How do you lift your spirits when you are feeling down? Is there anything in particular that you do? Listen to music? Read the Quran? What do you do to bring your spirits up?
First and foremost, sleep. Than a long, hot bath. Then listening to good music (not the "I wanna slit my wrists" stuff). Then read a good book.
I visit friends and family, or talk to them on the phone if its not possible, its always a plus! 
sleep, go for a walk, read the Quran and sometimes listening .. depending on the mood ......
Avoid people for a week. Talk to 2 people. Always the same two people. I am fine roughly after 2 weeks. This only happens to me roughly once or twice a year.
I pray namaz and naffals and make a never-ending, descriptive dua at the end, more like a monologue, maybe a whining session, a one-sided conversation with God. I usually feel depressed when I haven't said my namaz for several days too. Whatever the reason praying always helps. Sometimes just shut myself up somewhere and cry to my hearts content.
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Sometimes just shut myself up somewhere and cry to my hearts content.
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this helps too ...
Femme, I often have conversations with God outside of namaaz. I actually wanted to start a seperate thread on that asking how many people do that. I do end up feeling bad whenever I do that cause it is more like a whining and self-pity session and I just complain and mop to allah mian in the hopes that he is listening and will make things better. I do the never ending dua after namaaz as well. Again, I feel bad cause although I do say thank you for everything I have, my list of complaints just seems to grow each time and I wonder if allah mian will get fed up of me and stop listening one day :D . sigh
Please do start a thread Mehnaz, it would be interesting to know. Thanks. smile
I do some of the things others have mentioned here, and I also like to go for long drives, where I have a monologue with myself in the car. It's an amazing stress reliever for me.
Sometimes I sit in the backyard and take in the fresh air and dream away.
first things first, I go into hibernation .. then
**Plan A **: Take a shower ( even if it’s 3 in the morining), pray nafl and then read surah ar rahman … I like the way Allah repeatedly asks the question " Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?" .. that helps me snap out of the complaining mode 
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ok going off-topic.
Then like Femme , I start talking to God, it’s usually in the form of a long munazat (supplication) , where i just keep asking for forgiveness, over and over again :-/
Plan B : When my spirits are down, I tend to get restless.Long drives can be therapeutic. Munni :k:
Plan C: God help me if I ever need one :-/
Listening to music really helps for me. Praying as well.
Pray...listen to music...write poetry
*Praying (Namaz, Quran with translation)
*Crying
*Sleeping
*Take a shower
They all help :-)
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Femme, I often have conversations with God outside of namaaz. I actually wanted to start a seperate thread on that asking how many people do that. I do end up feeling bad whenever I do that cause it is more like a whining and self-pity session and I just complain and mop to allah mian in the hopes that he is listening and will make things better. I do the never ending dua after namaaz as well. Again, I feel bad cause although I do say thank you for everything I have, my list of complaints just seems to grow each time and I wonder if allah mian will get fed up of me and stop listening one day :D . *sigh
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I believe that Allah is ALWAYS listening to us. whether we complain, thank HIM or do/say whatever...he is always listening and i really believe that HE is never going to get tired of it...so go ahead and complain or THank HIM...just know in your heart that HE is listening.
btw, another thot that helps me is...well, i'm usually down when things don't go my way...but then i think to myself, well, there is a reason why they didn't go my way and just because I wanted things to happen a certain way, doesn't necessarily mean that thats how they were meant to be...perhaps Allah has an alternative plan for me and thats why things didn't happen the way that I wanted them to happen...that usually makes me feel better.
Same here , soura Rehman :k:
" Aur tum apnay rab ki kon kon se nahmet ko thukrayo gaeye"
Likewise, also getting out of the home for a couple of hours and not thinking about what it is that is causing sadness.
Cheer up, Mehnaz
eat chocolate
shopping
praying
cry
Mehnaz 
I call my sister whenever I’m down. I just tell her the whole story and then wait for her advice. SHe basically brings me back on planet earth by telling me directly that I’m just being silly and or I shouldn’t have done that… or whatever. ANd if I need comforting or re-assurance about something then she’ll know what to say.
I just need someone telling me that hey, snap out of it! I always feel better after talking to her. ANd ofcourse talking to other ‘close’ ppl helps too.
I agree with the rest on crying and praying .. that’s always very stress relieving!
sometimes when i am really down i come to gs...it always proves to be a good temporary distraction
take a shower
go for a drive, meet a friend who u havent seen in ages.