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[brightlotusmoon]

What do you do to boost your mood? How do you find pleasure in something when you can't find pleasure in anything?

Dopamine levels are just... yeah.

I have been faking happiness all day, because sometimes that works well.

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[mskauri.livejournal.com]

Music is my go-to. Up-tempo, singable stuff. Some days, it's Disco. Some days it's Show Tunes. Some days it's Pop or vocal Jazz. Some days it's all of the above...

I also spend time with my farm family...the horses are great mood lifters if I can get out there with them. If we have goat kids, they're better than any antidepressant known to humankind. The cats always bring me a smile too. And then there's my clown of a Corgi--that dog was born to entertain.

If I can't get time with the farm family, a visit to icanhascheezburger.com or any of its related sites can do the trick.

Good luck with the attitude adjustment...I know how you're feeling and wish I could help more!

[wishkey.livejournal.com]

Eat something spicy! Endorphins FTW!

[greenwillow27.livejournal.com]

Sunshine.
Fresh air.
Enough water.
If all else fails, masturbate.

[emmapoe.livejournal.com]

Sorry you are down. :(

I watch cute cat videos and look at ridiculous cute cat blogs.

I also eat dark chocolate.

[fyremoon.livejournal.com]

Watch a funny show or movie, listen to music, read a few jokes and funny comics. lolcats, my first fail, etc.

Its not dopamine that drives you to pleasure, its your serotonin levels. Pasta, bread, starchy vegetables, potatoes and cereals are a good source of serotonin.

The melatonin/serotonin balance is changed by exposure to sunlight. A 30 minute walk in the morning, building to 2 hours a day will help your serotonin levels recover and help diminish the melatonin you have built up during the night.

I don't know if a sun shower or tanning salon could help with short full body exposure UV rays, as they can increase the serotonin levels quickly and increases your body's vitamin D levels.

Do you have a light box? Apparently high lux light boxes will improve serotonin levels during the day. Use in the evening hours will affect melatonin production and affect sleep.

[natalief.livejournal.com]

As others have said; music, dark chocolate, knitting and/or a walk if I am up to it.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

My response to days like this consist of:

1) chocolate
2) sleep
3) hiding in a good book
4) snuggling with animals

In no particular order.