Things you do to calm down ?

I usually pop in my headphones to shut out the world and wallow in depression. Usually though my train of thought makes me laugh at how pathetic my life is until I'm happy again.

Smoke, drink and music.

Fighting games have the opposite effect on me.

I get mad too but if I stop playing for a bit and reflect on what I did right and wrong and moves for improvement, then I feel a feeling of content.

Play a game that I can achieve a zen (like) state from.
Listen to music that drains my focus to.
Stare at the wall/ceiling.
Study/learn something new.
Do something else till I've calmed down and can try again.

"calm down" - I'm going to assume this means anger, or sadness, or a mixture of both, and similar feelings ;p

Depending on the situtation, I would:
- watch an episode of anime
- listen to music
- go jogging until I feel better, or punching bag

I remember reading that depending on the situtation, your mind doesn't control how you feel. but after a short while, those feelings become self induced (probably due to fixation, or attachment to the thing that's making you angry/sad)

so you would be making yourself feel sad/angry. and the way I see it, it doesn't really benefit you feeling that way cause it puts you in a mindset that isn't "very welcoming." If I know I'm doing that to myself, I try to think of how silly/pointless putting myself in that state of mind would be.

This right here:

https://www.fakku.net/doujinshi

Nujabes and Lolis

works every time.

I'm always calm.

Going to the mall and bagging a prize.

Sing a Vocaloid song.

Hug my teddybear and listen to touhou songs..

Have a cup of cranberry juice, masturbate, listen to Racer X, hop on the exercise bike, play videogames, that sort of thing.

These are some steps i take if a time comes when angry consumes me:
1. Take 5 or 6 DEEP breaths
2. Wash my face with hot water (or mild)
3. opt. Soak me feet in hot salt-water
4. Turn on the computer and do two things
5. First go on youtube and listen to this:

6. Open a new tab and go to Rainy Mood and turn the voulme on the site 2 notches down
7. Play the song in the background and listen to the rain fall.

This always helps me gain a calm and serene atmosphere. I hope that this, in some way, helps someone one day.

I yell out FUCK. The close my eyes really hard to calm myself down. If there are lots of people around then I'll say fuck a lot more quietly

A. Throw spikes into my target board
B. Beat my punching bag
C. Read a book
D. Dance
E. Sing
F. Play a game
If all else fails, sleep

Sleep. Works for most anything.

Usually by running until I forget why I was upset in the first place. If it's impossible to run I take a nap.

I'm always fuckin' calm.
But heavy metal, Super Meat Boy, and "dangerous driving" makes me calmer.

Depends on what's aggravating me, but typically I would do something else to divert my attention away from it. Going to Fakku or my other forums, working on my stories/art - doing the little things that I do everyday.

However, I'm usually laidback so my word probably don't mean much.