Ever done a relaxing or cheering up scrapbook?

I get anxious and depressed a lot, and I heard somewhere about making a book of things to make u feel better. I'm going to try it. Have any of you? Do you have any suggestions, or any places I can go to see more about this idea?

I do scrapbook my feelings.. check out my latest los called rejection, I also use a blog to write down my feeling and it helps. I suffer from panic disorder with associated depression, and scrapping HAS HELPED me soooooooooooooooo much!

I've never done a scrapbook like that, but I did do a happy thoughts journal at one time. There is a book titled "14,000 Things To Be Happy About" by Barbara Ann Kipfer. I bought it and it has really lifted my spirits many, many times. She just started out writing down small things that made her happy that she was taking for granted and 20 yrs. later compiled this book. I decided to try it on my own and after a few months had my own list of over 1,000. Here is a sample from her book:
"the position of your head as you bite into a taco"
"sleeping gerbils"
"taking a bowl of berries or thick fruity yogurt out to the patio or front stoop"
"all the tea in China"
"the midnight hungries"

I have also seen good2bqueen's phenomenal work and she is a master at sharing her thoughts and feelings. It not only helped her, but many of us as well.

Hope this gives you some ideas.

cheryljunegirl, that book sounds like a neat idea. I may try my own, too!

Eden, are you still working on your People I Love album? I think looking through an album like that of my own would pick me up.

I think my scrapbooks are uplifting because there are many happy memories and good times in them. Looking back through them put a smile on my face often!

Wendy

Thanks, good ideas yall.

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good2bqueen said:
I do scrapbook my feelings.. check out my latest los called rejection, I also use a blog to write down my feeling and it helps. I suffer from panic disorder with associated depression, and scrapping HAS HELPED me soooooooooooooooo much!

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Pam add OCD to your woes and you have ME. I was reading this and told my husband see scrappbooking does help people like me feel better.

Thanks for sharing