We all cope with things differently. How do you?

[Amnestic]

I make a joke about the situation.

People that have read some of my posts when I'm feeling down will have noted that I make puns incessantly. It's a way of dealing with it - albeit a rather irritating one for anyone around me.

Same. I try not to be around people when dealing with things, they get offended when they're upset about something and rather than being upset the same as them I'm cracking (poor) jokes.

 

[Blind Punk Riot]

drink, smoke, swear.

 

[vun]

Music.
Usually Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Pavement, Wilco or Logh.
That or I go for a walk, maybe bring a camera, have a chat with the cows or something.

 

[DoomBunny]

I hug people/things

 

[DoomBunny]

That or I go for a walk, maybe bring a camera, have a chat with the cows or something.

Cows make me laugh. They're cute. Same with ducks

 

[varulfic]

Repress, repress, repress! That's what I always say. Of course nothing bad has ever happened to me so I wouldn't know if it works. No sir, my life is juuust fine. All is well, indeed it is, but if it wasn't, I know what I'd do.

 

[klc0100]

Stress doesn't really effect me it just gives me more material to make jokes out of so maybe thats me dealing it with it without knowing.

 

[gamebrain89]

I either
A. Play Video Games
B. put on a CD and read a book.
C. Watch a Movie
D. go to the shooting range and blow the crap out of something with my .280 remington. That helps ALOT.

 

[mkb07a]

I look for something to make me laugh, if I'm upset or angry...

Stress, more often than not, leads to sleep, though it may also lead to playing something mindless, i.e., Kingdom Hearts or Tomb Raider. Nothing quite like bashing in skulls of cute little monsters with an oversized key to make you forget what was bothering you.

 

[Lt. Sera]

Coping with bad things: Tune out, listen to music.
Stress: I've never actually got stressed about anything before, so no clue on that.

 

[jim_doki]

I have to be funny. I make jokes about things that bother me like rape and child death. this is probably because i've never seen a joke hurt anyone. I also write and play Cave Story

 

[Jaythulhu]

I drink. Not the healthiest option, but it works for me.

 

[chronobreak]

I smoke pot, drink 40's with my boys, go out, all that jazz.

 

[sidhe3141]

Meditation, sublimation, and hibernation work for me

 

[Graustein]

Smash Bros.
It the ultimate stress relief.

 

[mr mcshiznit]

its crazy any time something really bad happens i play madden. It works like a charm for those 60 min. im sitting thier playing. I have no idea why either.

 

[silentsentinel]

I summon my wishdragon and fly into space with my laser-firing boombox, destroying any sentient life I can find and singing to the space whales.

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What?

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I make a joke about the situation.

People that have read some of my posts when I'm feeling down will have noted that I make puns incessantly. It's a way of dealing with it - albeit a rather irritating one for anyone around me.

Same. I try not to be around people when dealing with things, they get offended when they're upset about something and rather than being upset the same as them I'm cracking (poor) jokes.

Aye, me too. I try my best to make people laugh when they're down, but it's also a good way of avoiding my own emotions, as we men tend to do. Another good outlet is to get extremely pissed off at a video game/sporting event, so that you may scream at the people on your tv screen.

 

[Graustein]

Play my ocarina

You, madam, are awesome.

 

[AuntyEthel]

Strip naked and run through old age homes and church services.