What do you do?

[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......

[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
When I get really pissed, I rant, rave, yell, scream and swear. It's not pretty 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...