13 ways to stop feeling sad

Every once in a while you might find yourself feeling sad or a little down due to one reason or another and it’s totally okay.
It’s okay not to be okay!
It’s totally okay not to want to put on a strong face.

It is okay to cry it out until you feel better.

Then you can let go of the sadness and cheer up.

How to stop feeling sad for no reason

The first step to cheering up oneself is finding the cause of your sadness.
Identify the reason why you are unhappy.

If you can not figure it out on your own, try talking it over with a friend. A listening ear always helps.

Whatever the reason for your sadness, it’s no excuse for going through your day feeling sad and looking like a haggard-faced clown.

Every heart has a trouble, be grateful for yours, it could have been worse. You may be crying that you have no shoes but someone out there has no legs. Be grateful!

10+ ways to cheer up

The first step to feeling better is to deal with it in your mind. The reason you are sad is because you have allowed yourself to feel sad. You are thinking bad thoughts, thoughts of things don’t make you happy.

Therefore change your thinking and change your mood.

1. Think of something or someone that makes you smile.

It could be pleasant memories like your daughter or son playing in the backyard, your best birthday, children’s birthdays, a picnic with your girlfriend or boyfriend, some funny video you saw on the internet, your school days, your beautiful childhood, that particular day when someone gave you a big surprise, your honeymoon, your children and so much more.

Just make it a point to fill your mind with pleasant memories. Those thoughts should surely do the trick of getting you smiling and happy again.

2. Keep a gratitude journal.

Writing down the different things you feel grateful for could be a great help. Every time you feel sad you can just open up your journal, read through it, and soak yourself in that gratitude.

Feeling gratitude for all you have is one of the best and quickest ways to cheer yourself up.

3. Listen to music that makes your soul glad.

Each one of us has a certain kind of music that we relate to, find interesting, or you may even just love listening to the beats. So if you are feeling sad, put on your favorite kind of music and let it do the magic for you.

This is another great way to get your mind off saddening thoughts and jump onto a positive energy-filled frequency.

4. Try taking a walk.

Going for a walk would really help you clear your mind and let go of negative and saddening thoughts. You could go to a park, walk through a forest, or just walk in a quiet neighborhood, breathe in, let the fresh air enter into your lungs, raise your head high, and give a smile to the people you come across.

Your smile could go a long way in cheering someone else up. And wouldn’t that be wonderful?

5. Do something you love doing, could be one of your hobbies.
It could be watching a movie, reading a book, playing ball, playing video games, going out, grabbing your favorite snack or meal, eating chocolate, or whatever it is that makes you happy.

Evoking feelings of happiness will get you feeling cheerful in no time.

6. Remind yourself that This too shall pass.

Make up your mind to let things be and choose to go on with your life, as you await the passing of this sad phase.

7. Engage in the practice of meditation.

Meditation is a great way to cheer oneself in order to stop feeling sad. Once you decide to let your problems matter more than your peace of mind, they will. But once you decide it is peace and happiness that you want, then nothing can stop you from having it. And just like that you will stop feeling sad.

For this purpose I recommend you try gratitude meditation, loving-kindness meditation or visualization.

8. Try exercising.

Try out some of your favorite work outs.

Forcing yourself to do something harder than you would want to will only make you feel sadder than you already are. So if love push-ups do those, if you love squats, do those, if you prefer to jog, run or sprint do just that. Whatever exercise you choose, it should be one that will help you feel better about yourself and stop you from feeling sad.

9. Talk to a friend or mentor.

This is where best friends come in handy. Open up to someone you trust about whatever is bothering you. Sometimes they may not be able to help the situation but a listening ear helps to figure out the solution or just to take your mind off your troubles even if only for a bit.

Also looking at your problems from a different perspective could be a great help. They might not be as bad as your mind is making them seem, and that could go a long way in helping you to stop feeling sad and be positive.

10.Put your thoughts on paper.

When you write down what is bothering you and read it out aloud to yourself, you will realize it may not be as bad as it seems in your head, and better yet writing is a great way to take your mind off the problem and come up with a solution.

After you put your troubles on paper, make up your mind to let them go. If you can do something about them, please do and if you can’t, then you need to realize worrying won’t help either. Realizing this will help you stop feeling sad.

11. Hang out with someone or better yet people you love.

Being around people you love and that love you too will surely help cheer you up.

12. Cheer someone else up.

It could be your loved ones, a stranger or even an acquaintance. Making someone else happy will go a great way in helping you cheer up too and stop feeling sad.

13. Do something good.

For example giving to charity, helping someone who needs it, being there for someone or contributing to making the world a better place in any way you can. Sometimes taking your mind off the familiar territory of your own needs and contributing to the life of someone else will help you stop feeling sad and even feel better about yourself.

That was all the tips we managed to put together, hope they will help you feel better and keep you pushing to attain your own version of a fulfilling life.