How do you "come down" from a bad day?

[katsarecool]

When I worked a trip with nature on a long walk did the trick most days. A weekend trip to the mountains helped a lot too. And animals, petting them and telling them what was on my mind. And I would listen to NPR on the way home always took my mind off the stress of work.

[Bella~Vita]

I just kick some ass

[sylvie]

♫ music is most definitely my escape ♫

also, time with my children, time with friends, going for a brisk walk or exercise of any kind.. meditation is a must for me, and although i hate admitting it, food makes me feel better lol.. i'm an emotional eater, bigtime.. but i'm striving to find better avenues to deal with my stress haha...

reading , or some nice quiet time, to sit and think things through, focus on some positive things that boost me.. usually some deep conversations with friends will help get me to a better place..

oh and nothing like taking in nature, being outdoors, feeling & smelling the fresh air - watching the beauty all around you... being outdoors is something that always picks me up..

but, nothing beats turning my music up nice & loud and sylly dancing all over this place, singing it out like no one's watching!! *smiles*

[cuddlyfemme]

definately music! i also like spending time with my kitties and petting them

[CrankyOldGuy]

martini's and mafia wars

[hpychick]

that I would be posting in a thread like this....but here I am, posting, trying to find some light at the end of the tunnel, trying to get through today without breaking down and crying

when I wake up
when I get dressed
on my way to work
during my workday
on my way home
when I walk my dogs
when I'm talking to friends who are trying to help me get through this
when I'm talking to my kids, who try to console and comfort me
when I sit here staring blankly at the screen
when I try to eat
when I get my bath
when I get dressed for bed
as I fall asleep

I'm realizing, even though I'm the one who ended it, it's not easy at all. (Somehow, I've always thought it would be less painful.) It hurts like the dickens. It hurts more than I thought it would. Even knowing all that I know, all the reasons it won't work, all the reasons it could never work - it still hurts, and I still want him, and I still miss him every moment of everyday, every night when I could hear him snoring. I still miss the silly texts, and the corny jokes, and wake up phone calls over his breakfast, I miss him jetting into an office or a hallway, or outside for a quick smoke so he could call me just to tell me he was missing me and needed to hear my voice, to tell me how much he loved about me.

Walking away or running away, depending on how you look at it - it's harder than you think. Maybe soon, it will feel liberating. Maybe soon. But will it be soon enough?

How do I come down from a bad day? I just want to know how to get up.

[Medusa]

I have the luxury of going outside anytime I want here at work for a little fresh air and sunshine and I did just that as soon as I got here this morning and saw my inbox.
It's amazing what a few deep breaths can do.

I will also add that when I am driving home between work and home, I sometimes put my phone on silent and turn off the radio if I'm feeling a sensory overload that day so that I can have 10 minutes of "quiet time" before I get home and start my list of "to do's".