How do you cope with sadness or anger?

Bottle it up, bottle it up, bottle it up

That's how I deal with my problems.

Keep them all to myself and then wonder why my mind is always racing with thoughts instead of letting me sleep at night. X3

 

Pretty much. Then I explode, either by crying or punching/destroying something.

 

Exercise & meditation

 

I just cry it out

 

Strangely enough I never have exploded and I haven't shed a tear in like 10 years X3

 

This.

I also channel it into writing, providing some amusement/comfort for others, or to draw some humor from. Often times, I'm funniest when slightly annoyed.

I haven't been so sad I'm out for days, maybe a few hours, but not days, in years. And even then, I pushed through it.

As for anger, I haven't gone into a punch-everything-fit in a few years. By hitting sand/punching bags almost daily, I can release that, or by going for a walk or jogging I can physically vent.

It doesn't totally get rid of my feelings, but it makes them manageable, and keeps them useful instead of being weaknesses or ways to sabotage my life.

I use my emotions for my own means, instead of allowing my emotions to dictate my life. I stumble a time or two, but it is important I get right back up. Otherwise, I can only expect what I wallow in to be the remainder of my life.

Fuck misery and fuck rage, LOL.

 

In the past, I would have thrown things - at the wall, at people, or wherever.

These days, I try and remove myself from the situation - go for a walk, a run, listen to music - I dunno. Anything that doesn't involve me flying into a fit of rage.

I do remember one occasion that I was so fucking infuriated, that I went into my bedroom and literally screamed. I felt a lot better after that - but people were starting to get the impression that I'm a psycopath.

 

You... need to box. I think it would do wonders for you.

 

You're not the first person to suggest that - it's something I've considered.

As for sadness - I haven't properly cried in years. The last time was probably 9 years ago when my dog died.

 

I don't do it very often... in fact, I've done it three times in the past two years, and only because I was asked to.

It's a good way to let off some steam, but you need a cool partner. Otherwise, you start hitting harder, people let their pride come into play, they get mad, and everybody is actually trying to hurt one another, which only makes tensions flare and-- well, yeah.

The guy I sparred with was like that. Each time he'd say, he was fine. We'd jab at one another, but when he'd hit me harder, I'd hit back, and eventually he started going into that pissed off, rapid swinging nonsense... but he calms down when I knock him on his ass, LOL.

 

If I'm really upset then I'll have a good cry just to release all that pent up emotion because for some odd reason when I'm sad, I cry. When I'm angry, I cry...most of the time. Other times, I rant to a friend, go for a walk/do some form of activity, have some tea to calm down, cuss up a storm or just write it all down.

 

Bottle it up mostly or just dwell on it 24/7. I'll talk only certain things out with my best friend, but most anger and sadness recesses deep into internal abyss.

 

I mostly just bottle it up. When I am sad, I would just sleep early rather than spending most of my time in front of the computer. And when I am angry, I would talk to myself as is I am talking to the person I am angry at. And of course, it all end up in me praying.

But I make artworks when the emotion is too much. For the last 3 months, I only made 2 artworks because of too much sadness (and that is a good sign). Tho I havent made an artwork yet because of too much anger.

 

Bottle it up in an empty wine bottle. Jk. I'm not sure.

 

By mixing alcohol and benzos, good thing that I don't get angry or sad often now.

 

I cry very often.

 

Depends more than situation than emotinos themselves.

A broken heart by a boyfriend... Tori Amos archieve.

A broken heart by losing someone I love... live every aching moment by trying to remember our moments together. As human brain usually brings out funny memories on times like that it helps me to smile.

Anger is similar... either I swear under my breath or punch reason of anger in the face. As I become more tolerant in years if someone can bring me punch in the face state they probably had it a long time coming.

 

When I'm sad I cry my heart out and get over it.

When I'm angry I think a lot of things about how mad I am and then rationalized it without doing it for real. Sometimes I remind myself that those things that causes you anger is not worth it. I shouldn't let it consume me because in the end I'll be the one who'll suffer.