Honestly, I have a problem punching things. I got trapped by an SUV yesterday into the guardrails, and my mom gave me a lecture about defensive driving. I was mad and punched the car. The pain in my knuckles ensures me I won't do it again for a while. It's a vicious cycle.

Sadist

United States7327 Posts

December 21 2008 21:02 GMT

#44

SERENITY NOW

SERENITY NOW

Guybrush

Spain4744 Posts

December 21 2008 21:20 GMT

#45

I often find myself gazing into the mirror, stunned by my good looks. Then I go smoke a cigarette to let the impression settle, until I go into a state of mind where i reflect the experience. At that point I mostly achieve calmness.

Night[Mare

Mexico4793 Posts

December 21 2008 21:25 GMT

#46

i squeeze my cat

Dutch

Canada110 Posts

December 21 2008 21:25 GMT

#47

This is the method I use: I say "Three two one, one two three, what the hell is bothering me?! This is a true story method learned from the hit show Family Matters in the 90s!

Hypnosis

United States2061 Posts

December 21 2008 21:31 GMT

#48

dude the answer is very obvious imo. Music. When im pissed off or upset i either listen to music or play guitar and i calm down in about 5 minutes.

Danzepol

United States211 Posts

December 21 2008 22:20 GMT

#49

I get that thinking too much feeling sometimes. Getting a good girl, cliche as it sounds, really does help. As others have said, working out/sports help a great deal as well. You could even try setting goals to yourself to help you focus.

and to all the weed responses, don't take those seriously. At least for me weed would sometimes do just the opposite and I would begin to think even harder about whatever was bothering me, often coming to conclusions that would make me anxious..

Conclusion: do your best to stay active socially and physically.

IzzyCraft

United States4487 Posts

December 21 2008 22:32 GMT

#50

Hypervenolate into a bag makes you really tired.

fight_or_flight

United States3988 Posts

December 21 2008 22:55 GMT

#51

Could you explain to me why you would like to be calm? I'm the opposite, can't really get excited. Seems to me like it is better to have an intrinsic motivation to be constantly doing something.

REDBLUEGREEN

Germany1904 Posts

December 21 2008 23:03 GMT

#52

sit or lay down comfortably and close your eyes. breath in and out slowly and imagine your left hand, left arm, right hand, right arm, left foot, left leg, right foot, right leg and finally your whole body to sink down and feel heavy. Repeat every body part 3 times until you move on to the next. You can listen to some ambient music in the background but personally I prefer silence or natural noises like the wind. Will take 5 to 10 minutes and it really works.

poasiodss

United States63 Posts

December 21 2008 23:20 GMT

#53

Sounds like something you'll probably get out of soon. As a temporary solution, try this chain...

Run/exercise to induce plenty of sweating -> shower -> masturbate -> smoke a cigarette -> lie down on your bed -> read something you might be interested in. When the feeling of uneasiness comes back, try to figure out what's causing it.

betaben

681 Posts

December 21 2008 23:27 GMT

#54

close our eyes;
focus on listening, starting with those things closest to you, such as your own breathing, ending with things so far away that they are just white noise.

Dice[Zero]

Canada1 Post

December 21 2008 23:31 GMT

#55

Glass of cold water, deep breath, nice joint, Play 'The Metal' on Guitar Hero 3

Blissful

LaSt)ChAnCe

United States2179 Posts

December 21 2008 23:40 GMT

#56

i'm bipolar, so constant racing thoughts pretty much all the time, and i'm too cheap to go to a psychiatrist/get mood stabilizers, so i'm pretty much never calm