MetaChat - How do I stop getting mad?

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18 October 2006

How do I stop getting mad? Work is really frustrating.→[More:] I'm trying to set something up and I can't get it to work, and I feel like this task shouldn't even have to be done by someone with my job description, so I keep getting mad. This has gone on for days now. I've tried venting, breathing, and telling myself it's going to pass eventually. I've also got something I enjoy doing outside of work. Any other suggestions?

post by: matildaben at: 11:29 | 9 comments

Be thankful you're working? Just a thought.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 18 October | 11:31

That wonderful primordial photo you took here? Gaze at it. Breathe. Lose yourself in it. Mere days ago, you were there, and you will be again.

A temporary measure, I know, but the best I can come up with for now.

(((matildaben)))

posted by elizard 18 October | 11:32

Hey, and that photo got onto Flickr Explore!

posted by matildaben 18 October | 11:34

three words: naked shooting spree.

posted by jonmc 18 October | 11:34

Congratulations! It's a gorgeous photo.

Also, take comfort in the fact that you're not about to go out and dig mud in the cold, cold, driving rain. Yep, no painting today. Or tomorrow. Just lots of rain.

posted by elizard 18 October | 11:37

Choose bemusement. View it all as so horrid, it's laughable. (This is my favorite coping mechanism. It really freaks people out at funerals and such.)

posted by jrossi4r 18 October | 11:40

three words: naked shooting spree.

I read that as "naked shopping spree", retail therapy!

posted by deborah 18 October | 13:44

If I were naked, that would be all the more reason to shop, so I could have some clothes.

posted by matildaben 18 October | 14:43

Is there a coconut cake handy? Coconut cake always calms me down.

(clothing optional)

posted by Pips 18 October | 15:06

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