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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1947775" data-attributes="member: 99">I'm generally a pretty upbeat and happy person the large majority of the time.  That sounds pretty good but I've also discovered that it means that I don't have a lot of skills at pulling myself out of a low when I hit one.One thing that has almost never failed to make me feel better when I'm feeling crappy is doing something nice for someone else.  It doesn't have to be a grandiose gesture but whether it was buying my wife some flowers on the way home from a bad day at work or cleaning out the pantry and giving all the canned goods to the Food Bank, doing something nice for others makes me feel better.If the small gestures don't help, try something more organized and ongoing.  Call the local retirement home or hospital and ask if they need any volunteer help.  Find someplace where you can help out doing just about anything.  Commit yourself to it and meet that commitment.I would be terribly surprised if a few days or weeks of that didn't snap you out of your funk and even if it doesn't, you've helped a lot of people in your attempt to feel better.  You'll also be forced to interact with new people and all they'll know about you to start with is that you are the kind of person who is willing to give his time to help people he doesn't know.  That's a pretty great foot to start out on.And keep coming and posting here.  You won't find a nicer and more supportive crowd anywhere else on the web.  They've helped me through some tough times and they'll keep helping you too.</blockquote>

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