When I am in a bad mood, I ...................

---get in a good workout! Nothing fixes my bad moods like an Imax or Imax Extreme or a good leg workout! Usually cardio brings me back around.

If I'm in a really bad mood, I've been known to complete that good workout and then get online and order more videos! :) :) Out of my bad mood comes inspiration! :)

Jo
 
Do KPC and imagine I'm hammer punching the person I'm mad at
Pet the dog and absorb her wonderful, gentle nature

Unfortunately, if I'm in a very bad mood, I usually end up crying. all my emotions come out in tears. What a pain. Then I just hole up and stay away from the world until it passes.
 
I don't really get in "bad moods", anymore, so this is hard to answer. I have become pretty good at addressing things that are making me upset before they really bring me down, but I still find that once in a while, during that time of the month, my fuse gets a little shorter and I can actually find myself in a 12-hour funk:

So, when that happens, I get very quiet, say as little as possible, don't tolerate interruptions very well, and pray for the end of the day to arrive quickly so I can get home, make a cup of tea, and sit in front of the TV, read, work on my book, or listen to music. No exercise for me -- I don't know why, but I'm not an exerciser when I'm in a foul mood. Getting into my head vs. my body tends to work better for me.
 
In my younger days, I threw things (rarely - I had to really be ticked off to do that) and opened up cans of verbal whoop-a$$ on the people who pushed my patience button one-too-many times. I remember this one poor dude who was on the receiving end of one of these rare verbal onslaughts, and he literally just stood there in disbelief and had no idea how to respond. I just wanted to yell afterward, "See, you just had to go and make me prove that even though I'm a nice person, I have my limits!" I may look like a little librarian-type pushover, but that is so not the case. :7
 
OK, my turn :)

Since I was in a bad mood yesterday, I will list my activities of the day...

worked out HARD at the gym }(
treated myself to lunch and a chocolate raspberry martini :p
lounges out on the couch
Drowned myself in the baseball game and drooled over the Yankees :)

Generally I work out hard, clam up and work it out or shift gears and change my attitude.
 
When I read Catwoman's response I have to say I feel the same way. I can't remember the last time I was in a bad mood. I believe it's also because I've learned to address things that bother me as soon as possible. DH is my sounding board so I discuss things with him too. I've learned that it's better to be genuine with my feelings rather than try to feel the way other people think I should. It has been very liberating for me!
 
I'm so predictable -

I will...

1. Do KPC or something else that involves punches and kicks.
2. Eat everything in sight.
3. Be even more pissed off the next day because I'm totally bloated.
4. Repeat...
 
Yes...kim -- I do ALL of those things except...I workout even more because I know it will make me feel better. Mostly, I really just want people to LEAVE ME ALONE! But for some reason, the people around me just don't get it. Maybe they LIKE having people around them when they're in a pissy mood? I'm not sure. But it seems -- when I want people around the least -- well, they're RIGHT THERE in my face asking me what's wrong. And even when I say -- "yeah...I just need a little time alone and I'll be fine" -- well, they're back the next hour/day/whatever asking me the same damn question. Hello...what part of "I need to work it out and then I'll let you know when I'm back to normal" do they not understand? What's a crack whore gotta do to get some alone time around here?!?

Then I feel bad because I should be grateful that I have so many people who want to be around me (why?) and talk to me (why?) and care about me (why?) -- but really I just want them to leave me the hell alone for a while so I can get myself together.

It amazes me how much we all have in common...and I thought it was just my own little weird thing!

Ooops...sorry...got someone in my office asking me how I'm doing...for heaven's sake (ARGGGG).

Ok...back now. Since I am CURRENTLY in a bad mood (and have been since I got sick 3 weeks ago), I feel evil right now. I think I'm going to find out what irritates the hell out of all these people that keep bothering me and start giving them a taste of their own medicine.

I also do the following:
-- workout a LOT
-- eat foods I normally wouldn't (chocolate, bread, sugary stuff, potatoes, peanut butter)
-- lay on the couch
-- think of smart-a$$ things to say to people who don't deserve it
-- drive like a crazy person
-- don't return phone calls
-- don't answer my phone
-- say I'm busy doing something "productive" when I'm really just laying on the couch eating peanut butter if someone wants me to do something with them.

Shonie
 
Manually split wood with a maul.

Tune my bow and shoot about 100 arrows at a target. ( I gave up guns a few years ago!) This is not a rage thing, you'd be suprised at how much concentration and focus archery takes, it's hard to think of something else.

Bake bread and goodies.

Dave
 
I sit on the computer wasting tons of time doing nothing (like right now!!!x() instead of getting up off my a$$ and burning off some of that negative energy doing a work out or cleaning the house!
 
....become horrid & evil. I try not to go there.

Truthfully, ask even my coworkers, I really try to let things go by. I can be hurtful and evil if I have a chance. It's just not worth it for me.


Marla
 
Most of the above, plus CUDDLE MY KIDS! It's hard to stay grumpy when you're cuddled up reading a book with 2 preschoolers!
 
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