Cure for sadness

just wondering...
Does anyone here know a cure for sadness?
What do you all do when you are sad?
😢

I drink vodka, but i'm not a pisces.
The pisces i have known don't really mind confiding in others, a cancer friend is often a good listener, he'll forget his troubles to be there for you. 😉
Look around and find someone.
Just avoid drugs and all that bullshit, i have seen enough of that.

Mr. Crabby:

Thanks for trying to help.
Don't think vodka will work for me though...don't drink... or take drugs 😉

Yeah, I confide in people rather easily..."gullible"..another pisces trait.
Sorry don't have any cancer friends nearby right now...most of them live in other continents.

So i guess I will just brood...is that also a pisces trait?

All those stress eating,drinking,etc. methods don't work in a healthy way and can be more addictive if you do it out of stress.Figuring out what the source of it is and working on that is the most effective way of getting over it.Or look for healthier alternatives to get your mind off it,being as you are a pisces shoot for escapism through maybe art or like maybe a video game or a book or something.At least for me focusing on working to keeping myself busy around the house or at work usually works better than anything else.

Change your THOUGHTS and you change your world. Easier said than done - I know! Think and focus on good things. There is something that you can do and it works very, very well - before you go to sleep in the evening, write in a journal (go and pick out a special one for YOU) 5 things that you are thankful for during your day. Right now, you do possess all you need to be genuinely happy. By doing this it brings to your awareness of all you have. You are now creating a Gratitude Journal.

Examples:
Breakfast in bed
a beautiful flower
a tender kiss
a smile from a stranger
hearing children laugh
thunderstorm
freshly baked cookies
the warmth of the sun on your body
listening to the ocean
your beauty
your friends
a phone call
perfect health
being able to breathe

There may be days when it will be a bit difficult to find something to be grateful for but it is there....your world will begin to change.

Enjoy Melusine and I hope this helps in some way for you.

Hey Tiamat,

"Figuring out what the source of it is and working on that is the most effective way of getting over it."

You are right...I think thats the best but also the hardest way to deal with sadness. Usually when you are sad you tend to ignore the source of sadness though...at least until you are emotionally prepared to face it again.

Brooding is not working for me. I think I should better get back to work and see if your method works for me too.

Glad you found something that "sparks" your interest...

Good luck 🙂

Freebird:
Thank you so much for the support. I was having a really bad day yesterday.But now things are back to normal..Thank GOD! 🙂

I really admire you Aries people...the first thing that always attracts me is your sunny personality ...I don't know how you do it but you are always so optimistic (maybe b/c you choose to focus on the positive things in life rather than the negatives)...and very WISE when giving advice. I have an Aries friend who always gives me the best advice...after a short conversation with him I always see things in a different way. I think this power that you possess is a blessing for the rest of us.

"Gratitude Journal" seems like a wonderful idea. I used to keep a journal when I was a kid but that was just to put my thoughts down into writing.Somehow along the way I kinda stopped doing that.Hmm..maybe its time I start again.Btw...do you keep a "gratitude journal"?

MrCap:

"HAPPINESS is the project. Think about everything you don?t have to do! Like playing golf and reading about law & politics."

LOL.

Yeah thinking about not having to play golf definitely makes me feel better...But
whats wrong with Law and politics?

only kidding.

Getting out of darkness Melusine?

LOL

You know, it seems like everything is within us. When people are around us and smiling smiling, joking etc with us, don't show them our sad face. Because then they will most likely to look for fun elsewhere. We all have problems. The problems doesn't always happens by our choise. But our smiling face is "our choise". Smile to the people and they will smile you back. Very simple.