# What do you do to cheer yourself up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593 "2019-02-15T15:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/21 "2019-02-18T23:45:31Z")
Ride my bike. Winter sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/22 "2019-02-19T00:26:02Z")
I do a lot of the things that others have mentioned: listen to music, get out and go for a walk (especially through the woods or along the shore), clean the place up as thoroughly as I can. If it’s long term I wake up and get as much accomplished as I possibly can before noon. Sometimes I make a gratitude list in my head. I have to give credit to [Randy Blythe](https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Days-D-Randall-Blythe/dp/0306825090/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550535373&sr=1-1&keywords=randy+blythe+dark+days) for the concept, but it’s exactly what it sounds like, a list of things I’m grateful for. It’s usually simple stuff, like “I have a job, I’m not in jail, I have delicious beer in the fridge, I have a home, no one is actively trying to kill me,” etc. It helps me focus on the positives. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/23 "2019-02-19T00:44:35Z")
Ride my horse in the forest. Or hike with the dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/24 "2019-02-19T01:15:42Z")
Beer. Lotsa beer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/25 "2019-02-19T02:24:39Z")
Listen to the soundtrack to _La La Land._ Or watch _Singin’ in the Rain_ again. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/26 "2019-02-19T06:41:37Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Dang, i thought i was invited. No wreck, no Beck! Shit, Girl! You wouldn’t even leave the house for a DBT concert! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/27 "2019-02-19T06:55:34Z")
\*\*\*Waaaay \*\*\*too late to edit, but here it is: I don’t know if the OP is a drinker, but I am. In fact, I’m pouring myself another drink of rum as I type this. Also drinking that rum. Anyway, if I’m feeling _real down_ I have a sober week. It’s just what it sounds like, seven days of sobriety. It helps. Don’t get me wrong, it sucks, but it’s worth it, for me at least. It helps me focus my mind on the real problems and reminds me that I can do anything I set my mind to. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/28 "2019-02-19T07:09:27Z")
Collapse to the floor and wait for dog to come lick my face. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/29 "2019-02-19T10:42:17Z")
Normally I’d say food, except I’ve been on a low-carb diet, and all the cravings I have are for high-carb foods. So it’s music, specifically Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky or Emmerich Kalman. Possibly a “Golden Age” musical soundtrack, like Rogers & Hammerstein. Don’t watch the news! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/30 "2019-02-19T12:16:46Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Ride my horse in the forest. Or hike with the dogs. That would be my gf’s answer. If she disappears for a while along with a horse and/or the dogs, I ask if everything is ok when she returns. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/31 "2019-02-19T12:35:57Z")
Redecorate the house Do the gardening Go to the gym Take myself and my wife out for a long boozy lunch in our favourite tapas bar Take the dog for a long walk on the beach Fly to Italy Find the thing that’s bothering me, and face it head on - tackle it and it’s never as bad as avoiding it ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/32 "2019-02-19T14:18:52Z")
If I’m at work, I watch the koalas on the San Diego Zoo’s koala cam. If I’m lucky, I’ll catch them during the 20 minute window when they actually do something. We also have a large lake nearby with a walking trail so if the weather isn’t Hellish, I can get a little exercise and hang out with the birds and the gators. At home, I mostly work in my yard or do some craft projects. Also, wine and a good movie, though that’s more escaping than cheering, but whatever works. ---
**Author:** ![Pithily\_Effusive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pithily_effusive/32/252_2.png) [@Pithily\_Effusive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithily_Effusive)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593/33 "2019-02-20T09:32:09Z")
If you get lost, listen to the music play (and) roll away the dew. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-cheer-yourself-up/829593.md?page=1)