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- Preferred Character Gender
- No Preferences
Depends on the circumstances. If I'm feeling stressed, angry, or frustrated, I'll often just bury myself in schoolwork (or some other productive activity) and get a bunch of that done. The satisfaction of checking things off my to-do list is rather calming, and it's a good use of my energy while I wait for myself to cool off. This one sort of depends on the time of day, though (or, more specifically, whether or not my meds have worn off yet). If I can't muster up the focus to be productive, then I'll probably distract myself with a video game or something. Less satisfying, but it works well enough at getting my mind off of it.
If it's something where I just feel... down, but it's like a dull sort of down where I don't feel sad enough to cry or even really want to vent, but also definitely feeling... sad as opposed to angry or frustrated, then I'll generally withdraw from online communication for a bit, voluntarily ignoring any new messages or posts on watched threads, and I'll distract myself with something that requires little mental effort and is easy to zone out to -- generally Youtube videos. When I feel like I don't have the energy or motivation to talk to people or invest myself in a video game or movie, it takes some easy viewing for me to take my mind off of whatever's bugging me. Generally, a bit of time poking around Youtube will distract me enough that I'll get over it.
And if I just feel like I need a good cry? Music often helps. I'll just shut myself away from any other electronics for a little while and just... listen to the music, and let myself be emotional. Hey Jude was sort of my go-to crying song for a while -- not just for the more obvious reasons, but also because there's this one point in the song where, if you listen really closely, you can just barely hear Paul mutter "fucking hell". It's hard to pick up on, but, once I was able to hear it, I just couldn't un-hear it. So, even though it was never at the front of my mind in times like these, it still always stood out to me when it came up, and I couldn't help but chuckle. XD Add to that the fact that the song is like 8 minutes long, and the end of it sounds considerably more uplifting than the earlier parts? I'm pretty much always feeling better by the end of it. It starts off as a good crying song to just let out some emotions with, and then it cheers me up just as I feel like I've gotten enough of it out. Given all of that, it's sort of unsurprising how it became my go-to choice. XD
If it's something where I just feel... down, but it's like a dull sort of down where I don't feel sad enough to cry or even really want to vent, but also definitely feeling... sad as opposed to angry or frustrated, then I'll generally withdraw from online communication for a bit, voluntarily ignoring any new messages or posts on watched threads, and I'll distract myself with something that requires little mental effort and is easy to zone out to -- generally Youtube videos. When I feel like I don't have the energy or motivation to talk to people or invest myself in a video game or movie, it takes some easy viewing for me to take my mind off of whatever's bugging me. Generally, a bit of time poking around Youtube will distract me enough that I'll get over it.
And if I just feel like I need a good cry? Music often helps. I'll just shut myself away from any other electronics for a little while and just... listen to the music, and let myself be emotional. Hey Jude was sort of my go-to crying song for a while -- not just for the more obvious reasons, but also because there's this one point in the song where, if you listen really closely, you can just barely hear Paul mutter "fucking hell". It's hard to pick up on, but, once I was able to hear it, I just couldn't un-hear it. So, even though it was never at the front of my mind in times like these, it still always stood out to me when it came up, and I couldn't help but chuckle. XD Add to that the fact that the song is like 8 minutes long, and the end of it sounds considerably more uplifting than the earlier parts? I'm pretty much always feeling better by the end of it. It starts off as a good crying song to just let out some emotions with, and then it cheers me up just as I feel like I've gotten enough of it out. Given all of that, it's sort of unsurprising how it became my go-to choice. XD
