How Do You Calm Down?

[GreenSage]

crispy bacon grilled cheese sandwich

 

[Rusman]

Depending on rage levels I go from: just lying back listening to some music for a bit to, having a mediation session and then right up the wrong end; punch something, go for a walk, smoke and find someone to drink with.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

I used to punch holes in doors, but I stopped after I busted my right hand bad; also, yesterday Stephen Fry told me that punching things (or other outbursts) will eventually raise your temper more easily.

I listen to songs like this:

Spoiler: spoilered for possible offense

But mainly I'd say physical exercise and/or a pet bunny.

 

[Kikyoo]

well the last time I got really angry was at a teacher in like 8th grade. I calmed down after the councilor let me pound on her desk for a while in a rage.

When I get angry, I get really violent and aggressive. So I'm afraid the next time I lose my head I'll kill someone before I calm down, so I do what I can to not lose my head. If I do, I don't calm down quickly, and there is no ritual for it. I don't get angry often enough to have a ritual for it.

 

[Red Bomb]

Get in my car and drive. I have to left alone when in a real rage. so driving and visiting my horse helps.
Also listening to Loreena McKennitt is an almost instant cool-down for me.

 

[PurpleLeafRave]

I listen to Alter Bridge.
Works like a charm.

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

I like to juxtapose my relaxation with horrific murder sessions on Gears of War 3 but then I balance the violence with a few episodes of MLP: FiM afterwards or some PMV's.
Best of both worlds in my opinion.

 

[MetalMonkey74]

Log into whatever game me and my mates are playing, log into Skype, roll a dooby, and all is well.

 

[Amberella]

I talk to my lover and he always seems to know how to calm me down. Either that or we do the dirty. :3

 

[antidonkey]

Nicotine and Alcohol. That's how I calm down. Is it healthy? Hell no. Not even close but it certainly works for me and I guess that's the important point.

 

[Mischa87]

I like to suck on cold metal, always calms me down, I always keep some stainless steel rulers around for just this purpose.

 

[El Poncho]

I either watch a documentary on BBCiPlayer to take my mind off things, listen to a new song i've found or go onto Minecraft and build a little village.

 

[Knusper]

I play Frozen Synapse or Beyond Good and Evil and listen to certain music:

Spoiler: spoilered because it's slightly pony related

as well as bands like Oasis and the Beatles.

 

[FernandoV]

Thing such as cigarettes and other coping methods are dangerous because you become reliant on them and it takes more and more to calm down as you use them. I speak from experience. I the end I went on anti-depressants not because I was depressed, but the doctor suggested my serotonin (the stuff that makes you happy) could be low and cause me to snap easier. I've been on it for a month and our fights are so much easier. There are still as many fights as there was before, but we no longer are at each others throats by the end of it.

So from cigarettes to anti-depressants? Yea, that's how those things usually work.

 

[TehCookie]

Two things calm be down, bitching and time. If I can ***** to (not at) someone and get it out of my system I will immediately calm down. Most people don't like that so I need alone time to let it seethe out. Which while I do that I'm usually surfing the internet, playing games or watching anime to help relax me.

 

[McMullen]

Do the dishes, fix a meal, take out the garbage, start a load of laundry, etc. Talking to other people is a little more risky because there's always the temptation to tell them all about your problems, which isn't always a good thing, but it does help a lot if done right.

 

[similar.squirrel]

I usually sleep it off. If that option isn't forthcoming, the walls may take a beating, or I might use your beverage/walk/tobacco combination.

 

[Lunar Templar]

sharp bits of stick, applied to the nearest blood filled squishy thing, and it friends.

nothing fixes a bad mood like cutting down an army

 

[Rooster893]

Two words: IRON BUTTERFLY.

Their music is so amazing and relaxing, it's unbelievable. I just slip this album in my CD player....

and then, 40 mintues later, I'm feeling much more relaxed.

 

[joshuaayt]

Breathe. Deeply.

Then if I'm really pissed, go and play something. Of course, I was probably going to do that anyway, but now I'm doing it with a PURPOSE.

I tend to anger relatively easily, but I never stay angry for more than a few minutes. Even when I'm in the midst of what could be considered my worst moods, I never do more than raise my voice somewhat- Hell, I doubt anyone would notice if I were angry constantly, given that when I was younger I had volume control issues anyway.