I like Lex's idea of having sex, but I want someone to have it with, LOL! Also, Lex, who is the Goddess Nephthys? I'm not familiar with many gods and goddesses, but I do like to learn.

I like to work it out in my head, at least for a little bit. It helps to get some of those feelings out. I cry if I need to.

After expressing my feelings (even just to myself), I agree with what everyone else says, including yourself: Distractions are good.

Reading is one of my favorites. I have more than enough books, so not only does reading get my mind off things, but it helps me reduce my TBR list.

Watching TV or movies helps, too. Mindless comedies are good. I like things that won't stir my emotions (at least anything that will make me cry--even if it's for a positive reason--or get angry) at that time. I'm also with Lex about horror movies, even though comedies also work for me. I love horror!

I watch documentaries, too, although they don't generally cheer me up. Still, they might get my mind off things, so I feel better. I just watched a documentary a little while ago on Showtime OnDemand called "Unbreakable Minds," about three invidivuals with mental illness (two with schizophrenia, one with OCD), filmed over three years. It wasn't bad.

Chatting with friends online. In that case, I'm still working out feelings, assuming I'm talking about the problem. It may be a live chat, or emailing to a discussion list, or posting on a message board. That's a good way to get my feelings out. Then I go on to other, hopefully more cheerful, topics. I also post my problems to my blog.

I entertain my bf's bird. Often, he'll start making sounds, or I'll just look at him and he'll perk up and start dancing, and then I start making sounds back and talking to him, and then I'm singing and we're entertaining each other. Animals are great. I'd love to have a dog, but I love our bird. I use to have a wonderful dog who, when I'd be crying, she'd come over to me and start sniffing at my face. I wouldn't want to be consoled, just want to cry, but every time, I'd start laughing. Her whiskers tickled, and something about having her nose in my face always made me laugh.

I used to call crisis hotlines, but they only want to talk to you if you're suicidal, and I was severely depressed, but not suicidal.

It helps a lot if I talk to someone who will tell me everything I want to hear. Obviously, what I want to hear may not be the solution to the problem, but while I'm upset, it helps me feel better. Agree with me that the person who I feel wronged me is a jerk! We can look at it from his or her point of view later! LOL!

Eating sweet stuff, like ice cream with gooey butterscotch topping, is great. However, after I eat it, I may feel like crap. I feel guilty for eating when I so badly want to lose weight. Plus I feel out of control of my eating. I ate a pint of ice cream this morning. I feel bad about it, but I can't change it now. I can only hope to do better in the future.

Oh, gosh! How could I forget one of my favorite ways to feel better??? SHOPPING!!! Of course, this only works if I have the money to shop. I used to get upset a lot more because of shopping when I'd spend too much, but I do much better now.