How do you cope?

[ohiosmith]

[taterguy]

1. By remembering that there are incredibly beautiful places in the world

And that I haven't seen them all yet. (Sorry for the lack of snark)

[ohiosmith]

5. Good one. Snarkless replies are sincerely appreciated.

:hi:

[Maineiac]

2. Endorphines - the natural high

A couple hours at the gym or a quick 30 miles on my bike if the weather is good.

[ileus]

3. it's always easy...

[ohiosmith]

8. Where dat?

[KitchenWitch]

4. By continuing to believe that those who do harm will get their comeuppance.

I may not get to see it, but I know they will get theirs.

[ohiosmith]

10. They do. Every messed up thing I have ever done has come back to bite me in the ass.

I'm a karma magnet.

[skygazer]

6. Music, nature, friends and family

Stepping out my door and gazing at the cathedral of Redwoods that rises up in front of me is amazingly soothing.

[Arugula Latte]

11. How can you gaze at the sky through those incredible trees?

;)

We have some gi-normous trees surrounding our house, too. They are like friends, except when it's quite windy, and I imagine them falling on us and crushing us into smithereens ... :scared:

[Arugula Latte]

7. A few things:

A glass or two of white wine in the evening

Humor

DU

Thinking about my kids and husband ... They make everything worthwhile

Fur therapy -- Kitties!

Appreciating delicious food ... especially Thai and Mediterranean :9

Working out -- I feel good afterwards and getting myself more toned helps psychologically

going for a walk

Daily Show and Colbert

Chocolate

Reading magazines in a warm bath

Thinking about upcoming travel

Friends

[Lady Effingbroke]

9. Beer.

Beer is good.*

That and the innertubes.

*disclaimer: I do not drink to excess a-tall, but I do enjoy an occasional beer or two after returning home from work.

[Cabcere]

12. I'm not good at coping at all.

:( I tend to binge eat, mostly sweets (especially chocolate), and engage in other self-destructive behavior. There was a time when I would have said "knives," but I haven't done that in several months, and I'm trying not to go back to it because it's stupid. Sometimes when I look at the scar on my wrist, though, I'm very tempted...

Other than that, I usually listen to music, go for a walk, or play computer games. :shrug:

[NightWatcher]

13. Beer and kitties

yes, I said Kitties. I dont have them anymore but kitties were good at getting rid of stress until it's time to go scoop the poop

[ohiosmith]

20. Beer and kitties? Do you have a good recipe?

[AlCzervik]

14. I read, i spend time with my goofy daughter and i clean, for some reason cleaning

relaxes me especially if it's something thats going to take awhile.

[ileus]

17. Cleaning = Happiness....agreed.

[ohiosmith]

21. Well.....when you're done with yours........

[Lil Missy]

15. I drink heavily

Just kidding!

I tend to resort to humor and joking around when I feel down.

And sometimes I can be very cynical and sardonic, which can go both ways with people on the receiving end.

[datasuspect]

16. i poop a lot

[ileus]

18. Eat less fiber...

[BuelahWitch]

19. Not necessarily in this order but...

[Ariana Celeste]

22. A few things.

Lately I've been reading the Dune series.

And my best friend helps a lot, too.

[redqueen]

23. Sublimation!

Just ignore it... and it will go away. Well, not really, but mostly... sort of. Well enough to get by, anyway.

[av8rdave]

24. Coping mechanisms

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. I have, quite possibly, the most wonderful friend on earth.

We've been through the worst together, cried together, lost a whole lot and gained quite a bit. MrG is my coping mechanism...most days. ;)