yes and usually for 3 or 4 days at a time, depression really does suck balls

I vomit on myself.

spend money extravegantly.

This doesn't work for me, 'cause I'm a terrible sleeper.

Does not work for me. Having a wank when I'm depressed makes me even more depressed.

Masturbate and eat pasta lavished with tomato sauce simultaneously, it's a real mess.

What I don't understand about the original post is the second line. Are you sad because you're about to hurt someone? Or about to hurt someone because you're sad? In either case, the best solution is--don't.

At the risk of sounding callous, a lot of times in instances like this that involve people your actions will hurt, "sadness" is merely a case of remorse or guilt or even self-loathing. I think you have to step back, examine your acitons and your motives, and think about what is the least harmful thing to do, to yourself and others. Taking the least harmful approach is almost always the "happiest" decision.

That said, what !@#$% says is very true. Most of what's been suggested here is just a temporary band-aid, even sleep. But sleep does give you the rest you need so later you have the energy to face the problem that's making you sad.

As for myself, my band-aids for temporary sadness include a lot of TV watching (anything but the news and infomercials, old movies preferred), strong good coffee, and favorite old albums. Also sometimes clothes, as in buying new ones, though you can end up making unwise fashion decisions if you're sad when you buy them.

A Buddhist teacher also told me this one time: If you're unhappy, change just one thing, even something small, in your routine.

It really does work.

Did you try to stop listening to The Rolling Stones for a while, then?

Ha ha ha. Another Rolling Stones joke! I never tire of them.

Sadly I suspect that it would do you a hell of a lot of good if you tried.

Yes, sadly you do think that, don't you. I think you'd be a lot happier trying to be less of a music fascist.

You've just thrown a dark cloud on top of me. I am now sad.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, the sun will come out tomorrow...

Just throw on some show tunes, old chap.

I hope so.

Tomorrow...tomorrow..tomorrow belongs to me!

I reckon you could get an Arts Council grant for that.

Well, Porky, would it help if I told you that you're good enough, you're smart enough, and, doggoneit, people like you?

I cannot tell you how much I love that fucking movie. I'm serious.

Seriously, I am sure someone's been there before and got away with it.

Do you really mean it?

I've never really been in a extremely sad state apart from deaths of family and friends. And I'm not particularly different from anybody else with death, despite all the philosophy I've read on death.

i thought better

just fell the sadness & live through it, maybe it's trying to tell you something.

manipulating your mood is for pussies.

that said, caffeine withdrawal can cause depression-like symptoms.

Get together with some friends and roll up a blunt, then talk to them about it and watch tv or something. If you dont smoke weed, or dont have any friends, cleaning the room always helps. Doing anything productive helps for me.

getting yr girlfriend to rock you like yr back ain't got no bone also helps*




*borrowed from Muddy Waters

Ha yea but if she aint the mood you might just get more frustrated

I generally eat a lot of carbs from white flour enriched products.