usually I watch some inspirational YouTube videos or listen to some music whenever I'm feeling overly angry, but sometimes it's difficult to just let it go especially when it's strong. sometimes I find sleeping it off might help~ but that's just me * hugs ya*

I've tried watching videos that should make me appreicate what I have, i've tried watching videos that should make me happy, but the anger still clings, the hate wont go away :(

even cute videos of babies giggling or kitties being cute? :c or somethin' like this? :3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB52iP2a_MY

It'll make me giggle at the time, but the happiness doesn't stick around. I think that part of me wants to be unhappy >n<

I'm sorry :c it's a sucky struggle for sure x.x

I... turn it around and put it into drawing something horrible and violent like this: (gore & impalement warning) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4904261/

Art as catharsis. So much of what I draw is cute or sweet, doing something physically awful to one of my headpeople seems to work as an outlet for me.

How to you manage to draw through the mood? I find that it ends up more of an art block than anything.

I force it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Even sitting there and scribbling until the whole page is black is a form of expression. It doesn't have to look pretty or come from specific inspiration. It's more or less mental vomit onto the page.

That's a good way to look at it, I'll give that a shot, thanks!!

welcome. =) I kinda see it like drawing the poison out of a wound. Just get it out. You don't have to show it to anybody else, even.

I'm known as the "guy who rarely gets upset" at work, so I can try to help.

I say a few swear words, but then just kinda let it go. It seems weird, but it works. The thing that gets me the most upset is just people being stupid, but I know I can't do anything about that, sadly. So I just let it go. It's really hard for me to... explain it thoroughly, though, unfortunately. But what I can say is this:

You can't let the things that upset you get to you. Is it hard? Yep, but that's what friends are for! You posting a journal was a good first step towards being happy! You just have to let it go, and never look back. Never think about it, or anything, just look straight ahead, at the horizon. Like you're driving a car!

Yes, it's the letting go that is deffinitely the hard part. I seems to have problems relying on people and bottle up a lot of my crap inside, I feel like I'm being a downer otherwise. I could use therapy XD

Well ponies are a temporary solution for me :P I usually just bottle up all my anger/hate/dissapointment. I'm pretty easy going and I can usually roll with whatever negative crap is thrown my way. I figure at some point though someone is going to get all up in my grill and I will freak right the fuck out. You ever want to talk, you know how to get in touch!

Well you know how easy going I usually am, and lemme just tell you, the moods I've been in recently are very not normal for me. Maybe I am bottling it up too much x,X

Maybe you are. I know you have a pretty hectic schedule/lot of responsibility, but maybe try going for a wander, have some outdoor introspection. I find that helps me.

I don't get mad. I get stabby.

...not really, Eh, I got nothin'. Sorry.

When I get mad, I get mired in it until something comes along and forces me off it. Kicking and screaming, 'cause I wanna stay mad.

I can be like that, when I'm really upset, it can be almost like trying to pull myself free of a pool of tar Dx

Usually if I start getting pissed, I brood about it until I find someone who shares the same/similar feelings on the subject, and vent to them and maybe argue about it. That lets me send it out so I can stop thinking about it and go back to happy thoughts. :)

Maybe that's what I need, someone like-minded I can share my bitching with x3

Most of my stress is work-related, so on my 'work outside' days, I rant at whoever i'm working with while pushing carts, and they rant back and we have a good laugh at stupid things.

Too bad I only work outside about once every 2 weeks now. :(

Chill out music. Anything that's calm and soothing that helps you to let go. It's the hardest thing to do, but sometimes letting go is really the only cure.

Some things are worth getting angry over. But no one is really worth hating. That'll just poison you.

*offers hugs* That's about all the advice I can give. If you don't mind, I'll say a prayer for you in hopes you will learn to let go of the hate and channel your anger in productive ways.