How to quell frustration

How do you do it?

Drugs and alcohol come to mind, but these days weed isn't much fun and makes me think too much. Alcohol makes me feel like shit. Masturbating is boring.

What to do? I can't seem to find peace.

 

I think about what I can do to change my life then go and do it.

 

I usually try to decide if the frustration is something I can change or if I am creating it when I don't need to.

Change the feelings about frustration and it dissipates.


If you can't do that then distraction is probably the next best thing to try. Read, music, take a walk.......anything to stop the cycle.

 

I go for walks in nature. For me this works better than anything else in the world.

 

Listen to some loud, quick music for a while. Like Distress or Doom. I do it when I get pissed it works like a charm. Or you can try "yelling" just mouth your words like yell without the sound it's like throwing a silent fit.

 

meditation, exercise. try to develop good health.

sounds like in particular you might benefit from some positive social connections if you can find them

making a list of things that you are grateful for in life might be helpful.

maybe try to find a dream and make it come true

 

i don't have a set system. every bout of frustration is different, and what works for one probably won't work for another.

i was actually feeling rather frustrated earlier tonight, so i got online and distracted myself with beer and flash games. that helped quite a bit, although there's still a chance i might go off on someone if i find a really stupid post here.

 

Hold your eye position up and to the right for 5 minutes. This breaks obsessive thought.

 

I do yoga and follow with some meditation. When I meditate, I like to chant and do breath work. I recommend taking a class or workshop.

 

Live your life deliberately and with good intentions. Avoid things that produce negative effects. If something makes you feel shitty, like alcohol, then avoid it. Replace that void with things that bring you peace or satisfaction.

Its remarkable to me how many people do things that make them absolutely miserable and continue to do so even though they know it makes them miserable. Cut out all the negative shit.

Start small and build a good foundation, get into a good routine, find satisfaction in the mundane. Once the everyday, persistent aspects of your life (which for me personally means good health, a good diet, exercise of both the body and mind, a clean and uncluttered house, and harmonious , well-balanced friendships and relationships) are where they should be, it becomes a lot easier to pursue loftier goals.

 

unfortunately, while i do a pretty good job of avoiding people, it's really hard to cut them out entirely.

 

toast and peanut butter

 

ohm..

 

^

spoken like a true electrician

 

Sometimes it seems as if my mental health has suffered at the expense of my physical health. I changed my lifestyle completely (as far as exercise and eating habits go) in the past year, yet I feel more on edge, anxious, depressed and just unsatisfied than ever before. For the years I was fat, I was numb, with the occasional twinge of happiness. Now it just feels impossible to ever be content. Attaining what I want in life seems daunting, especially with my worldview and the fact I can never seem to focus on one particular thing long enough to get things done. I've got some good ideas, I think, but I never seem to be able to make them materialize. Damn ADD.

 

one can lose weight in unhealthy ways. do you want to describe the details of your diet?

exercise can be good, but too much exercise and exercise under certain circumstances can be bad. can you describe your exercise habits too?

 

driving

especially bush drives down trails in the summer

 

e7m8,

It's nothing to do with that. I know what I am doing as far as that goes. I am physically in great health. It has more to do with the psychological implications of self-realization. You lose a lot of weight, which changes how you look and feel, which makes you look at certain things more than before with regard to who you are as a person and what you want out of life. It's hard to explain.

 

Ok, seriously - I generally take my frustrations out on others. Especially with those that take their frustrations out on me. I'm not really sure when I am happy or indeed what makes me happy. Perhaps when I find that out I won't be so frustrated.

 

i cry on the internet