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 What to do when you are sad? Indeed, we often feel helpless by sadness. It falls on us and we don't know what to do with it. That’s why I’m sharing with you 20 Things to Do When You’re Sad.

Today I'm going to answer this question: "What to do when you're sad? "

When sadness falls on us, we are most often helpless. In fact, we don't know what to do to get better.

So we rehash and feed our sadness more than anything else.

What to do when you are sad?

I suggest 20 things to test to find a soft smile.

1 - When you're sad: read a book

Reading is one of the best stress relievers in the world. In fact, it only takes 6 minutes of reading to reduce stress by 60%. Why ? Because as we read our breath becomes calmer, deeper, our thoughts calm and our attention is focused on one thing: the words in front of our eyes.

In fact, reading is a great distraction from our stressful thoughts, but also sadness.

Indeed, when we are sad, we tend to rehash our sad thoughts and we lock ourselves in a vicious circle.

In other words, when you are sad, take a book and read for a few minutes: 20 minutes. And, let your sadness fly away.

2 - Write in a Journal

Writing soothes, it alleviates the heart and mind of worries. Indeed, while we write what runs in our head, what weighs on our heart, we shed it.

In other words, when we are sad, take a piece of paper and a pencil or open our notebook and write for 15-20 minutes without stopping.

3 - Cooking

When we're sad, we don't know what to do with ourselves, so we wander the house or curl up on the couch. But, this is how sadness tightens its grip on us.

So what to do?

Cooking is a great idea, because while our hands are busy, our thoughts calm down and even fall silent. Thus, they stop dwelling on our sadness, feeding it.

In other words, after a while of cooking, our sadness flies away.

4 - When we are Sad: Walk

As in the case of the kitchen, here it is not our hands that are busy, but our feet. Walking calms our thoughts. Indeed, they let themselves be rocked to the rhythm of our steps.

In addition, we can focus on what we see, hear, smell and we can listen to ourselves breathe, feel our chest rise.

So while we are focused on our 5 senses, we no longer listen to our thoughts that rehash our sadness.

5 - Exercise

If we want to or can't go for a walk, then why not let off steam with some exercise?

Indeed, when we are sad, it is good to focus on the sensations of our body, because this will allow us to no longer pay attention to our thoughts which keep us from sadness.

6 - Meditate

When we are sad we can also meditate. In other words, we can sit in silence, in a quiet and comfortable place. Just being face to face with us and our sadness.

The goal is to take a benevolent look at ourselves and our sad thoughts. And, let them pass calmly.

7 - Gardening

Nothing better than going out in contact with nature when you are sad.

So, put on a comfortable outfit and go out into your garden. Touch nature, smell it, look at it.

8 - When you're sad: Try Something New

When we are sad, it is essential to distract ourselves from our thoughts full of sadness. And what could be better than trying something new? Indeed, it will totally grab our attention and calm our thoughts.

Plus, you'll feel good, even proud to have done something new. Sadness will thus have less hold on us.

9 - Call a Friend

Calling a friend, not to dwell on what makes us sad, but rather to give news, tell what is going and listen to their news as well.

In fact, being interested in someone other than ourselves, especially in times of sadness, allows us to distance ourselves from our sadness. Afterwards, we feel lighter.

10 - When you're sad: Tidy up, clean

Sometimes, when we're sad, we don't really know what's happening to us. Yes, it’s a bit of a mess in us, in our thoughts.

The best remedy for this is to tidy up and clean our house. Indeed, while we tidy our house, we also tidy up our thoughts.

11 - Play With your Pet

Sometimes sadness invites us to curl up in a ball and not move. Unfortunately, our thoughts are more numerous and more painful. So, let's not stay there, just rehashing.

When we are sad, this is also a good time to play with our pet.

In fact, let his joy contaminate you and thus remove the sadness.

12 - Asking Someone Around Them For a Hug

Sadness pushes us to loneliness, to retreat into ourselves. Yet, there is a magic cure for sadness, and hugs from the people you love.

So when we're sad, let's ask for a hug and let our sadness melt away with this warm contact.

13 - When you're sad: Watch Funny Videos

Laughter is one of the best ways to take away sadness. But, strangely, we don't always think about it.

So when we are sad, let's remember to laugh while watching funny videos.

14 - Listen To Nusic to Cry

Sometimes laughing isn't what you need the most. Indeed, sometimes we need to cry.

So, if the tears can't come out, listen to the music that has this power over you and let your tears flow and take your sadness with them.

15 - Listen To Music to Dance

When you're sad, sometimes you just need to do whatever it takes. So put on your favorite music and dance anyway.

Let the simple joy of moving take away your sadness.

16 - When you're sad: Watch your Favorite Movie

Too often we don't watch our favorite movie because we tell ourselves we don't have time for it.

So when we're sad, let's say this is just the right time for it.

17 - When we're sad: Launching a New goal that Makes us Happy

Sometimes when you're sad, you just need to embark on a new adventure and set yourself a new goal.

A goal that is nothing serious, a goal that just makes us happy.

So what do you want to do? What would make you happy?

18 - Buy your Favorite Pastry

Gluttony has the power to push back sadness, so let's take advantage of it!

Allow yourself to go buy your favorite pastry and savor it with your eyes, nose, hands, mouth and especially with your heart.

19 - Sit in Nature To Listen to Birdsong, Watch The Sky

When we are sad, we feel alone in the world. That’s why, at such times, it’s good to remember that we are connected to something much bigger than we can imagine.

20 - When you're sad: Start a Book of Sweet Quotes

Sometimes when we're sad we just need a few sweet words for our hearts.

This is why I invite you to start a soft quote book.