How do you/what helps you to calm down?

Wardnath

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Listen to some drone like Sunn O))) or Vonn. Or some black metal, like the Ruins of Beverast.
 

Jark212

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I just like to go for a little walk to clear my head. But I most often shut down, avoid conversations and retreat to a quiet, dark, cool place so I can collect my thoughts...
 

TheTim

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I go get a kiss from my girlfriend. Yea man thats the goods stuff

EDIT: i also might call up a friend and get a few tokes in
 

Crowns18

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pretty much like everybody just read a good book listen to music and try to think in absolutely nothing
 

GodofDisaster

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I just lay down in my bed and take a nice long nap.

Or if I don't feel like sleeping but still pretty pissed off, then I make myself some hot chocolate grab a few biscuits and listen to music.
 

thylasos

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A pint with a mate and a game of darts. Alternatively, a spliff, a cup of coffee and a sit-down in front of a good comedy series.
 

Omikron009

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I have pretty much all of the nervous habits out there, like leg bouncing, nail biting, pen clicking, and so forth, and they occasionally help to calm me down, but what usually helps the most is time alone or sometimes with friends playing video games, or going on the interwebs.
 

Insanum

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Icy Lemon said:
Yeah, lying down and listening to music is the big one for me. Or taking a shower. Lately I've mainly been listening to Boards of Canada, Fleet Foxes and Bibio when I'm stressed out. They are perfect for draining [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVWcptE6UAI] away the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-I6_aoKglQ] stress. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZGpmDw2cyE]
Oh ill second the fleet foxes. They're mellowness personified usually.
 

Naheal

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Swollen Goat said:
It's spelled 'Heroine'

I play Civ4, turn the map on to pangea, Pop up my military and go ape shit on anything around me.

Alternatively, I play Sins of a Solar Empire, as TEC, get the Novalith Cannon in multiple systems and set them to autofire. Hilarity Ensues [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HilarityEnsues].
 

_Janny_

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This baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMrtpfl2NRU

Listen to it about 100+ times in a row and it's guaranteed to get you into a zen mode.
 

ThePoodonkis

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Listen to Meddle by Pink Floyd, and lie down. When I wake up a few hours later, I'm completely fine.
 

Julianking93

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I give myself the ol low five if you catch my drift *wink wink*

That calms me down and usually puts me to sleep.
 

GrinningManiac

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I storm about, ranting to myself and building up a selection of witty retorts and acidic comebacks for my next encounter with mistfortune or, I hope, a worthy debate partner

However, when the anger is directed at a PERSON, I usually find they've gotten over it, and it would be a bit of a rude move to suddenly reinstigate the argument


So I let it build up

and build

and build

I fear I may kill someone one day (I very nearly did once (I had spent a month with the guy, and his sense of 'humour' was appalling (I was going to push him into the car and run, okay? I'm SORRY)))
 

WittyName

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I usually have a few things that calm me down:

1. Visiting my girlfriend.
2. Go for a walk, no music, just the ambient sounds to help clear my head.
3. Read a book.