Comments on: Getting rid o' the blues…. http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/ A Lutheran View of Depression Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lutheran Lucciola http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Lutheran Lucciola Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:18:00 +0000 http://darkmyroad.org/?p=62#comment-471 Well, I should be a very happy person today, because I am cooking broccoli, ginger, onions, have a thunderstorm outside, and put the full spectrum lamp on!<br/><br/>I might just throw in Caddyshack, and top off the day with silliness. Well, I should be a very happy person today, because I am cooking broccoli, ginger, onions, have a thunderstorm outside, and put the full spectrum lamp on!

I might just throw in Caddyshack, and top off the day with silliness.

]]> By: Jeannelle http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Jeannelle Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://darkmyroad.org/?p=62#comment-470 neqbxizlSmile. Not necessarily at anyone in a fakey way. Go where you can sit or lay down and relax alone.....and smile for a few minutes. <br/><br/>I've read that there's something about the act of smiling, the interplay of facial muscles, that banishes a low mood. And I've found that it is true! Not for a severe depression, of course, but for a garden-variety blue mood.<br/><br/>My favorite suggestion would be.....get outdoors, take a walk in the sunshine, yes, stare at the blue sky.....and smile! neqbxizlSmile. Not necessarily at anyone in a fakey way. Go where you can sit or lay down and relax alone…..and smile for a few minutes.

I’ve read that there’s something about the act of smiling, the interplay of facial muscles, that banishes a low mood. And I’ve found that it is true! Not for a severe depression, of course, but for a garden-variety blue mood.

My favorite suggestion would be…..get outdoors, take a walk in the sunshine, yes, stare at the blue sky…..and smile!

]]> By: ihs4hpe http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-469 ihs4hpe Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:36:00 +0000 http://darkmyroad.org/?p=62#comment-469 Listening to and singing hymns are amazingly therapeutic. You can praise God and soothe your soul at the same time. :) Listening to and singing hymns are amazingly therapeutic. You can praise God and soothe your soul at the same time. :)

]]> By: Susan http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Susan Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://darkmyroad.org/?p=62#comment-468 Sometimes the acting happy does help make you feel better. But sometimes the faking it just makes you feel worse.<br/><br/>I don't know what "PVR" is. It said something about squeezing your thumb and forefinger to "pause your mental PVR" and I am clueless.<br/><br/>Passionflower and lemon balm can reduce stress soon and temporarily, but St Johns-wort must be used longer (at least two weeks) before it can help with mood.<br/><br/>But mostly, I agree with Paul. Sometimes the acting happy does help make you feel better. But sometimes the faking it just makes you feel worse.

I don’t know what “PVR” is. It said something about squeezing your thumb and forefinger to “pause your mental PVR” and I am clueless.

Passionflower and lemon balm can reduce stress soon and temporarily, but St Johns-wort must be used longer (at least two weeks) before it can help with mood.

But mostly, I agree with Paul.

]]> By: Paul T. McCain http://www.darkmyroad.org/2008/01/getting-rid-o-the-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Paul T. McCain Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:25:00 +0000 http://darkmyroad.org/?p=62#comment-466 Sing hymns lustily. Play them, if you can, on a piano. Listen to great music. Spend a lot of time with Luther hymns and Gerhardt hymns. Sing hymns lustily. Play them, if you can, on a piano. Listen to great music. Spend a lot of time with Luther hymns and Gerhardt hymns.

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