Comments on: 3 Stupid Ways to Try to Cheer Yourself Up – and 3 Ways Which Work http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Isha http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-102979 Isha Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:05:58 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-102979 Thank u sooooooo muchh!! your idea 'Doing Something for Others' had worked for instantly.. Thanks a ton :D Thank u sooooooo muchh!!
your idea ‘Doing Something for Others’ had worked for instantly.. Thanks a ton :D

]]> By: Andrew http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-94810 Andrew Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:25:05 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-94810 i've just broken down and a friend said that i should search for ways to cheer myself up and i found this, i've never really done any of the stupid things... atleast i don't think i have. but i used to go exercising alot, and i felt happier then than i do now, i'm gonna go for a bike ride around the local lake tomorrow thank you for putting this up, it's been a real help i’ve just broken down and a friend said that i should search for ways to cheer myself up and i found this, i’ve never really done any of the stupid things… atleast i don’t think i have. but i used to go exercising alot, and i felt happier then than i do now, i’m gonna go for a bike ride around the local lake tomorrow

thank you for putting this up, it’s been a real help

]]> By: Little lee http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-90007 Little lee Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:03:27 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-90007 I'm feeling weak, stressed .tired, scared coz i dnt knw what next i wld do 2 myself i have ppl who loves me bt i can't talk 2 them coz i dnt wanna hurt them ,bt this is killing me inside & i've lost weight 2 wish i cld find help b4 doing sumthing stupid. I’m feeling weak, stressed .tired, scared coz i dnt knw what next i wld do 2 myself i have ppl who loves me bt i can’t talk 2 them coz i dnt wanna hurt them ,bt this is killing me inside & i’ve lost weight 2 wish i cld find help b4 doing sumthing stupid.

]]> By: 3 дебильных способа поднять настроение, а также 3 реальных « Lifehack 2.0: Live! http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-87167 3 дебильных способа поднять настроение, а также 3 реальных « Lifehack 2.0: Live! Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:59:16 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-87167 [...] 3 дебильных способа поднять настроение, а также 3 реальных Вольный перевод “3 Stupid Ways to Try to Cheer Yourself Up – and 3 Ways Which Work“. [...] [...] 3 дебильных способа поднять настроение, а также 3 реальных Вольный перевод “3 Stupid Ways to Try to Cheer Yourself Up – and 3 Ways Which Work“. [...]

]]> By: Rasputin http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-76361 Rasputin Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:59:33 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-76361 For serious depression, this advice is pretty worthless. It doesn't work, and telling it to a clinically depressed person is a little patronizing. For serious depression, this advice is pretty worthless. It doesn’t work, and telling it to a clinically depressed person is a little patronizing.

]]> By: Kim http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-74028 Kim Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:59:29 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-74028 My favorite choice is exercise. The benefits are great and I get in shape at the same time. My favorite choice is exercise. The benefits are great and I get in shape at the same time.

]]> By: Dr. Jennifer Howard http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-73738 Dr. Jennifer Howard Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:44 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-73738 Dear Ali, I couldn’t agree more that comfort addictions such as eating, alcohol/cigarettes and shopping are not good ways to cope with difficult feelings. Letting ourselves be with those feelings, process them integrate and let them go are habits worth cultivating. Certainly using exercise, reaching out towards others or supporting yourself to move forward are much more constructive ways to deal with cheering yourself up. Because I am a psychotherapist for over 20 years, I know from experience, being willing to look at why your down is the true answer to not needing to cheer yourself up. Dr. Jennifer Howard Dear Ali,

I couldn’t agree more that comfort addictions such as eating, alcohol/cigarettes and shopping are not good ways to cope with difficult feelings. Letting ourselves be with those feelings, process them integrate and let them go are habits worth cultivating. Certainly using exercise, reaching out towards others or supporting yourself to move forward are much more constructive ways to deal with cheering yourself up. Because I am a psychotherapist for over 20 years, I know from experience, being willing to look at why your down is the true answer to not needing to cheer yourself up.

Dr. Jennifer Howard

]]> By: Alexandra Samuel http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-73694 Alexandra Samuel Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:06:40 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-73694 Two that don't have instant payoff, but definitely work: 1. B Complex: taking B6 and B12 everyday has a big impact on my overall mood. 2. No wheat, and no refined sugar (fruit sugars are ok). You'll have a couple of days of bitchy withdrawal hell, but after that, you may be astonished to discover how much of your mood ups & downs are just the blood sugar rollercoaster of the modern Western diet. (BTW, pt. 1 above is wrong: eating a candy bar won't help your mood, but if you haven't eaten in a few hours, a healthy snack with some protein and carbs may well pick you up!) Once you tune into how much of your mood is physiological rather than emotional you will have one more instant way to cheer up that now works for me almost every time: instead of trying to figure out what's bothering you, or looking for the "solution" to the thing that you think is getting you down, try to tune into the physical place in your body where you are feeling the yuck. Learning to connect with your "moods" as physical symptoms -- and then looking for physical ways to manage them (exercise, healthy snacks) will get you out of that unhappy brain loop. Two that don’t have instant payoff, but definitely work:
1. B Complex: taking B6 and B12 everyday has a big impact on my overall mood.
2. No wheat, and no refined sugar (fruit sugars are ok). You’ll have a couple of days of bitchy withdrawal hell, but after that, you may be astonished to discover how much of your mood ups & downs are just the blood sugar rollercoaster of the modern Western diet. (BTW, pt. 1 above is wrong: eating a candy bar won’t help your mood, but if you haven’t eaten in a few hours, a healthy snack with some protein and carbs may well pick you up!)

Once you tune into how much of your mood is physiological rather than emotional you will have one more instant way to cheer up that now works for me almost every time: instead of trying to figure out what’s bothering you, or looking for the “solution” to the thing that you think is getting you down, try to tune into the physical place in your body where you are feeling the yuck. Learning to connect with your “moods” as physical symptoms — and then looking for physical ways to manage them (exercise, healthy snacks) will get you out of that unhappy brain loop.

]]> By: Craig http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-73654 Craig Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:22:11 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-73654 Exercise is definitely something I feel benefits me when I'm in an off mood. Nice post. Exercise is definitely something I feel benefits me when I’m in an off mood. Nice post.

]]> By: Jake Rhodes http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/comment-page-1/#comment-73642 Jake Rhodes Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:31:18 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/3-stupid-ways-to-cheer-yourself-up/#comment-73642 I find that exercise works best for me when I'm feeling down. I have an exercise bike so whenever I need a boost I just hop on that, put on a DVD and cycle 5k. Gets the heart pumping and tops up my energy level. I find that exercise works best for me when I’m feeling down. I have an exercise bike so whenever I need a boost I just hop on that, put on a DVD and cycle 5k. Gets the heart pumping and tops up my energy level.

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