When things are bad...

[Vermilion]

I do one of two things that are particular to me (in addition to hiding under the duvet or seeking out a hug, which I assume most people would also do).

I bake or I watch a feelgood film... one in particular.

I've made three batches of brownies this last week and I've watched <guilty secret time> While You Were Sleeping three times since yesterday.

What makes you feel better when you're blue?
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[rgraham666]

Killing demons and undead always lifts my spirits.

 

[Guest]

Orgams are good. *nods*

 

[rachlou]

Depends on how bad bad is.

I do tend to write my woes out. That helps. Alot.

Serious bad sends me to sleep. If I feel that bad, then all I want to do is sleep.

Hope the baking and films helped you, V

 

[Nirvanadragones]

Orgams are good. *nods*

I concur.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I can't masturbating when I am depressed. I start get angry, and lose my will to participate any longer, making me more depressed.

I used to play video games. I don't know what I do anymore.

 

[buxxxom]

I like to bake as well, but it's bread for me when I'm angry. Kneading is good therapy.

 

[cloudy]

If I watch movies, I watch all three of the PoTC movies, back to back to back (you just can't stay down watching Johnny Depp for that long ).

Sometimes I listen to Evanescence...REALLY LOUD.

If I'm past-coherent angry, I clean, but I usually end up breaking more stuff than I put away.

 

[carsonshepherd]

Drink alcohol, of course

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I just remembered. I drive while listening to music, loud.

 

[only_more_so]

I do one of two things that are particular to me (in addition to hiding under the duvet or seeking out a hug, which I assume most people would also do).

I bake or I watch a feelgood film... one in particular.

I've made three batches of brownies this last week and I've watched <guilty secret time> While You Were Sleeping three times since yesterday.

What makes you feel better when you're blue?
x
V

It depends on what kind of bad. My coping mechanisms aren't actually that great. I used to go for a walk, particularly if it's at night and cold. There is something about a dark cold night that is incredibly peaceful, especially if there aren't a lot of annoying people (okay all people are annoying when I'm in a mood) around.

The other thing I do is go to bed. I've always found that I feel much better after sleep. The edge wears off.

 

[Varian P]

If I'm in avoidance mode, then writing makes for excellent escapism. I actually do my best, immersive writing when I'm evading my own reality.

Or I might resort to a movie marathon--usually the sort of sappy stuff I'd normally never watch, I think because watching someone else cry inevitably makes me cry, so I get a vicarious release on top of losing myself in the pathos of melodrama.

If I'm in the mood to bask in my own misery, cranking up some slow, rhythmic croony music that I can sing along with while swaying to the rhythm (perhaps with cocktail in hand) can be cathartic.

 

[damppanties]

Doing the dishes.
Reading.
Plastering Lit with unhappy smiley faces.
Daydreaming.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Too many things, and none of them healthy.

Th general trend is to internalize them just stuff them down inside and lock them away until they become overwhelming and I throw up from a stress headache that would make Grendel cry.

In my wiser moments I'll reach out to a friend, and vent my frustrations.

I tend to not lash out when I am angry, because if I do then people get hurt very badly. The last time I lost my temper, a building came down

Sadness or sorrow, I either indulge in a vice or do something to lift someone else. I doubt it will ever come back to me in any kind of karmic circle, but it does feel good.

 

[glynndah]

I want to be left completely alone to ride it out, but I also want at least somebody to know I'm unhappy, too.

 

[JagFarlane]

Go for a long drive

Try to imagine a better future and how I can make that happen

 

[oggbashan]

I look at the sea.

If things are really bad I walk across the road to the beach and stand at the edge of the water.

Og

 

[Chantilyvamp]

Depends on what caused the bad and what kind of bad...

• sex
• hot bath with candles
• blast music in the house and dance
• drive with loud music
• take little diva on an outing
• talk to my friends
• immerse myself in doing something nice for someone else
• exercise = kick the shit out of my kick-boxing bag
• go tanning
• go tonning
• clean
• bake
• and if all else fails... hide

 

[Trombonus]

I either watch Transformers (the cartoon not the live-action movie), or I play video games. The games have to keep my mind active though, so it's probably going to be a puzzle game like Tetris or Dr. Mario, or a Fighter like King of Fighters XI, Street Fighter Alpha 3, or Marvel vs. Capcom.

 

[Trinique_Fire]

Warm cookies and cold milk, sleep, a relaxing evening with the internet, doing dishes with hot hot water and tons of soap, washing my hands with Irish Spring bar soap and hot water (it's the scents), chewing ice, a nap with the fan blowing and air conditioner running while cuddled in a blanket.

 

[ms.read]

when I am ticked off. I usually shut every one out hafter a good shouting match. i just love walking away from a fight.

 

[elsol]

Never been blue.

Yes -- I accept that I've probably got a brain chemistry problem.

 

[The_Fractal_King]

I usually bury my face in a pillow and try to sleep.

 

[SlickTony]

I usually bury my face in a pillow and try to sleep.

All of the above work if I don't have any leftover painkillers.

 

[Edward Teach]

If I'm upset over something relatively minor, something that can be fixed, I usually vent to someone then set about fixing the problem.

If I'm upset over something major, a huge slight or something that is going to cause great harm, it eats at me. I usually have to vent to someone close and then get away from everyone and everything for a while to decide my course of action or inaction (sometimes the best or only action is inaction).

If I'm feeling really down, I usually can't be very productive and like to be left alone. Sometimes I will play a mindless computer game until I feel better.