What do you do for comfort/coping?

One of 2 things (instead of eating): make myself feel better or make myself feel worse so that everything seems better. I'll explain. To feel better, I watch a funny movie, talk to my family back home, dance around my house just to dance, or go for a drive. That usually makes me feel better. To be honest, making myself feel worse is slightly more productive. I deep clean (such as behind the fridge and stove, reorganize my whole closet, clean the drains, shampoo the floors), watch a movie that makes my cry (I always feel better after a good cry), or, the ultimate make myself feel worse, have a hair removal day which includes legs, arms, underarms, and full brazilian. For some crazy reason the world seems to look a whole lot brighter after that. So I guess by "making myself feel worse" I really mean distractions that need all my attention until that "darkness" passes. But these options seem to work for the majority of my down days and normal situations. Of course there are exceptions and days when I feel crappy no matter what, but for me, these work the best. I think everyone will cope differently and you just have to tinker around with a few ways to deal with emotions until you find your perfect fit.

Running! Not a whole lot beats sweating your stress out to loud, obnoxious dubstep and waving at the folks driving by:) My roomate thinks I'm nuts though. Sometimes I'd get so stressed with coursework and exams that I'd drag her out to go running at 2 or 3am before hitting the books again. Beats eating though! Good thread OP

Cry. No one has to see. Then I get over it and move on. ETA: Or if I don't get completely over it, it still helps for the time being.

Long, solitary walks work well too. Nighttime is best for this. Of course, therein lies other concerns, but like most things in life it's a trade-off.

I was just thinking about this topic yesterday. My comfort is my workouts - elliptical, cycling, yoga, walking my dog. I'm actually kind of in awe. Without getting into detail, I'm going through something right now that's very complicated, some might say heartbreaking, and in the past, I would have been running to the freezer every night for ice cream. But lately, I've been working out instead, and I feel stronger than ever (mentally and physically). I was also mentioning to another MFPer that I do a lot of DIY spa treatments, which is definitely comforting in its own way as well. On top of that, I throw in a couple (re: 2-4) homemade cookies to my day for good measure, and I'm about as blissed out as I can be right now considering my current situation.

and me dealing with it...