# bad mood lifters **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602 "2002-12-05T02:06:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/21 "2002-12-06T22:07:50Z")
Eat fiber. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/22 "2002-12-06T23:46:57Z")
Baby giggles. Got any friends with little kids you can amuse? ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/23 "2002-12-07T01:03:12Z")
Chocolate, fresh ground coffee & a good book. Usually cures what ails me. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/24 "2002-12-07T01:17:36Z")
Time. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/25 "2002-12-07T01:29:50Z")
What usually works for me is just sitting outside thinking about stuff. But, since you’re in New England and it’s been snowing, I would imagine you wuoldn’t want to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/26 "2002-12-07T04:12:50Z")
I’ve always found that receiving oral stimuli will cheer me up. :eek: :o :eek: :o :eek: :o :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/27 "2002-12-07T21:52:03Z")
Do something nice for someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/28 "2002-12-07T22:18:12Z")
A hot shower and a cold drink. Or just the reverse. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/29 "2002-12-08T11:42:59Z")
Have a hot shower. Turn all the lights on. Whack summat funky on the CD player. Have a glass (yes, only one) of good quality red wine. Call a friend long distance. Shout “WIBBLE!” ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/30 "2002-12-08T12:20:00Z")
Very long walks. Picking up a book, or looking at Net sites, and zoning out on fantasy art (dragons especially). Talking on the phone, or ICQ’ing, very good friends who are expert at picking up the Wolf by the scuff o’ the neck and reminding me what life’s really about. Loud, soulful music, so it carries me up to the stars, and helps put things right back into perspective. Failing that, I’ll pick up a bit of historical research I’m working on, and leave this darn century for a while. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LeeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@LeeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/31 "2002-12-08T12:26:09Z")
Reading a good fantasy, listening to good music, chatting with friends over the net and IRL. Cooking and tasting (that explains why I’m fat, anyway :D) discussing theology with mates (after a few beers). Other than that, I don’t get into bad moods often, I seem to be blessed with a very happy outlook on life. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/32 "2002-12-08T12:27:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ice Wolf \* > **Loud, soulful music, so it carries me up to the stars…** Once again, **The Wolf** rocks. ---
**Author:** ![LeeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@LeeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/33 "2002-12-08T12:31:58Z")
That she does, **TheLoadedDog** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/34 "2002-12-08T12:34:37Z")
And take two guesses, everyone, which two Dopers help me through my darkest times? 🙂 Thanks, to both of you, my dear friends, my brothers-of-the-soul. ---
**Author:** ![sKipping\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sKipping\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sKipping_girl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602/35 "2002-12-09T02:55:38Z")
there is one sure way to lift a bad mood… CHOCOLATE!!! :D:D [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-mood-lifters/140602.md?page=1)