126 Things To Do When You’re Feeling Sad And Blue To Help Restore Happiness In Your Life

So you’re feeling sad and blue which is totally depressing you. Well, there are so many things you can do to get out of the funk.

I know what it feels like to be unhappy. The first thing that pops into my mind when I’m feeling unhappy is that I’m never going to be happy again.

Oh hog wash!

The only way that you won’t ever be happy again is if you choose to remain unhappy. You can change your circumstances, condition and/or attitude now, in five minutes, in a month or in a year. The control is completely in your hands.

Don’t say, “No.”

It REALLY is completely in your hands. No matter how horrible the circumstance is right now, you can either give into it or fight your way out of it. The choice and change is predicated upon your action. There will be some factors that are out of your control, but your reaction to them is most definitely within your control.

So if you want to be happier today and you want to restore the happiness in your life, you can. It might mean that you have to make the hard choice or a big change which causes discomfort for a short time, but eventually the choice to change will bring about your success and happiness.

I’m able to say all those flowery words that sound good with conviction because I know that they are true. I don’t have to rely on someone else’s word because I’ve experienced the depths of Hell and the only way I got out it was because I did something.

It was a minute-by-minute conscious effort to change and fight for the change in the beginning. I can say that after a seven year struggle while suffering major heartache and mental anguish, life has gotten better because I worked to change my circumstances. Yes, there was more than one thing that I had to change.

Was it easy to change my circumstances in order to have a happier life?

Hell no!

Let me repeat that again.

Hell no!

I lost so much during the battle. I almost lost my soul and my sanity, but “almost” only counts when playing horseshoes. The important thing is that my soul has been released and my mind is in the final stages of healing.

At first it was strictly survival. Then I had to plan and work towards accomplishing the end goal. There were many setbacks which shook my hope and made me feel trapped, but I redoubled my efforts and accepted that my full success was going to be later instead of sooner. The important thing is that I WILL not stop until I am completely successful.

Determination and persistence has been key in restoring happiness in my life. I have whined, complained and cried, but I haven’t given up. I’ve come TOO FAR and lost TOO MUCH to stop now.

😀 Happiness: a state of well-being brought about by enjoying, showing, or marked by contentment, pleasure, satisfaction or joy. 😀

126 Things To Do When You’re Feeling Sad And Blue To Help Restore Happiness In Your Life

With my background of pain and suffering while being trapped in several terrible situations, I want to give you some things to do that will restore happiness in your life. Some of the things can completely transform your future, while others will bring you momentary happiness and peace.

So here I go with the long list of 126 things to do when you’re feeling sad and blue in order to restore happiness in your life.

1. Watch the sunrise
2. Learn something new
3. Browse the book store/library and read excerpts from lots of different books
4. Garden, mow the lawn, pull weeds
5. Write a long letter to an old friend or someone you love
6. Make wild, hot, slow, uninhibited, passionate love
7. Have a picnic
8. Smoosh your face on a clean window and admire the imprint of your face – Loosen up! Don’t be an old fuddy duddy! You can ALWAYS clean the window. 😀
9. Look at beautiful pictures
10. Buy a new outfit that makes you feel happy
11. Sing really loud even if it sounds like you’re a dying cow
12. Pick/buy flowers for yourself
13. Talk to yourself in the mirror and say positive things about yourself
14. Sit in a shopping mall or park and watch people
15. Visit a new place like a museum
16. Read a book
17. Take pictures of beautiful and/or intriguing things
18. Get a manicure/pedicure
19. Take a long walk
20. Cry because it is therapeutic to release the sadness through tears
21. Force yourself to smile
22. Fantasize about anything that lifts your mood
23. Get a massage
24. Spend time with people that help you to become more invigorated about life
25. Believe that this time of sadness will eventually end
26. Visit a candy/toy store even if you don’t buy anything
27. Give a massage
28. Blow bubbles
29. Put on perfume or cologne
30. Talk about your feelings with an empathetic friend or therapist
31. Text lots of people at the same time and carry on totally different conversations with them all
32. Play a game with a friend or online
33. Clean the car, truck, house, attic or garage
34. Go fishing
35. Dress to the nines or in other words, get all dressed up and look spiffy
36. Lift weights
37. Make/give someone a gift
38. Enjoy an hour long facial at a spa
39. Make plans/set goals for the future
40. Bake cookies for someone you love
41. Color a picture in a coloring book
42. Fall in love or reignite the love you already enjoy 😀
43. Go to a sporting event and cheer loudly
44. Buy Silly Putty/Play Dough and spend time smooshing and pulling it
45. Rearrange the furniture in your home
46. Arrange all your bookmarks on the computer in an organized way
47. Fly a kite
48. Take a nap without setting the alarm to wake up
49. Turn off all noise and listen to the sounds of nature
50. Get a hair cut
51. Chew bubble gum and blow bubbles
52. Investigate something new and sit in on the class for free – karate, college class, sewing, ballroom dancing, art, etc.
53. Make a list of 100 things you appreciate – have gratitude
54. Sit by a lake, river or ocean
55. Scream loudly outside, in the car or in a pillow until you’re exhausted
56. Make a list of things you want to change in your life
57. Play with children
58. Take a long hot, shower or bath, alone or together 😉
59. Change the sheets on your bed, fluff the pillows and wash the blankets
60. Get rid of the clutter in your home
61. Light candles/lower the lights
62. Deep breathe
63. Indulge in a guilty pleasure food like ice cream or chocolate
64. Go for a long drive/bike ride
65. Swing
66. Come up with a plan to end a bad habit
67. Give yourself a hair treatment
68. Change the oil in the car/Have the oil changed
69. Wear sexy underwear/bra 😛
70. Dance
71. Clean all the windows inside and outside in your home
72. Work on a home improvement project
73. Listen to good music
74. Deep breathe and meditate
75. Primp – pay attention to your body and provide it with extra attention – shaving, doing nails, applying lotions, using oils, buying new clothes or shoes
76. Walk around the park
77. End relationships that bring negativity and unhappiness to your life
78. Wear your favorite color
79. Forgive someone. No, forgive everyone! Stop carrying the burden of a grudge or revenge.
80. Cuddle with your pet or a friend’s pet
81. Clean your home and declutter it
82. Visit the botanical garden
83. Overcome a fear or begin the steps toward overcoming a fear
84. Plan a vacation
85. Enjoy the moon especially if reflected of water like the ocean
86. Make a video
87. Travel virtually or in real life
88. Eat some healthy, satisfying food
89. Daydream
90. Lay down and watch the clouds in the sky
91. Pop bubble wrap
92. Read jokes and laugh out loud
93. Walk barefoot in the grass or in the sand at the beach
94. Eat dark chocolate
95. Drink water
96. Phone a friend
97. Drink homemade hot chocolate
98. Visit a farm
99. Do something spontaneous like enroll for ballroom dancing lessons, play tennis or go swimming
100. Eat your meals off your best dishes
101. Wear raggedy, comfy pajamas or sweat pants
102. Enjoy being in the sunshine
103. Drink green tea because it has a chemical (theanine) that increases relation and serotonin/dopamine levels (happiness chemicals)
104. Plan a move, then move to a location that is closer to work or more peaceful
105. Grow something in an unconventional way
106. Exercise
107. Do something for someone else
108. Make love/have sex 😛
109. Sit up straight and lower your shoulders, then breathe out
110. Do a little maintenance and clean up on your computer
111. Watch a fun movie that will make you laugh – “White Chicks” does it for me
112. Write down the things you are grateful for and count your blessings
113. Make potpourri for aromatherapy to reduce anxiety – lavender, orange and vanilla
114. Do something that will improve your life such as can vegetables, make soap, etc.
115. Visit the zoo. There’s nothing like escaping with peaceful animals.
116. Release all the guilt and regret you feel
117. Take a cold shower because it increase blood circulation and stimulate the release of endorphins which will elevate your mood.
118. Pray
119. In a journal, record some of the funny, crazy things that have happened to you
120. Write a poem
121. Change jobs
122. Yoga
123. Hug someone
124. Hold hands – enjoy the feel of your fingers entwined and enjoy looking at your lover’s hand
125. Wear sexy lingerie 😛
126. Watch the sunset