How Do You Vent Your Anger, KHV?

When your day goes from bitter to sour, how do you guys deal with it?

I just try to sleep it off or find something else to think about. Sometimes I'll review the situation in my head to point out how stupid it all is, accept that I can't do anything about it, and move on. Some things aren't worth getting upset and acting out over, so I believe it's best to just leave them be before you do something you'll regret later.

 

I just bottle it all up :L

Terrible advice but unfortunately that's what I tend to do. I try to break the habit, of course, but when I'm upset about something I usually just pretend it's not happening. I do this until I have an emotional breakdown from there being too much. But I do not recommend this guys. B|

Probably my healthiest method is writing about it. I have a personal feelings blog/journal that I share with basically no one, where I vent about things and people etc. It can do wonders, I find, to organize your thoughts on everything and express them in an atmosphere free of judgment. Of course, I will occasionally turn to others for advice when I can't quite find my way through something, but just saying "I am angry because ______ " is actually amazingly helpful. That's my best recommendation, haha.

 

I usually listen to some music,take a nap,or play a violent video game to take my anger out on villains....or anything killable ^^

 

I'm always in the here and now. For example, if I have an argument with my mom, I forget about it when I get to school or 10 minutes later (if there's no school) and don't let it affect my day.

 

I usually bottle it up and release it with music. Works perfectly.

 

I usually vent it out in an angry song which sometimes results in Screamo deppending on how angry i am.

 

I do the same thing for the most part. :/ sadly my breakdowns are usually untimely I.e. driving and a friend or two is in the car with me.

I've recently learned that music helps me more than anything. As does any first person shooter, while loud obnoxious music is playing (august burns red, lamb of god, etc.).

 

I lay down, put on a movie or show I like and just let it all go. A good thing to do is try and forget the bad things and perhaps remember the good things.

 

I text my friends and vent. Or listen to hateful music. Or write hateful songs. Or post about it on KHV or Reddit, depending on how sensitive the issue is. All those are usually very helpful things and I recommend them to anyone.

 

Play grand theft auto or Listen to Music. Preferably with screaming lyrics.
This distracts my mind long enough to forget it.
Most of the time I bottle it up, which like Misty said, I don't recommend.

 

When I'm angry, I tend to shut myself up and not let it out. But it's hard when I talk to people and the simplest thing can set me off. But I try not to let it get the best of me.
To calm down, I try and watch funny video or listen to music by myself. Also, I find people who never get me angry to talk to and it makes me feel even more better. Other than that, I just wait for the anger to fade eventually.

 

Depends where I am or who I'm with (or who's online, lately).
If people I trust and are really close to are online I'll talk to them, usually they help me work through whatever I'm feeling or at least make it suck a little less.
Though there's times I don't feel like talking to anyone, and that's when I go for a drive. It really calms me down, most of the time I go to a park nearby and go off one of the paths to a certain tree and just sit up in it until I start to feel better. There's something really calming about being alone with just the sounds of nature around me.

Although if I'm really angered to the point of violence (which has been the case here at college due to my...lovely roommates) I took up martial arts again - aikido fall term, karate last term, though nothing this term because of my schedule being packed. Given that it's only the second week no one's really screwed with me yet, but if they do I'll probably go to the gym and take it out on the punching bags or something. Physical activity like that makes me feel better, probably because it takes my mind of mental irritants and focuses instead on physical stress, and I'm a lot better at dealing with that.

 

My go-to method of releasing anger would be violent video games, mainly those in the fighting genre. There's just something about beating the snot out of a fictional character (Or 3, in the case of my chosen game) that really helps me cool off. It doesn't work all the time, but eventually I get over it, since staying angry about something isn't going to make it any better.

Another method I use is to just step into my bedroom for a minute or two and just take deep breaths and calm down. It really helps sometimes.

 

I sit down while shaking in anger, and cussing the person who caused it in my head. Or call my friend and laugh about pointless things until all anger fades away. If it doesn't fade away I eventually end up doing revenge. I once made my brother's whole closet wet. I got in trouble.

Totally worth it.

 

I usually bottle it up, but when im majorly ticked i either:
A. punch my pillow till i feel atleast somewhat better.
B. listen to angry music and play a violent(ish) video game.

 

I'm surprised a lot of you are mentioning driving--I've found that being emotional + driving do not mix, at least for me. Luckily I'm usually within a ten mile radius of my house, but there have been considerations of just kind of smashing into that tree right over there.

Violent video games do defs help though, smashing someone with your fists is impractical in real life so we must live vicariously through simulations. *v*

 

For years I bottled it up. I'm not the type of person that shared her feelings with others so I kept it in till it all came out in tears, usually when I went to bed. Now-a-days, if something happens, I'll go out for a long walk in the park to clear my head. Or if it's something that's made me really angry I'll run. And I'll run hard. xD I suppose I should talk about it to someone but I don't like showing anger or any aggressive behaviour. I do find exercising to be a good way to vent anger, probably cause you're tiring the body out and you're releasing endorphins.

 

Usually just try sleeping if off in a dark, secluded area. Also, violent video games, though not as much now.

 

It depends how mad I am.
As if I get really mad,I usually end up screaming at someone. Or breaking something. Or bursting into tears. Or,on memorable occasions,all three.
But I have an awful habit of hitting myself if I get angry. It stops me from hitting anyone else I suppose. And it snaps some sense into me.
Tea though,always calms me down.
And puts me in a much better mood.
/addicted