What's your instant cure-all for a really bad day?

[Ham_authority95]

Sleep usually does it for me. After waking up, nothing seems quite as bad.

I'll have to second this.

Sleep is a great opportunity to just shut the world out.

 

[Lizmichi]

Gaming if it's not too bad or music. Mostly music though. It calms me so much that I get over shit fast.

 

[Blair Bennett]

A good book, which at the moment is Cell by Steven King.

I agree wholeheartedly. I'm not so much a fan of the more recent things he's written, but Cell still remains one of my favorite of his newer material. That, and Duma Kay I guess. I just love the atmosphere of both.

OT: Listening to music, at the moment, my anti-depressant is Rammstein. That or writing. I've been known to write many a short story while in a state of utter depression, but once I've got it down on paper, I can usually get over it...Booze helps too.

 

[Nouw]

masturbation

Ahem, gaming does it for me.

 

[ThorUK]

Step 1. Start up computer.
Step 2. Wait for steam to start up.
Step 3. Shut off everything unnecessary.

Ironically at this point I would shut steam down; silly resource-hogging application...

But to answer the question at hand, sleep, or anything that allows me to forget myself (a book or a TV programme).

 

[Eagle Est1986]

Probably sport or general exercise. Generally seems to work out my stress and negative emotions, though I don't use it as a cure often enough.

 

[Estocavio]

The Internet. Or if it was a truly bad day, i play Garrys Mod. And do sick twisted things to NPC's and ragdolls, record it, not have the nerve to upload it to youtube then quickly delete it before anyone sees.

 

[Yureina]

Music usually does it for me, even the kind that is depresing in nature. If that does not do it, then I will just write something about my day, if only to try to make those thoughts come out of my head. After that, i'll play a game or two. That usually takes care of it.

 

[leviathanmisha]

First/Second season of True Blood or The Tudors in Blu-Ray, a tub of Moose Tracks ice cream, and a 2-litre of Dr. Pepper.

My cure ALL!!

 

[TheLaofKazi]

Music, sleep,

Or rant about it humorously among friends. The negativity of life makes for great comedy.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Some video games, chocolate and sleep usually does it for me.

 

[Blair Bennett]

masturbation

Ahem, gaming does it for me.

This post was my "instant cure-all", at least today. So I guess you can add The Escapist Forums to my list.

 

[SimuLord]

Del Taco. All but the worst days can be improved by burritos, fries, and Coca-Cola.

Sadly, the bad days have made me gain back two of the 8 pounds I lost. Better stop having so many gods-damned bad days!

 

[Luke Cartner]

A big hug from my sons

 

[Womplord]

an entire 200g block of chocolate. also im not fat

 

[Dfskelleton]

The game prototype can make a bad day go away. All anger and sadness is lost when you blow up a helicopter, run up the side while it's still in Mid Air, do a backflip off the nose, turn your arm into a giant blade, do a frontflip and split a tank in half.

 

[Lavoscraft]

Cocaine and Steroids! Actually watching online videos helps me..

 

[Celd]

Singing songs badly alone in my room or any game that lets me go on a massacre usually do it. Sometimes hanging out with my mates and acting goofy or going to an Anime Convention.

 

[Weaver]

I get on my pyjamas, eat ice cream, make some tea and then curl up inside my cozy warm bed and read a good book.

 

[likalaruku]

1)Comedy: Stand-up, old British TV shows, Fail Blog, dumb shit on YouTube, Engrish, bloopers on TGWTG, etc.

2)Eat chocolate-covered strawberries & watch educational programming (don;t ask why it works, it just DOES).

3)New volume of a manga, new video game, new comic book that isn't a mediocre issue.

4)Pop in Dungeon Siege. Kill anything that moves, smash every crate.