I'm the type of person who can, for the most part, look at myself objectively. I like to think that I can see through all the BS thats happening and know that it will all come to somekind of better conclusion that doesn't involve me bashing my skull in with a lead pipe.

But as of right now, everything sucks and I don't like it and I just feel like not being a social butterfly who fakes being happier than I actually am. I'm supes honest like that, yo.

The problem with that is people always seem to want to crowd around you and tell you what you should be doing when the one thing you want most is for them to leave you alone.

I'm not depressed or super sad or whatever, I just want people to go away until I get my ish together.

I personally just like to stay home and block everything out seeing as most of my day involves dealing with all kinds of people.

How do you guys handle being "stuck"?

Marathon anime

or curl up in a corner with a book...

though honestly, besides the obvious... nothing beats going on the road and just driving..

^ What I basically do.

The reason being that most of the people who I'm in that kind of position with are people I need to see everyday i.e., co-workers or classmates. When it gets to be too much, I'll just spend an entire day to "pamper" myself so I wont go blow up on someone else's face.

Everyone needs to and has the right to get away sometimes without feeling obligated to FAKE IT for the sake of not offending someone/coworkers/family/society, or to simply please them. We all need a mental break from each other/society, it is not a bad thing it is just life and is necessary to maintain our individual sanity.

To handle it all I choose a bit of escapism, so I dive into my hobbies to handle it all. I read a good novel or Manga, listen to my favorite music, go to the local comic shop and grab a few issues of my favorite title, head to my favorite store and grab a few Action Figures for my collection, watch my personal Anime marathon or sit down with my favorite PC game. When I have had my time, I am better for it and ready to step back into reality as Husband, Father, Employee, or general Pawn in the game of life. Either way that is just my two cents on the matter. Maybe I am just getting old and senile.

I have been in this situation too many times not because I am short tempered just because of the amount of crap that happens around me over the course of time the stress just builds and builds. Sometimes I just need to go beyond just blasting maniacs in the head in BL2 and just make some tea, some crumpets, and from there watch anime on my BIGASS TV or read my manga cause that is like my last resort. Before the camel breaks.