How do you deal with negative emotion?

Depends on the type of negative thoughts.

My general answer is I'll think about my negative emotions. Analyze the whole situation. Once I believe I've thought about it enough and there is nothing more I can do, I'll play video games or listen to music to get my mind off of it or calm down.

If my negative thoughts are directed at someone for something they have done or said, I'll think about why I have such negative feelings towards them and then forgive them. And not just half-ass it, I mean seriously forgive them. I can't explain how good it feels to just forgive someone and feel the hate fade away. Of course if another person harmed someone I loved I don't think I could forgive them so easily, but luckily I haven't had a situation like that.

I deal with it by going for a drive in my car. A little spirited driving for that adrenaline rush. By the end of it my heart is pounding and I forget about the negative thoughts. Oh, and music helps too.

Usually listen to music or dance and jump around.

sigh and sleep.
That's all.

I have a lot of coping skills.

-Exercise
-Music
-Video Games
-Learning new skills (includes cooking, gfx, japanese, C++, drawing)
-Anime/hentai
-Taking my meds...
-Socializing (Still a work in progress)

I depends on what kind of negative thoughts. If it's anger, I go to this video, and press 2 repeatedly, exploding the Indian guy 100 times

For everything else, I'll usually play a game or something to take my mind off it.

I mentaly focus on the negitive emotion and crush it out of existence.

Scream then listen to some rap

Practice mindfulness exercises. Usually doesn't work and I end up dissing newfags in IB.

The only way to deal with negative emotions is to fully embrace them.

My brother died from cancer about 4 years ago. Instead of being in a hospital, he chose to be at home. I prefer sleeping on the couch, in the living room, and that's where he was the entire time. Since we were brothers, not only was he my greatest rival, but he was also my best friend. The last time I saw him alive, it was so horrifying that I had to drink until I passed out.

Looking back at it, my brother dying should have destroyed me, but it didn't. It's not that I'm cold or insensitive, I've just come to a state of being where I can appreciate the balance between life and death in a way that most people can't.

Just like positive emotions, you have to embrace negative emotions completely. Emotions are instinctual. In order to acquire a greater understanding of who you are, it is essential that you embrace the experience, regardless of how much pain you have to endure.

Trance music and video games or a good manga or two. If those don't work I pretty much set up a battlefield within my mind and go to war with my negative emotions beating myself up in the process but once its all done I feel better since Ive come to terms with whatever it was that was bothering me~

I think I mainly wind up repressing them, and then eventually dealing with them all when I have too much time to think, usually this is lying around awake in bed.
It's not really an intentional thing, ignoring my feeling, they just don't seem to come out at that moment, and will suddenly burst out later.
But when I consciously feel something, I'll usually either play a game or watch anime.

Usually I deepen the negative with depressing music, but by doing this I get bored of being sad and listen to happy music :)
Or i just read hentai, sleep, or watch a romance anime <3

I hurt those weaker than me...lmao jk. I just take a nap or a shower. :p

Video Games and Hentai....wtf else?!

Simple, get a surge of positive emotions. Do something that can make you happy.

Though, ironically doing none of that is helping me as I'm depressed as fuck.

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Sometimes I hit the wall or speeding with my motorcycle till I'm tired.
I usually do this before sleeping, since I don't want start the new day with gloomy mood. Just let everything out at the night.

Brood a little bit then move on

negative emotions wont really bother you as long as you keep yourself occupied.

I don't cope very well, at times. If the negative emotion is really overwhelming, I tend to shut down. I stop eating, I won't sleep, I don't speak at all, and I can't bring myself to do any of the things that I usually love to do. The longest I've been like that was for about a week. When it's not so bad though, I usually just try to smile and get my mind off of things by drawing, writing, or baking. As soon as I finish whatever it is I happen to be doing, I feel a lot better. ^_^