Is it normal to feel down, occasionally?

[Anonymous]

I feel down from time to time. ATM, I feel bored. I have no money to go out places and I’m feeling isolated.

[NamerOfStars]

Very much so; it comes and goes throughout life. I'd suggest looking into some hobbies that cost little or nothing. For example, the Gutenberg Project has copies of basically the entire literary public domain; you can read all the old great works of literature you've heard about for free, online, and completely legal. If you prefer audiobooks, Librivox is their audio arm, and has public domain audiobooks. Fair warning: it's all volunteer based, so the quality is VERY hit-or-miss, but hey! You could always volunteer there yourself, and help improve the average.

You can also do recordings of your own; take a favorite book and record it, even if it's just on your phone. You can transfer the files on to your computer, do minor (or not so minor, but the minor stuff is REALLY easy) with Audacity, a free program that's remarkably easy to use, and make audiobooks of your own. It's not only a verbal reassurance, but if you take a long book, it can really feel like an accomplishment to finish chapter after chapter, and really feel like you've beaten a personal challenge. I've done it to make bedtime stories for my niblings; apparently they find the sound of my voice very soothing.

If you want something more social, there are several sites out there that let you play board games online with other people, with options ranging from the simplicity of Splendor all the way up to (soon) Twilight Imperium:

Which is actually MUCH more complicated than this makes it look; it's not a wargame.

You can meet and play with people, building up a little community, and needn't spend a dime (though most such sites DO have premium options, they're usually not a requirement).

Another good option is to find someone and just do something nice for them. It doesn't have to be big, but the knowledge that you're the kind of person who does nice things for people for no other reason than to do nice things for them can be a surprisingly big boost to your self-esteem, and that's very good at lifting your mood.

Of course, sometimes you just need to wallow, and that's okay, too; sit back and play through the later works of Warren Zevon, just don't get addicted to feeling down.

[Infinity_Soup]

Like nameofstars said, find some hobbies. Look for some small communities to join and maybe even a friend group. Isolation only emphasizes any feelings like that

[Phoenix98]

Very much so everyone experiences that feeling every once in a while.

[laly520]

not normal if it happens frequently
it could be chronic depression
check with a psy

[ProbablyClueless]

I think that's pretty normal, yeah.