-esteem. Counteract that by thinking of your positives and strengths, your progress and successes, and how youâve changed and grown.
8. Itâs different if youâre coping with a serious loss. If your sadness is linked to a serious loss, like the death of a loved one, or a crisis event, then stay with the pain as it will help you to heal. In time it will pass and youâll feel normal again.
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