What do you do to cheer yourself up?

I'm not talking about how to overcome depression, more just how to cheer yourself up or snap out of a low mood.

Some days I just find I feel down for no real reason at all and I can struggle to snap out of it. I have heard talk about techniques to 'change state' but not really delved into any of them.

So I figured others on here must have some tips and tricks for getting happy in a hurry. List them here!

 

Wow! That is true wisdom.

As to the original question in this thread, which is a great one by the way, for me:
1) playing my guitar- music really soothes me
2) working out- gets the endorphins going
3) deep breathing & meditation
4) hanging out with my daughter when she visits every other weekend (too infrequently )
5) walks in nature - that's very high on the list, but it snows 6 months here
6) listening to music
7) reading good posts on NoFap
8) Journaling, blogging, posting here
9) talking to some friends whom I'm close to
10) hearing from someone I love

I know staying cheerful is the hardest part of this exercise. Even a slightly depressed feeling makes the journey seem harder than it really is. In fact, life without PMO is just pretty darn good! I think I've artificially created a bogus sense of pleasure out of M & O when in fact it leaves one feeling more drained and depressed. It was the wrong solution to the problem of occasional slight depression since it actually worsens it in the long run, although it feels good in the interim. I am now convinced that conserving semen and sexual energy is the way to live a life full of vitality. Once I can get out of my mind the notion that sex is the most important part of a relationship with a woman (athough I never came across that way with any of the women I've been with, it was there deep down and repressed, which caused a lot of inner conflict in me so I had to acknowledge it and then overcome it), I'm actually able to see all the other fun things that one can do with that person. That actually makes a guy a more interesting relationship prospect, and also less needy (hence stronger). Also these techniques of Taoist love that the Mantak Chia book has show how one can O without losing one's semen. That sounds like the way to go. Enjoy the pleasure of sex slowly with a real partner and don't waste one's semen. In time this makes one more cheerful I believe (only 39 days in so can't swear to this from personal experience) but getting there takes some determination because the interim periods are occasionally more depressing than before.

 

Great answers, thanks!

Reading through the replies it seems the one common answer is everyone does an activity of some sort. The DOING is the key thing. Maybe the activity itself is less important than simply doing something other than sitting around feeling sorry for myself. I notice none of you said 'when I feel low I find aimless browsing of the internet really helps'

The activities mentioned are all wholesome things as well, such as exercise, family time, music, reading.