Ninjas, what do you do to clear your heads?

[Figment]

Easy Ninjas, what do you do to clear your head?

Been a bit of discussion of these sorts in the random thoughts thread recently, genuinely thought it could be a decent thread for discussion.

For anyone wanting an example of a head needing clearing, IE. having a shit day/negative pool of thoughts/can't be happy/no motivation/depressed state of mind


I'll kick it off since i'm generally intrigued.


When i'm not having the best day, or just seriously negative, the best cure for me is to go for a drive, preferably at night, when i can get some sick views of the city of melbourne from some good spots surrounding it.
Music is always involved, and will always be somewhat of a cure for a bad state of mind (for me, and i was assume most on this forum/most people)
Raver by Burial usually helps most situations, as does Etched Headplate, so those 2 tracks are go-to's
Jay Roachers Album - Cheer up Jay does wonders for me, probably the backbone of how i got out of the biggest rut i ever got myself in.
Production sometimes, most of the time my focus is just not there, so i end up digging around these forums, but sometimes i just have that drive to produce something fresh, or i just try and make the aggiest tearout and laugh at how shit it is (actually works a lot hahaha)

Is there anything that doesn't help the situation?

- I use to do a lot of talking, obviously with people. helped me through a lot of stuff, but these days, i barely talk to people to resolve issues in my head, seems like we end up talking about there problems, i give advice, they completely ignore the advice and fuck up there situation tenfold haha.

might add some more later, but yeah, would be cool to know.

* I don't particularly want this thread to go down in some form of brony - "OH I SAW A GIRL TODAY, I THINK I'M IN LOVE, SHOULD I TELL HER MY MIDDLE NAME?" sort of threads.

[kidshuffle]

yeah i usually talk with random people. i have a few confidants, but usually it helps me to just talk with someone who has no bias to a situation.

if not that, i'll usually go for a walk around some parts of the city

[wub]

Ok, in no particular order;

• Go for a walk with my GF
• go to the gym opposite my house
• go for a run around the neighbourhood
• shoot things on the xBox
• watch some cartoons
• read a couple of chapters of whatever book I've got on the go
• listen to some music

For music wise, it'll either be the tunes I've bought that day/week put onto a flash drive and played on the stereo whilst I chill on the couch, or I've got another flash drive which is just a selection of 8/10 mixes which I know are fucking quality and always put a smile on my face. Some Dusk & Blackdown on there, couple of the BMT From The Vaults series (think 2 & 3 at the moment), Alpha Steppa, the latest Stray podcast, maybe some XLR8R/FACT mixes if they're not too weird etc.

Cooking as well really chills me the fuck out. If I've had a particularly shitty day workwise I'll pick a cookbook, find a random recipe I've not tried before then head down the market to get the necessary supplies.

Talking to people about things, eh I can take it or leave it. My missus is a properly good person to chat with, other people tend to not get what the issues are as much and can often leave me more frustrated than when I started trying to explain the situation to them.

Production wise you raise a good point...even if my head isn't the right place to have a production session myself, I have a few other sites/forums bookmarked with stuff I consider interesting in terms of production, so I'll often have a flick through those. Had a hench day at work yesterday and spent 20mins at the end looking through an old DoA Q&A...got some decent ideas on slicing breaks for today if nothing else.

[nowaysj]

Exercise, exercise, exercise...

[Electric_Head]

Great outdoors playing sport always sorts me out.

[LACE]

i usually talk to people to clear it out of my head. reach out in a desperate state kinda thing though i hate it because then i seem so vulnerable..but it works for me..and in return i'll always be willing to listen to their shit etc.

also, playing with my two 5 month old kittens does wonders for me mentally. especially when they get all cuddly and start purring on me, probably the best stress reliever. helps to interact with any pet you may have...

[murky21]

bored in work does not excuse me to write bollocks

[butter_man]

Jam for a few hours with some musicians. I usually say all thats in/on my mind then. Opiates if all else fails though thats more masking than coping. When i have a migraine i have to clear my head of all thoughts because thinking makes the pain excruciating.

[gwa]

exercise / gym is the most reliable way of cheering myself up.

shopping too.

and cocaine.

having a joint does nothing to me but make shit worse

[particle-jim]

Depends on whats getting to me, sometimes just a spliff will sort me out, other times I have people that I talk to about that kinda shit

Playing drums and practicing jiu-jitsu are really cathartic too, when im drumming or sparring nothing else is making noise in my head, its some of the only times I can get my inner monologue to shut up

[gwa]

the cocaine part was a joke.

i have a select few friends that i talk to, it isn't as effective as working out but it's helpful non the less

[cryptical]

i man the fuck up

just kidding, i have a good cry and a wank

[dickman69]

watch the food network

[sixs]

spliff & cycle

[Samuel_L_Damnson]

I wait until night then go to this little bench in the middle of my town next to a dingy stream and a dirty looking rail way, then I light a J. For some reason that place in particular is very peaceful despite the busy main road about 20 metres away .

[wobbles]

I cry at myself naked in the mirror while flapping uncontrollably with a spliff in my mouth and dmz records playing in the background

[kruptah]

Wasbi or a hot shower usually clears my senus.

[particle-jim]

I cry at myself naked in the mirror while flapping uncontrollably with a spliff in my mouth and dmz records playing in the background

My god, you've only gone and done it, you've just encapsulated the entire essence of dsf into a single sentence

[kay]

Bit cliched but listening to dubstep really helps.

I don't often talk about my problems with other people. More often it's other people sharing their woes with me. Takes my mind off stuff for a while at least. Plus if I sort them out it makes me feel better for a little while. Otherwise I'll just churn through my issues over a few weeks.

[leeany]

I cry at myself naked in the mirror while flapping uncontrollably with a spliff in my mouth and dmz records playing in the background

My god, you've only gone and done it, you've just encapsulated the entire essence of dsf into a single sentence

shall we now close the forum?