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[bishoptl]

Watching eleven different Alice In Chains music videos in a row at 1 AM is NOT the way to elevate oneself past mild downers. I had to throw on some Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" afterwards or else I'd have drowned myself in a bucket of ice water. Yikes.

What do you guys do?

 

[Escape Goat]

Lots and lots of valium.

 

[rs7k]

A shot of expresso usually does the trick.

 

[Ninjas4Less]

various herbal drugs and or alcohol and friends.

 

[calder]

I pass the time banning fools and giving amusing/insulting tags to Junior Members. Eventually I find my mood improving, especially when I descend onto a Gaming Forum flamefest and punt a half dozen fanboys in one fell swoop. For added kicks I pick one side to bear the brunt of the banstick just to catch the hilarious reaction from the survivors.

Oh wait, how *I* improve my mood... not how I'd improve it where I you.

 

[Dujour]

I play a game where I can zone out, write, draw, put my hands over my mouth and scream, cry.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I touch myself

 

[akascream]

I look for shit I disagree with on GAF.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Don't ask me, I basically fucked up this semester because I couldn't answer that question...

 

[Borys]

Sleep.
You forget about all this crap when you're asleep.

 

[belgurdo]

I insult people here, then go play Dynasty Warriors

 

[Pochacco]

I throw quarters at hobos, only to knee them in the face as they bend over and pick them up.

 

[demon]

I cut myself.

Did I say myself? I meant dirty hobos.

Actually I don't know what I do. My worst mood typically goes hand in hand with a sense of apathy and hopelessness, so I tend to do nothing and just wait it out. Maybe I'll scour the internet for funny shit to lighten my mood.

 

[Rocket9]

I troll on Gamefaqs. Very fun

 

[Baconäger]

Listen to music and sleep.

 

[fallout]

Music.

What kind is never an absolute. Sometimes I'm down and I want to listen to something like Type O, other times I just feel like listening to some Pearl Jam. It's weird how it works, but most of the time, I just imagine listening to the music, see how I feel and if it feels good, I put it in.

Either that, or I'll go for a run. That's usually just to deal with frustration though.

 

[bjork]

I lash out at people I know and treat them shitty.

If that doesn't work, I just do regular daily things, but hateful... you know how you like, slam a door when you're mad or whatever? Like that, but with everything... hateful driving, hateful eating, hateful pissing, etc.

 

[Wellington]

Aroma therapy... No seriously...

 

[Matt_09]

...hateful eating, hateful pissing, etc.

lol :lol

 

[WasabiKing]

Soundgarden, lots of it. Like Rusty Cage. And then I go out and party at my bar(s). If I'm upset at my lady, then it's out with the boys for some good old drunken fury.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

Get used to it cause they last too long. = (

 

[B'z-chan]

A little Lamitctal and some Zoloft. Then you mix that with my other meds. It dont work. so i'm always cranky. never happy and angsty.

 

[darscot]

Back in my bachelor days I used to always take my bad mood out on a women sexually. Nothing like getting laid to cheer you up. It's the start of a bad cycle though. Before you know it you'll be hopping in bed with an old flame that you really didnt want too. Then before you know it your depressed from all you women problems.

What has always worked the best for me is a day on the mountain. One pow turn and I'm all good again. Summer sucks though that's when the women trouble start. If I was closer to a surf spot that would cover me in the summer.

 

[evil ways]

I dance, in a fit of rage.

 

[sirris]

I dance, in a fit of rage.

Thats actually not a bad solution.

 

[demon]

I dance, in a fit of rage.

Now that's just being silly.

 

[masud]

 

[.hacked]

I go down to the comic/video game shop and buy shit I don't need.

 

[RaymondCarver]

smoke some herb when it's doable--provided I don't have work to do.

Play QuakeIII CTF while listening to house music from www.jeremyjive.com/audio
You can download all his mixes there. He's currently my favorite house dj.



Excercise. ...


Remember that a brisk 10 minute walk releases more energy in your body than eating a candy bar.

 

[darscot]

Using any kind of drug or alcohol to change your mood is really dumb. If your in a bad mood getting drunk is just going to make you drunk in a bad mood. Drugs and alcohol should only be used for goodtimes.

 

[Takuan]

I just remind myself that tomorrow's a new day, and that anything can happen at any time that can change your life for the better (or worse, but it's better to dwell on the positive ).

 

[The Shadow]

What do you guys do?

I'm still trying to figure it out.

I'm still down from my "episode" but if possible I'm feeling a little shittier today.

Some girl that started at the same time as me at work was offered a supervising position right in front of me. I'm not exaggerating when I say she's a total dumbass and doesn't know how to do her job but she's really hot and the boss overheard her talking about finding another job. I guess he got worried that he'd never see her hot ass again and stepped in.

To top it off, this guy that was begging me to move out with him a few months back is a total deadbeat and only makes $410 a month. $410 a month. He was nagging, making fun of me, said everything you could imagine to get me to move out with him and I kept blowing him off. Now that I need to find a new place, it turns out he doesn't make jack shit. I guess he wanted someone else to pay the rent for him.

I'm going to have to reconcile with my current roommates until I can find a second job or a better one.

FUCK. I need to start a live journal and whine to no one in particular.

You play Halo 2 on Live Bishop? Blowing people up can distract you from what ails you, at least temporarily.

 

[Blackie]

I usually listen to some rap or screamo like At the Drive In and sing along at the top of my lungs. It ALWAYS clears my head.

 

[Chipopo]

Meditation

 

[goomba]

If your in a bad mood getting drunk is just going to make you drunk in a bad mood

Only for some people, theres a reason heavy drinking is often referred to as "drowning your sorrows", trust me i know.

 

[AntoneM]

and yes, that is this thread that's highlighted.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Drip hot wax on my bell end. Then watch The Goonies and eat some cheesecake.

 

[ryuen]

http://grouphug.us/

 

[DJ Sl4m]

I usually post in the OT forum, but argueing from a viewpoint I dont really believe in just to release a bit.

yes i'ts true, and the reason I argue from a viewpoint I dont believe in is because I dont want to get caught up in an arguement that I actually care about and get in a shittier mood.

Ok, yea I know I'm strange at times. ;p

 

[Andy787]

I cry.

And then I eat a pizza.

 

[WedgeX]

When in a shitty mood, it's time to play some fps and kill things, or if it's a decent day outside run...and run...and maybe sleep!

 

[RaymondCarver]

we should play some QuakeIII sometime. Killing my friends is always fun.


With some of my real-world friend I have amazing synergy. Friends that understand eachother are awesome.




*RAIL GUN NOISE** **IMPRESSIVE**

 

[TheOMan]

Singing and music always puts me in a brighter mood, but sometimes I savour being in a bad mood, know what I mean? Don't know why though :/

 

[achilles]

Sink deeper into apathy...... and then sleep it off.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Watch some porn.

 

[norinrad21]

I usually picture the ocean in my mind and good things i remember from my childhood

 

[Sean ConnerOWN3D]

I usually just dwell on everything that's bad in my life until I get so bored with that thought that I have no choice but to move onto something less depressing. Works like a charm!

 

[Forgotten_Taco]

 

[crisdecuba]

At the risk of being ridiculed:

I used to go through similar cycles. At its worst, I was consistently "down" from my the beginning of my sophomore year of college until I was expelled (not doing assignments results in bad grades, which results in probation, which eventually gets you kicked out).

Long story short, the "down" periods became less difficult the more I grasped about faith and God and all that stuff that usually incites jokes and whatnot around here . As my relationship with God has developed, the lows become much less powerfull (and have been this way for almost a year now). I still go through lows, of course (everyone does), but they are no longer debilitating, and are also much briefer. I also have been able to do away with the normal ways I'd handle my sadness (drinking, girls, porn, shirking responsibilities, etc).

~Cris

 

[Mike Works]

Ban Orin.