How do you vent your frustrations?

[BethanyM]

It has been a crappy and very frustrating past few weeks. Mostly it has to do with in-laws, but there are other things as well in day to day life that have been wearing on me. I used to throw things when I needed to vent, but it seems as I got older my home became filled with breakables and that option is now out. I didn't throw things at people or anything violent, it was more like an immediate tension reliever. So, what do you do to let off some steam?

[clown2be]

[Travis L. Stevens]

So, what do you do to let off some steam?

Sleep. No, really. If I've had a stressful or bad day, I just plan to sleep for 12-24 hours. By the time I get up, I've either figured out an answer, a plan of action, or just plain cooled off enough to be level headed.

[kimoy]

get a punching bag and beat the heck out of it.

[Fat Man]

If it's a person that's getting me steamed I lean over to them so that my nose is just short of touching theirs and tell them that I'm starting to get irked with their behavior.

If it's life in general, I just think about my kids and realize all that BS is just meaningless.

[Scuba_Dave]

I build stuff

[emilye2]

for me, it's a day off to do something I really like-usually dog related. Just call in one day, and take the entire day to do what YOU want to do. It doesn't solve the problem but it definatly helps relieve the stress.

[VoidRaven]

It varies. Sometimes I'll bury my nose in a book, sometimes go for a hike, often I'll lose myself in a video game or grab up my camera gear and head out to see what inspires. Just depends on the mood but I like having multiple outlets for stress.

[ceramik]

Originally posted by BethanyM
It has been a crappy and very frustrating past few weeks. Mostly it has to do with in-laws, but there are other things as well in day to day life that have been wearing on me. I used to throw things when I needed to vent, but it seems as I got older my home became filled with breakables and that option is now out. I didn't throw things at people or anything violent, it was more like an immediate tension reliever. So, what do you do to let off some steam?

beth, if it makes u feel any better, my mother in law lives with me. so if they visit once in awhile, count your blessings.kind of off topic.if i a frustrated, i just look above and there is a roof. whats more frustrating??

[Sk8r]

Go get a hoe, spade, and rake, go plant something that flowers, and dig it in really well.
If you live in an apartment, do it at midnight on your own grounds and you may get away with it.

[BethanyM]

I am moving in with my mother in law within a few months. I love her, really, but sometimes I can see my future with her. I will be missing patches of hair from pulling it, smoking like a freight train, and have a totally blank expression on my face.

[hogpark7430]

I work on the tanks, very therapeutic.

[beerguy]

I prefer the "one cheek sneak." Oh wait, you said frustrations. Never mind.

[dkh0331]

Chocolate.


Lots and lots of chocolate.

[Altpers0na-old]

i find gluttony offsets frustration / disappointment / anger pretty well...

[beerguy]

...

[oz]

1. Jam 19 tiny marshmallows up your nose and try to sneeze them out.
2. Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa.
3. Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on.
4. When someone says "Have a nice day!" tell them you had other plans.
5. Forget the diet-center and send yourself a candy-gram.
6. Make a list of things that you have already done.
7. Put your toddler's clothes on backwards and send him to nursery school as if nothing was wrong.
8. Leaf through National Geographic and draw clothes on the natives.
9. Go shopping, buy everything, sweat in it, and return it the next day.
10. Pay your electric bill in pennies.
11. Drive to work in reverse.
12. Dance naked in front of your pets.
13. Bill your doctor for time spent in the waiting room.
14. Tattoo "Out To Lunch" on your forehead.
15. Refresh yourself; put your tongue on a cold, steel guardrail.
16. Read the dictionary backwards and look for subliminal messages.
17. Start a nasty rumor and see if you recognize it when it gets back to you.
18. Write a short story using alphabet soup.
19. Stare at people through the lines of a fork and pretend they are in jail.
20. Make up a language and ask people for directions.
21. Retaliate for tax woes by filing your tax forms with Roman numerals.
22. last but not least, come to work with your fly open...

[batguano]

Take a deep breath. Feel the air entering you nose and going deep into your lungs. Exhale. Find your happy place. Smile. Imagine bunnys hoping through a beautiful forest.





















































Now rip one of their heads off!

[dwd5813]

genious, oz.. pure genious.

[Thurge]

The same thing I do every night,
Plot to take over the world.

[Nina51]

primal scream therapy.

[hogpark7430]

Enter the lounge and run amuck.

[Orangeman]

Hop on my mountain bike and ride down to my local trail park. Do a couple of loops of single track. Pretty much wipes me out for the rest of the day.

[Nina51]

Originally posted by hogpark7430
Enter the lounge and run amuck.

what if it snot friday?

[Fat Man]

Originally posted by Thurge
The same thing I do every night,
Plot to take over the world.

Narf