6 Simple Ways To Get Through A Depression Day

Warning — these methods are 0% therapist-approved and 100% somewhat effective.

Ever had one of those days where your brain feels like a phone at 1% — barely functional and desperately searching for an outlet? Before you surrender to the couch or start questioning all your life choices (we’ve all been there), try these silly (but effective) ways to snap out of a depression funk. Will they solve your problems? Absolutely not. Will they make you feel slightly less like a sentient pile of laundry? We’d like to think so…

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Play Dress-Up For No Reason at All

It’s giving “let’s play mermaids”, but *adult*. It might seem silly, but this is a tried-and-true way to “do something” without actually having to leave the house. Try putting on your fanciest cocktail dress, your sexiest lingerie, or maybe attempting to style that one-off purchase you’ve never worn out the house. Then accessorise (bonus points for donning something you haven’t touched in years), strut and selfie. Who knows, you might just crack a smile.

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Make A Playlist That Feels Like a Hug — Or A Scream

How are you supposed to romanticise your life without a soundtrack in the background? Maybe you’ll curate a warm, cosy and nostalgic vibe to remind yourself of the good ol’ days, or maybe you’re feeling like blasting some screamo to drown out your own. Either way, treat this as an opportunity to help your mind zero-in on something specific — no wandering thoughts allowed.

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Cook Or Bake Something Ridiculously Simple

Listen, you don’t have to be Martha Stewart to make yourself a little treat. Whip up something easy, like boxed brownies or a grilled cheese, put on some music (like that playlist you just made), light a candle and pretend you’re hosting a cooking show. Hopefully this stirs up your appetite — even if food is the last thing on your mind — so that when you sit down to try it, you can savour it like it’s a Michelin-starred meal.

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Curate Your Space As An Escape

There’s just something about change that feels good when you’re in a rut — and this kind is way more forgiving than DIY bangs (we learnt the hard way). Instead, rearrange a corner of your room, build a blanket fort or set up a picnic on your living room floor. The goal isn’t to make it aesthetic — it’s to make it different. Even small changes can help your brain feel refreshed.

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Rant It Out In Writing

Grab a piece of paper or a notebook and write down everything you feel. No, we don’t mean starting a gratitude journal or any of that bullshit (no offence if that’s your thing), we’re talking about letting out all those dark thoughts and feelings that you can’t say aloud. There’s no need to self filter here — you can tear it up or light it on fire when you’re done.

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Watch Something You Loved As A Kid

There’s got to be at least one old film or cartoon that gave you the warm and fuzzies when you were younger. Whether it’s an episode of Winx Club, a romance movie or a Disney classic, pop it on and try to fully enjoy it — half-watching-half-doomscrolling doesn’t count.

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