CarrieMpls said:

Treat yourself to an indulgent, but healthier activity as a substitute.

If you don't already belong to a gym, buy a day pass to a really luxurious one (usually $10-$20). Or if you live in a larger city, check to see if there are sauna houses available like The Turkish Bath House in Miami Beach....those places are awesome and have a zillion steam rooms, hot and cold water therapy, some rooms w aromathery and deck chairs or relaxing room for reading. Sometimes a pool...

...but if only a gym's available you can sweat your troubles out in a regular sauna. Maybe go hit the treadmill first, with your headphones and favorite music playing that expresses all the brou-haha running through your mind and bothering you lately. Whatever the feelings are. Just choose music that's honestly expressing how you feel and watch your self sort of walk your troubles off for maybe a solid hour. Your legs will feel like jelly afterwards, but you'll adjust. After that, hit the steam room and sweat all those yuchy physical (and a few emotional !) toxins out of your body.

Afterwards go home indulge in takeout of some miso soup or a nice bowl of brothy noodles, or maybe a premade food treat from your local Wild Oats/Whole Foods or other health market. If you don't want to spend too much money on takeout, then honey, you'd be surprised how well a pack of Ramen Noodles clean up when you add fresh ginger, a chopped scallion, fresh cilantro, and an egg/chopped chiken breast. If you're the spicy type then add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a tiny bit of sliced red chili.

Then put an uplifting or your favorite movie in your DVD, sit your ass down with a pot of hot tea (non-caffeine) and lull yourself to sleep afterwards
. Be careful with too much caffeine intake because not only does it get people revved up and prone to reach for things to calm down, but it's also an appetite stimulant. Now might be a good time to switch to herbal tea, and I've heard that they've started selling Rooibos tea in the US now. Rooibus is an African tea with neat health benefits (anti nervousness, anti-constipation, anti-colloc, anti-oxidant) without caffeine. If you're a coffee drinker, you could always switch to CARO coffee, made from wheat, and I think distributed at home by the Nestlé company...hope this sounds interesting !

crying through the Fifth Element lol

I felt a lot better after it.

AsianBomb777 said:

Are those runes?

applekisses said:

get your ass to the Miami Invasion.

ZombieKitten said:

i don't really have a pick me up

maybe i should take up drinking.

Ocean said:

You forgot "swearing at Phil"

ZombieKitten said:

isn't that a penis pump?

Ottensen said:

Some lovely suggestions!

I belong to a gym, I go twice a week, but maybe that's just not enough. I've never stepped in the sauna, maybe I will try that this week.

I'm actually quite caffeine sensitive, so my intake of caffeine is severely limited (especially in comparison to most americans). The tea sounds lovely. I will look for it. Thanks!

without a doubt music... it has gotten me through the darkest of times and been there in the best of times

That easily picks me up or brings me down.

Shanti1 said:

i gotta be careful to not get too low when i'm sad and need to go into a sad music space. can't stay too long, or watch out!

Tantric masturbation is what you need to be doing.

It's best if you can make it last for half an hour, but just be careful as the lack of blood to your brain can make you hallucinate and you can end up shagging pieces of furniture.

So what do you do? Where do you find your comfort?