How Do You Make Yourself Feel Better?

[littlesally]

I ask because as a lot of you know I have been through a particularly difficult period.
I found that going through it I was on a kind of autopilot.
Dealing with things that need to be dealt with.
I had support from friends, those in the real world and those here and I thank you all
There were times of almost despair, but through just functioning and being allowed to talk about it, write about it here without feeling judged, I didn't fall into that black hole.

Anyway, now I need a lift and have found putting a CD of old 70's music gives me that!
Listening to Barry Blue, Leo Sayor, Glitter Band, Rubettes, Showaddywaddy all the fun music that unless you are my age you would never understand, just makes me smile.
Maybe it's because it takes me back to a time of no responsibilities and hot summers, it makes me feel so light and smiley.

I wondered what makes others feel better after a real bad time.

Sally xxx

[Celestine]

Hiya Sal xxxx

Glad to hear your slowly finding your way through...it sure has been a tough couple of months for you (((hugs)))

I find slamming on Guns & Roses, Sweet Child of Mine makes me feel much better.

For a mellower moment, I listen to The Verve, Urban Hymns or Art Garfunkel, or Beth Orton, she did a great track called 'I wish I never saw the Sunshine' really beautiful, or Eva Cassidy...Fields of Gold or Songbird.

I was quite down last week...so I went and stayed a night with my sister, it was great, bottle of wine, good music, my brother in law strumming his guitar to good tunes, giggling and gossiping....felt so much better.

Its the little moments that carry you through, a song, a smile, a hug, a kind word, a bit of juicy gossip........ next thing you know.........your laughing again.

[Nattie]

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::b anana::banana::banana::banana:


BANANA CHOIR singing along to those tunes, Sal.

[iancognito]

For those of you too young to remember the quality music mentioned in Sal's post, here is a sample of the deep and meaningful quality music that help her so much:

We were rippin up
we were rockin up
roll it over and lay it down

we were shakin up
we were breakin up
we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music
*
HEY HEY, rockin to the music.
HEY HEY, rocking to the music
rocking every night and day.HEY HEY

well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
doin doo wop be dooby do ay
we were all in the news
with our blue suede shoes
and our dancin the night away.

? we sang shang-a-lang
as we ran with the gang
doin doo wop be dooby do eye
with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
music like ours couldn't die
*
we were grooving
we were movin
pussyfootin and booting it round.
we were boppin it
we were hoppin it
we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music,....*CHORUS

shang-a-lang,
shang-a-lang,
shang-a-lang
shang-a-lang, shang-a-lang, shang-a-lang

Has me laughing every time!!!!

[littlesally]

That's it!!!
Oh how I am smiling.
Love it, I absolutely love the trashy fun of it!

Sally xxxx

[biscuits]

Sal, you're a girl after my own heart bless you!
I do exactly the same as you play all that glam rock and dance around the house, ( i do have net curtains so the neighbours cant see lol).
If you ever need a shoulder p.m me, i think you will find we have a lot in common
:crazy:

[littlesally]

Thank you Cillit,
I hope for your sake you've not had the same going on!!!.......

I loved Gary Glitter, and wish I could still listen to his music, but feel bad if I do.
Other than that, I turn up the volume and sing along!
Suzi Quatro, Lyndey de Paul, Chilites, Rod Stewart, Slade, Marc Bolan etc
Glam rock was such an amazing time. I feel sorry for those that missed it, cos you really had to be there to appreciate it.

Sally x

[biscuits]

Have read a few of your threads and can empathise with you hun, ive had some very similar experiences let me tell you!

Trouble is with those that did miss it is, they take the p*ss out of those that didnt lol.
And yes it was a fantastic era

[littlesally]

They don't understand!

Thanks Cillit,

Sally xxx

[biscuits]

You're welcome anytime hun
Diane xxx

[littlesally]

So what about the rest of you?

Get drunk?
Eat a packet of biscuits/cake in one go?
Walk in the rain?
Go running?
Candle lit bath?

Let us know how you make yourself feel better?

Sally xxx

[Happyolddog]

So what about the rest of you?

Get drunk?Sally xxx

Wow Sal, got it in one.

Best wishes,
Hod...Liam..

[Amethyst]

I come talk to you guys (slurp slurp u love me now right ?)

[Tempty]

must admit I usually browse the site here.
there's a few peeps around that never fail to raise a smile no matter how low I think I am

[Mochamoos]

phish food icecream... bottle of baileys and loud music:banana::banana:


(normally end up dancing round the house in my undies laughing at myself)