Favorite Coping Mechanisms

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

So yeah, how do ya'll cope?

One thing I've tried recently is opening the back door and screaming. Sadly, my throat gets dried out very quickly and I only can manage three high-volume screams before it degenerates into a hacking cough.

Alcohol is one of my less healthy coping mechanisms, and then there's The Other One that's even worse. Cooking is a good one but it takes some energy. Writing is the BEST for me, but it takes a lot of input energy and initial mental stability so it's out of reach when I need it most. Venting on the internet is a big thing, and there's always lots of angsty music. (No Children by Mountain Goats is a favorite.)

So how do you regulate your pulse, put off bad decisions, and generally reconcile yourself to the seething horrors of this world we live in? ^_^

Horrors. We talking about horrors. This is the fucking Golden Age of history.

Even if you like the way certain policies are going, can you HONESTLY say you don't see any horrors? The senseless mass shootings in places where we should be safe? Nazis with torches chanting "Jews will not replace us"? Getting wildfires, earthquakes, and rapid-fire series of tremendous hurricanes? None of this strikes you as "horrors"?

Nope, compared to the wast majority of human history.

They are still horrors! And like, just to pick one example, the HURRICANES are worse than ever! But even if I take your word for it, do you think looking at a statistical chart of infant mortality and violent pogroms alleviates the sorrow and shock at hearing about the little kid from Sutherland whose teachers need to explain why he won't be showing up for first grade to his classmates?

[MissKittyFantastico]

I like building Lego sets while the dvr's playing from its huge list of saved QI episodes. And/or freeforming Willow/Tara conversations in my head.