Watch this

Yes, before you even have to use your mind to look at traditional methods of making you feel better, you get to watch a short (50 mins) film. I would urge you to go and watch The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, the story of Jonny Kennedy.

Jonny died in 2003 aged 36. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which meant that his skin literally fell off at the slightest touch, leaving his body covered in agonising sores and leading to a final fight against skin cancer. Which hardly sounds like a film to make you feel better...

In his last months Jonny decided to work with filmmaker Patrick Collerton to document his life and death, and the result was a film, first broadcast in March 2004, that was an uplifting, confounding and provocatively humorous story of a singular man. Not shying away from the grim reality of EB, the film was also a celebration of a life lived to the full. Seeing the bravery this young boy exhibited, and what he managed to do with his life despite the pain he was in, I hope might inspire you to look at your current problems in a different light.

You are also recommended to watch the DVD Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion, available from many online stores. Another story of a man overcoming incredible adversity.