What do you do?

[Sniper]

Just curious as to what others do to rid themselves of frustration, stress, bad thoughts or any other emotions that threaten your calm, happy exterior. I know of the usual, drinking til the pain dulls, smoking to "clear" your head, looking for fights crap, but what else do you do.

As the type of person you are, what do you do to get yourself into a clear frame of mind after the last person you dealt with left you with a feeling of disembowling them, self doubt or any other unhealthy emotion?

I guess considering I asked, I better go first aye. Well, I tend to turn up my music loud and read a book. Failing that, I take the Ipod, turn the volume up till it hurts and go for a walk, run or bike ride. I used to beat the shit out of a punching bag in the garage, but the person who I was borrowing it off took it back. As a small child I used to burn stuff with the magnifiing glass.

Apparently getting out the guns and cleaning them whilst muttering under your breath is not a good way to deal with stress.

So, have at it....

[MidnightMike]

I punch something, or the person who really pissed me off.

Then go for a ride.

[Kwaka14]

I go for a ride..... or go out on the bike

[silverado]

I masturbate a lot...

[Beemer]

I masturbate a lot...

You aren't the one in the thread about repetitive strain injury from working on a sex line are you?

[Disco Dan]

Id rather not publish my stress relief methods.

[Steam]

I meditate. Zen-style, observe the breath. Doesn't seem to work though, I still want to kill...

[silverado]

You aren't the one in the thread about repetitive strain injury from working on a sex line are you?


Nah. That's Dover

[Pwalo]

I'm too old to care any more. Besides I've got children so I've learnt to be VERY patient.

A nice long walk helps. Or a bit of a lie down.

[LilSel]

I like the water when im pissed off or stressed. sit on riverbank.. throw stones in and stuff :D

[MadDuck]

I masturbate a lot...

I hope you dont get too pissed off at work...or is there a special room you can use

[Cajun]

I ride my bike, i also play an online browser based game(www.ogame.org) where i can destory people.

[MisterD]

Head out and do some k's on the treadly, doesn't take long to forget everything except the cadence and heart rate monitor....

[NighthawkNZ]

I usually write noise (some call it music)

[Smokin]

I tend to turn up my music loud and read a book. Failing that, I take the Ipod, turn the volume up till it hurts and go for a walk, run or bike ride.

I always thought you ran around a farm full of bunnys weilding a rifle yelling "JUST FUCKIN DIE", Huh, must have just been a rumour eh.

I Like to head down the beach and just chill out watching the waves.

Running around naked wearing a Bat Man cape works too.

[Maha]

I would just go quiet....think about the situation rationally and come to realisation that i am the better person....:yes:

[gijoe1313]

I read KB...

[Sniper]

Teehee....

[Donor]

Listen to talkback radio - take an opposing view to everyone that rings, and yell obscenities at the callers.

An endless supply of verbal punching bags, all blissfully unaware that they are being subjected to my verbal wrath...

[marty]

I fly. i especially like it when the green is at the top and blue on the bottom....

[mstriumph]

i get waaaaaaaay too stressed -
i tend not to think about it too much as sometimes i even get stressed about getting stressed

the trick is distraction
start thinking about or doing something unconnected with whatever it is ..


.. that and good champagne:innocent:

[u4ea]

I tend to go for a walk with the dog ..he loves it the more pissed off,the farther the walk...usually follow the river into the hills where theres no other bugger around!!!!failing that .....get drunk!!!!!

[ManDownUnder]

A fun fast ride
Go to the river and throw stones (you get a damned good throwing arm out of it too)
Music - lights off... headphones on, and just bathe in the stuff
Gym is always a good option
Find a pub and some mates and have a laugh - usually at someone's expense

[Disco Dan]

A fun fast ride
Go to the river and throw stones (you get a damned good throwing arm out of it too)
Music - lights off... headphones on, and just bathe in the stuff
Gym is always a good option
Find a pub and some mates and have a laugh - usually at someone's expense


You coming to the pub tonight then? :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

[ManDownUnder]

You coming to the pub tonight then? :scooter: :scooter: :scooter:

Na more like straight home - bit of a head cold happennin'... not good. I think that's why I was kinda subdued and tired when you saw me last night

[Lissa]

I like to have time to myself when upset. I also get kinda grumpy. :yes:

[earthbound misfit]

A few things

go for a run or a ride, the endorphins will help

watch ''BORAT'', its hard to stay angry when you are laughing till your guts hurt

think of someone less fortunate than you, there are heaps on them around

I know its harder for you guys to let it go sometimes, so assume you are normal

[Joni]

I sit outside in the garden with Timothy and Sootie that cats, just being there alone with them, is quite calming and helps me think..... quiet and calm!

[Big Dave]

What, me worry?

[dogsnbikes]

I tend to go for a walk with the dog ..he loves it the more pissed off,the farther the walk...usually follow the river into the hills where theres no other bugger around!!!!failing that .....get drunk!!!!!

You weren't stressed last time you got drunk :dodge:

:angry: =shedtime

or I hit trademe etc and switch off but find leaning into corners is the best:Punk:

[peasea]

I'm too old to care any more. Besides I've got children so I've learnt to be VERY patient.

Children are very good for taming the rage in us, also time does cure a lot of ills but for me it depends on the time of day, the problem and the person who pissed me off. In the evening I can pour a Jim and sit out on the deck, take a deep breath and ask 'how important is this?' then have another shot at sorting it without flying off the handle. At work I have to contend with deep breaths. I rarely argue with my two teenage daughters, almost never argue with my lady, and never sleep on anything; get it sorted first, however long it takes.

I never hold a grudge: I hunt wankers down, get even and then forget it.

[riffer]

Play my guitars, or my mandolin.

Watch my children sleep if they are in bed; play with them if they are up.

Have sex with the wife.

Go for a hoon over Wallaceville Hill through Mangaroa Valley and up the Rimutakas.

[onearmedbandit]

I try to not let people and things get to me. If I can wake up to enjoy another day, there isn't anything else (bar a tragedy) that is going to bring me down or affect my mood.

[Swoop]

I fly. i especially like it when the green is at the top and blue on the bottom....
Sounds like you have an attitude problem there matey!

[Disco Dan]

...hopefully never an "altitude" problem though!

[bull]

The only people whom i find piss me off enough are the ones i love the most,
And my usual way of dealing with it is to get domestic(not domestic violence),
If you see me doing the dishes or see my house looking sparkling and clean you can pretty much guarantee that ive been pissed off. Its a real good way to deal with it but i sometimes wonder if the lovely wife purposely pisses me off now and then just to get the house tidied.

Tempted to go riding when pissed off but not really the mind set id like to ride with.

[Mom]

Sounds like you have an attitude problem there matey!

At least you said attitude not altitude......:sunny:

[marty]

500' up the hunua valley upside down is the most fun you can have with your headset on.....

[jrandom]

I find that lifting at the gym or climbing a FOAD big hill on the road bike is about the best instant boost possible when dealing with problems.

It's also worth sitting back and thinking about what one can do, medium and long term, to remove causes of negative stress. Try not to let life fall into a rut.

In terms of psychoactive chemicals, if your stress is not caused by serious issues that need addressing but is more due to the headspace that you happen to be in, putting your feet up and getting stoned works wonders for smoothing out the week ahead. Booze, however, never helped anyone or anything. In my experience, it's best to stay well away from alcohol when unhappy.

[SixPackBack]

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[BigG]

I find it realy good to go and sit on the beach, crashing waves can be very soothing, talking to my mates about the problems Im having, just finding somebody who will just listen.
On the other hand I useually stand on the balcony and dive in, if I miss then there will be no problem or chuck the one in that slacked me off.

[MotoGirl]

I ride my bike, i also play an online browser based game(www.ogame.org) where i can destory people.

Pfft, what do you have to get upset about :dodge:
When I get really pissed, I rant, rave, yell, scream and swear. It's not pretty :shit: and (for my own safety) I always stay away from my bike when I'm in that frame of mind.

[Sparky Bills]

I go home and go for a run or jump on the pushbike.
Works everytime!
or maybe its the awsome view i have of Kapiti while out there...?

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I always apply "How important is it?" takes alot for me to get really pissed off but one thing that will do it and it has happened twice in the last 4 years is dealing with absolute idiots. The first one was some guys helping me shift - things were clearly labelled to where they were to be put - so why did the dishwasher end up in the garage?? Shifting is never pleasant and I completely nutted off "Where do you do your dishes? .. in the kitchen.. then why the fuck is my dishwasher in the fn garage - ....and proceeded to list the other mistakes.

Next was in an email to my ex cos he never had the balls to face me and still hasn't. That was very calm and factual though - thought that one thru carefully and waited until I accepted he was really as spineless, stupid, and a first class c..t that he said he was!

Otherwise very little phases me - it used to but realised what a waste of emotion it is. Meditation, riding, reading, listening to music, the sea, nature - all very soothing.

[Brett]

I ride my bike... I also have started boxing...I play Counterstrike...

[purplearchitect]

Yeah, getting out on the bike and putting some k's under the tyres always helps me to unwind after a frustrating day inthe office!

[R6_kid]

im looking at getting into kite surfing, also paragliding and hanggliding tickle my fancy... then there is blokarting, or just straight sailing. There is actually a lot of things you can do for 'free' after laying out a base setup cost, all you need is the wind and some free space and you are away laughing.

If you are shit at golf then i suggest staying away from the driving range, also if you are bad at pool then dont go and play your mates when you've had a shit day, it will only get worse!

[BarBender]

To the gym and/or hit the bag.

[Sniper]

Went back to the gym tonight after a 3 month absence. Fuck, I cannot believe how unfit I really am....

Must say, it does help in releasing some of that energy that builds up.

[paveho]

Anything physical - sport or manual labour, or listening to loud music.

[scumdog]

Drink
Shooting the eff out of something.
Describing a troublesome criminal minority in a truthful way with colourful expletives..

Tinkering with my Harley/hot-rod or some other mechanical device.

[doc]

Drink
Shooting the eff out of something.
Describing a troublesome criminal minority in a truthful way with colourful expletives..

Tinkering with my Harley/hot-rod or some other mechanical device.
This is not during working hours tho aye?

[scumdog]

This is not during working hours tho aye?

Nah, it's BECAUSE of working hours and the ferkin' public, gnaaaargh!!

Oh, on some Sangiovese tonight, mellows me out.

[Timber020]

I find welding quite therapeutic. Im always breaking stuff so theres always something to repair in my garage. Fixed 3 chainbrakes and one kill switch on some saws, the clutch on my chipper and dressed a few bars today. I need a mig welder!

Taking my lab pup for a walk works sometimes, when its a little darker she will chase a laser pointer for miles. Theres alot of happyness from watching your pup run around like a mad thing with other dogs.

Going for a hunt before it gets dark is good to, but I dont do that very often anymore (curse suburban life)

[SixPackBack]

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[0arbreaka]

Do a 15k erg, holding a consistant split and rating, listening to music.

[BarBender]

I tried that but she hits back:eek: :lol:









[only jokin']

Dont tell me SPB - she hits back with the "damn lucky you got a K6 motherfarker" uppercut to the chin????

BBBWWWAAAHHHAAAAAAAA:killingme :killingme :killingme

[SixPackBack]

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[BarBender]

Remarkable. Have you met her?

No. I hit my bag and swiftly got taken out by a "damn lucky you got a ZX14 @40 motherfarker" 1-2 combo to the side of the head.

Behaved ever since.

[Quartermile]

I find I don't really get annoyed much, at anything.......:scratch:

[NotaGoth]

Real loud music.. And when I'm really really upset I draw or paint...

[oldrider]

We find sex is a great stress reliever, we get stressed a lot.................but age is taking it's toll and that too stresses us even more.

So the older we get the more stressed we get, the more stressed we get the more sex we need to settle us down, the sex is slowing down due to age thing and we find that stressful too.

This whole stress thing is taking it's toll on our sex life damn it, we are almost down to once a day now and that's stressing us both out!

I think we are gunna need help soon! :blip: Cheers, Oldriders. (Hey,anyone know a cure for a twitch)

[terbang]

Down to once a day eh John..? Things sure must be getting at ya...

[xwhatsit]

Play trumpet until I've run out of Miles Davis transcriptions to play. Then I move onto Coltrane. If I'm really upset I'll try playing some Charlie Parker. Key word being `try'.

I write, too, although I seem to be doing it less and less these days. When I was at school, at least people would end up playing what I wrote, but now it just stays on paper. Plus, the more weird music I'm exposed to at uni (well, I Sibelius' modern-er period isn't that weird) the more nobody can make any sense of what I write which stresses me out even more.

Riding, of course... but I'm still at the stage where I can have quite a few heart-pounding scary moments on a ride without anyone else involved, so that doesn't always help.

Holding girlfriend's hand always seems to work somehow :love:

[scumdog]

Riding, of course... but I'm still at the stage where I can have quite a few heart-pounding scary moments on a ride without anyone else involved, so that doesn't always help.

Holding girlfriend's hand always seems to work somehow :love:

Possibly doing the latter while riding causes the former?????

[speeding_ant]

Several things work for me..

1. Play drums
2. Work on the bike
3. Clean the bike
4. Ride the bike
5. Build something/do something constructive
6. Call a good mate, have a few beers and talk about it

Many more but these are my main stress/anger releifs. They work for me :)

[inlinefour]

Just curious as to what others do to rid themselves of frustration, stress, bad thoughts or any other emotions that threaten your calm, happy exterior. I know of the usual, drinking til the pain dulls, smoking to "clear" your head, looking for fights crap, but what else do you do.

As the type of person you are, what do you do to get yourself into a clear frame of mind after the last person you dealt with left you with a feeling of disembowling them, self doubt or any other unhealthy emotion?

I guess considering I asked, I better go first aye. Well, I tend to turn up my music loud and read a book. Failing that, I take the Ipod, turn the volume up till it hurts and go for a walk, run or bike ride. I used to beat the shit out of a punching bag in the garage, but the person who I was borrowing it off took it back. As a small child I used to burn stuff with the magnifiing glass.

Apparently getting out the guns and cleaning them whilst muttering under your breath is not a good way to deal with stress.

So, have at it....

Caffene, gurana(sp). Now that I have had my spinal cord injury I find that these legal substances do amazing things to me. A "V" used to only last about 20 minutes but now the buzz lasts about 2 hours at least. So when I'm feeling like it I have a double shot capachino and follow it up quickly with a "V" drink. Luckily for me I have a catheter bag now so I do not have to rush to the dunny any more. BTW, anyone watching last nights Super 14 match would have seen this ugly as feck Hurricanes supporter in a wheelchair waving a flag and shit. Bugger me, it was me and I missed it each time. Must have been the wanker crapsader fans behind me throwing shit at me. Dumb arses kept missing and hitting the crapsaders supporters in frount of me, ironic I know...:whocares:

[oldrider]

Caffene, gurana(sp). Now that I have had my spinal cord injury I find that these legal substances do amazing things to me. A "V" used to only last about 20 minutes but now the buzz lasts about 2 hours at least. So when I'm feeling like it I have a double shot capachino and follow it up quickly with a "V" drink. Luckily for me I have a catheter bag now so I do not have to rush to the dunny any more. BTW, anyone watching last nights Super 14 match would have seen this ugly as feck Hurricanes supporter in a wheelchair waving a flag and shit. Bugger me, it was me and I missed it each time. Must have been the wanker crapsader fans behind me throwing shit at me. Dumb arses kept missing and hitting the crapsaders supporters in frount of me, ironic I know...:whocares:

Too much of that "V" and it will be the "ugly as feck" Hurricanes supporter batting all the Crapsader supporters with the wheelchair he is waving instead of the flag!

"V" does that to Hurricanes supporters so I have heard. :shutup: Sounds like you are enjoying yourself. :yes: Cheers John.

[smoky]

I masturbate a lot...

JAFA obviously

[KATWYN]

Rant and rave......and "wine" :drinkup:

Not good, but its probably the truth.

What really works for me is what someone else said
.....watching comedy's.
Kath and Kim
Ab fab
Little Britain
Keeping up appearances
Top twins

[Mutley]

I bake and cook. Kneading dough and cutting up veges helps relieve the stress, especially if you imagine the person who pissed you off is the dough or vege.
And best of all you get to share all that yummy food with your loved ones when your finished.:yes: Helps me clear my head, but can cause stress through expanding waistline.

[inlinefour]

Sounds like you are enjoying yourself. :yes: Cheers John.

man I talk a load of horse shit myself at times, must come with the territory...

[dman]

I cycle.

Such as one time last year when I found out this girl left me, the first thing I did was get up, change into my cycling kit, hop on my bike, and start cycling.

Felt sweet after that, even just the act of changing into my cycling gear was already cheering up myself by that point.

Heh, actually I did that at least twice last year with breaking off from girls. With another girl I went for a bike ride straight after what I felt (at the time) might be my last ever time seeing her.

So yeah, cycling is the cure for everything! If only you could bottle that stuff up, you would find it is the cure for cancer!

[Toaster]

I like to have time to myself when upset. I also get kinda grumpy. :yes:

Me too. I just leave my helmet on all day. Doesn't stop the voices in my head tho'

[avgas]

I miss my punching bag, also what is the deal with boxing clubs looking at you strange when you want to sign up, not ever attend training or matches but you turn up everyday and beat the shit out of the bag?????
They thought i was kidding or something.
I have not interest in fighting, just venting.
They didn't let me in.

[RC1]

not to much gets me stressed anymore and getting stressed is just a waste of time IMHO

[GSX-RJIM]

I masturbate a lot...

Go the Westie !!!

[MikeyG]

Apparently getting out the guns and cleaning them whilst muttering under your breath is not a good way to deal with stress.

The guns bit might get you in trouble but walking through a packed mall muttering to yourself, faking a nervious tick and generally acting crazy can be fun and fun relieves stress.

[jrandom]

The guns bit might get you in trouble...

I find that dry-fire practice is very calming.

Also, sitting still and endlessly opening and closing a folding knife keeps me happy for hours.

[GSX-RJIM]

i'm a social worker, sadly by the end of the week I hate people, big time, and i'm very stressed.

What I do when the stress is smashing me around is, I ask my self " can I do this for the next 35 years?'
if i can't,(do it for the next 35y's) i change something, like go and buy a coffee, change a meeting time or what ever, so long as I have some kind of control. i ride to work evey day no matter what the weather is up to, this helps to.

I'm getting out of social work, it is to hard for me.

[jrandom]

i'm a social worker... I hate people.

Nice career choice, dude!


I'm getting out of social work...

Phew.

:lol:

[GSX-RJIM]

I usually write noise (some call it music)

Mate ya music is very good, I have it playing on my computer at the moment, it is keeping me focused so I can get throught the mountain of paper work.
thanks Nighthawk

[MikeyG]

I find that dry-fire practice is very calming.

So you shoot blanks often?

[jrandom]

So you shoot blanks often?

Nobody outside of movie studios shoots 'blanks'.

[Edit: Correction, nobody outside movie studios and soldiers on certain flavours of exercises.]

[MikeyG]

Nobody outside of movie studios shoots 'blanks'.

[Edit: Correction, nobody outside movie studios and soldiers on certain flavours of exercises.]

I wasn't talking about your rifle, just your gun.

[jrandom]

I wasn't talking about your rifle, just your gun.

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[Street Gerbil]

I used to look at my gerbils play, but gerbils are not allowed in NZ. So since the arrival I remain pissed off.