Six Things You Should Never Do when You're Feeling Blue

We all feel blue at times, but the worst thing you can do when you're feeling down is make a life-altering decision. We've all done it, although we won't all admit it. You're just sitting at home, feeling sad for yourself, and the next thing you know you're on a plane to Mexico even though you can't afford it. Well, it sounded like a good idea at the time, right? Or you've decided you need a complete make-over and went out and maxed out your credit cards for a whole new wardrobe. These rash decisions can really cost you in the long run and are best avoided. Below are six things you should never do when you're feeling blue.

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Get a haircut - We've all done this. You're styling your hair and decide that you just can't stand it anymore so off you go to the walk-in hair salon. "Cut it all off," you tell the stylist. Oh boy. 99.9% of the time you're really going to regret this. You will no longer be blue by the time you get home, you will be downright depressed. Avoid the "I hate my hair" haircut altogether and save yourself from the months of growing it out blues.

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Go grocery shopping - It's a proven fact that if you shop when you are hungry you will buy way too many bad foods for you. Well that goes for feeling blue, too. If you go grocery shopping when you are felling down you will end up with a whole cupboard of comfort foods like Mac & Cheese, Twinkies and those yummy double fudge chocolate thingies. Of course you should eat when you're blue but stay away from heavy grocery shopping. Otherwise you will feel blue and fat, which will only make you feel even more blue.

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Shop - While you are staying out of the grocery store make sure to stay away from shopping malls too. Filling up your credit card with things you don't need won't make you happy. You will be sadder when the bills come a month down the road. Find a friend to hang out with instead. And if necessary, give your friend your credit cards to protect them from you.

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Overeat - Feeling blue and overeating go hand in hand but it doesn't have to. Keep yourself as busy as possible so you aren't tempted to sit on the sofa and eat all the chips and cookies in the house. Invite friends over or go for a walk, anything that will keep you and junk food separated. While it may feel like the food is making you happy all it is really doing is making you fat. Definitely eat but don't stuff your face looking for happiness.

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Go out drinking - While you may think that the euphoria of drinking alcohol may be making you feel better all it's doing is masking the real reasons you are feeling blue. Not only will you wake up feeling sick the next morning but you may also have done something you really regret - more than the haircut. Feeling blue and drinking does not mix - go to a movie instead.

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Having sex with a stranger - Speaking of things that can happen if you try to drink away your blues...,having sex with a stranger is not going to make you feel better. The sex part may make you feel better for a few minutes but later you will probably be even more down on yourself. Go out with friends you would never have sex with and don't shop, eat, drink or have sex. That leaves a lot of things like walking, skating, playing Monopoly...you get the picture.

Feeling blue will come and go but making rash decisions could change your life, and not for the better. The next time you have the blues call a good friend to baby-sit you. You both may have more fun than you think.