How do you ‘get out’ of a bad mood?

[irisnotadaff]

Feeling a bit ‘meh’ this afternoon. Have failed at everything I’ve tried to do and just feel snappy. So, have popped in ear buds and playing very loud music to myself. Still, been a bit of a bitch to my family tho.
What do you do that helps break the mood?

Can you close yourself off in a room with music and beer? Have a sing and a dance?

Go for a walk. Usually see interesting things which distracts me.

Be alone. Think. Pray. Breathe.

Also chocolate

Could you go out for a walk? A change of scenery might help?

I’m feeling the same. Was crying whilst making paella earlier for no reason whatsoever.

Currently drinking gin - seems to be helping

By doing something creative - usually making something, sewing, singing, painting or drawing. Or go for a walk, or have a good old stretch.

Today I felt blue because I should be on holiday. I badly wanted to be in Costas bar, or Takis place or Valentis place.

I gave myself a good talking to (you know, stuff like I'm lucky to be alive, would I really want to risk spreading the virus to the older inhabitants of the place etc) and then I told my family I live with that I felt melancholy, they sympathised. And them we had a right bitch about the ineptitude of this government. That did the trick.

Try getting angry, op, it worked wonders for me

I watch stand up comedy or comedy-based shows/theatre.
I went on go faster stripe and streamed Ben Moor's Plural Trouble for a fiver and pretended I was in Edinburgh yesterday.
The only upside for me the last 3 months has been access to theatre online, that has got me out of several funks.

Exercise. Never fails.

Normally I have to sleep it off . I always wake up the next day a different person . Be kind to yourself x

Go for a walk in the sunshine and make some serotonin 🙂

Go for a walk and take pictures of stuff. Sounds naff but helps me stop thinking about whatever is pissing me off.
And alcohol

For me it’s Yoga with Adriene every time.

And every time I do it I think “why don’t I do this more/why didn’t I do this sooner”?

I just seem come out of a (easy) session without the hump.... maybe still a bit Eeyore but not with the desire to disembowel anyone.

Eat and a nice hot shower.

I go for a walk and it really helps and it's much better than buying a ton of useless crap online

Distraction is often the best way - call someone, watch something that is easy to watch on tv - not the news! Listen to music, do some cleaning - which is productive... go for a walk, a run, etc. Just fill your mind with other thoughts for a while

Following with interest! My bad moods often spiral into thinking that I don't deserve to do anything nice to take my mind off it

Walk, bike ride, run
I need to exercise outside by myself, for at least an hour

Me too Natural. I don’t think I deserve to do nice things for myself just now. I think it’s rather a grumpy time generally just now. People are generally pretty fed up and being snappy with one another. We e had enough.

Sleep helps me, even an hour to unwind and have a nap

Go to bed, write the day off and try again tomorrow.

loud music and dancing like a fool. I'm terrible at taking my own advice but if i do it is a balm.

Exercise, or telephone my mum, cry, or call her whilst walking and crying!

Having hardly used my car for weeks, the last 3 times I've got in it something has been wrong with it (engine warning light, then windscreen wiper, today the windscreen had a huge fucking crack right across it!) I called my mum, cried a lot, felt much better!

lift some weights, run, hug my dog, eat something nice

Bed is the best solution for me.

Otherwise reading a book that's escapism can help.