I haven't felt blue or depressed for several years; although, it's easy to reel off several reasons why I could be, no spark in my marriage for years, old and nearing the final sleep, wheelchair bound, and obese, not to mention Trump and the GOP who are my political enemies.

An epiphany changed my attitude. A few years ago I was in the hospital and could have died without medical intervention. I don't fear death anymore, it will occur. However, I'm fighting for life.

Now I"m working on making my body what I want instead giving-in to hunger. There is no place for the blues when you are struggling to survive. I'm using meditation, exercise and food restriction to shape my body into skinny.

I got a divorce. Cleared that problem right up.

Been a long time sense I have been blue but this song, as I recall, always seemed to help. - always reminded me that all mind states will change.

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits?

All of the stuff you're not supposed to do (lay in bed, eat junk, drink... more, smoke entirely too much, make bad "life" choices, watch ridiculous amounts of SNL and Monty Python, ok that might be the healthiest one...)

Sleep, glorious sleep.

Musical catharsis. Blast music when no one is home, sing along really loud. Back when I was a teenager and gas was under a dollar I'd go drive around and do it, but yeah, musical catharsis is my go-to.

Drink beer.

I'm in the wrong world or wrong timeframe. This is what things like MeTV are for. Binge watch this stuff and you can time travel to an area you are more comfortable with. Music is always good for the same thing. Just pick what you like and go with it. The problem is that I live this way. There is no way in hell that I can fully embrace the world around me. It has become the enemy.

I don't get the blues, what's the point?

I watch some Doctor Who. It's comfort TV for me. If I'm really in bad shape, I smoke some weed. Specifically sativa. It literally pulls me out of emotion mind when I'm having a depressive episode so I can dissect the emotion.

Erm... develop yet another self destructive coping mechanism?

Fire up a sativa blunt.

Listen to music I love, e.g. Alanis Morissette or the Beatles. These two can usually lift me up quite a bit. Music in general usually helps me feel better. Watching good TV sitcoms and sleep can also help too.

Go on a good long walk or lately bike ride. I try not to dwell or brood, so I listen to a podcast to focus on that more. It doesn't always work, but better that just sitting there.

"self love"

I'm not in down moods very often but I can always count on my lady friend to text me some emergency crisis that needs to be addressed immediately.
Like...

Her: My phone won't work!
Me: how did you just text me?
Her: Oh

Her: is that woman from Agnostic at your house?
Me: no honey, she lives in Australia.

Her: a hurricane is coming and I'm scared.
Me: so come here.
Her: no, I'm working on my crafts.

Her: did Nick run away?
Me: no, why do you ask that?
Her: I had a dream he did.

After 50 of those stories I'm always in a better mood.

Women.

this:

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Bake a cake.

I might give myself some shock therapy like a documentary about the holocaust or the inquisition.

Stay home and watch movies, mostly comedy.

Pain and hardships, for me are inspirational... so I write lyrics

I think I'm pretty lucky, I generally don't get down or blue but when I'm in that sort of area I'm such a fidget arse I find something to do and so it distracts me.

Music, or go for a walk or run.

Music. Walk alone. Whatever feel like doing at the time.