Question of the Day - Thursday, October 9th, 2025

[casportpony]

Today's question is from @fowltemptress:

What, if anything, do you do to alleviate a bad mood?

Several things.

• Get into acceptance:
  
• Make a gratitude list.
• And do something that makes me happy.

 

[MROO]

Sleep or spend time with my dog ... preferably both at the same time!

 

[StinkyAcres]

Most of the time if I am in a bad mood it's because I'm hungry or thirsty. If that's not the problem, hanging out on BYC, watching videos, or taking a nap usually solves it.

 

[Evadig]

I work it off by doing pushups. Usually my bad moods are caused by someone’s words or actions, and as I often want to slap them, doing pushups allows me to vent my frustration appropriately.

 

[MROO]

I work it off by doing pushups. Usually my bad moods are caused by someone’s words or actions, and as I often want to slap them, doing pushups allows me to vent my frustration appropriately.

Attempting pushups would destroy what little good mood I had left!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't have "moods," (I'm medicated, lol). I can get mad at people (rarely) and I usually end up yelling at them, then I feel horrible, apologize, talk it out and then it's over. My anger is like a quick summer shower, brief, fierce, then over.

 

[tripletfeb]

I workout. Great destresser

 

[SFerg]

What, if anything, do you do to alleviate a bad mood?

I like to put music on and dance if I can't go outside in my bare feet and just enjoy the feeling of the earth under my toes and look up at the sky!

 

[azurbanclucker]

* Swear. A lot.
* Play video games where I can blow stuff up.
* Engage in photography therapy away from whatever is pi$$ing me off.

 

[Sally PB]

Depends on what season it is.

Non-winter: work in the garden or outside.
Winter: take a nap