...When your family bums you out? Sometimes it feels like my sister hates me, rather that she wants me dead. My mom gets unreasonably mad at even the slightest of accidents I may cause. I dunno, I just feel like I need a moment away from them and I'd like to know what you do in these kinds of situations.

I draw violent TF2 fanart.

It's not the best solution but I enjoy it.

First, this may belong in Life Issues. You can ask a mod to move it for you, or they will do it eventually.
Second, I escape to my dad's. If you still go to school, I recommend trying to find any reason to join something, or do extra work at school. Gets me away from my stepfather.
Hiding in the closet always works for me.

Thanks and sorry for posting in the wrong thread! My mistake!

Oh, this happens off and on with my family. Especially my sister and mom.

My sister is really egocentric so she always makes everything about her. Even when I call her she just talks about herself instead of listening to what's going on in my life... so I've stopped calling. She's a bitch too - if she doesn't get her way she won't shut up and actually follow you around so she can get her point across. I'll sometimes break her down and make her cry, but it doesn't really make me feel better.
Anyway, I just distance myself from my sister and when she wants to do something together, then I'll do it with her. She's just too difficult to handle most of the time.

As for my mom, she's busy and stressed out for work so when I call her sometimes she just hangs up really fast. I remeber calling her after two days to get picked up from a friend's house and remember our conversation lasted six seconds - enough for me to say "come get me" and for her to say "okay" and -click-. Yesterday I wanted to talk to her but she was frustarted and said she had to go so I just let her...
Anyway, I never want to be mad at my mom -- actually, when she doesn't want to talk I get more upset than anything else. I try talking to my friends to either be like "aww, mommy made me emo" or "hey, can I blow off some steam." Friends are always good to listen to your problems - and a lot of times they may be going through the same thing too.

As Violet Winter Rayne is asking how others would react in this kind of matter rather than asking them to comment on her situation specifically, it's fine to stay in the GD. :)

Usually when my two siblings and parents are all mad at me or whatever, I go sit in my room and get on Mene/Gaia/Facebook/MySpace and try to cheer myself up that way. Or I pull all-nighters playing video games and drawing and making myself ache from not sleeping. And if I pass out, I just sleep in a corner on my bed and ignore all the alarm clocks and people yelling at me to get out of bed. I can be a heavy sleep when I want to be.

When my family bums you out, since I recently graduated college, I run away to my fiance's.

I'm 22 years old and I'm sick of listening to my parents all the time, so I go over to my fiance's and then text my mom that I'm not coming home until the following day or a few days later -- if she's against it, tough luck, I'm a college grad and old enough to say "no".

Mom can kick me out for all I care, I'll just move in to my fiance's place -- but since Mom doesn't want me to move in, she won't dare to kick me out of the house =3 Win situation for me <3

My boyfriends family bums me out. But I realy don't care.

And I had a time I was realy left out by my family, I just went on
with my life and the friends I had. It sorta got right after my
grandma died, I had contact with my dad again and my cousins etc =/
Sad situations that lead to better relations.

I live with my mom currently, and my dad's further up the state...and even though my mom and I are on great terms with each other, arguments and disputes are still inevitable.
When those happen I generally just either ignore her or go hole up in my room and listen to music, because if I'm not fueling whatever she's ranting about, she'll eventually stop. She's not one of those moms who's like "LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKIN' TO YOU" or "DID YOU HEAR ME?".

Although if ignoring her be the case it's still rude to be doing something else entirely, so I usually have something up on the screen of my computer I can entertain myself looking at but not look like I'm actually doing anything. I dunno...I guess that's still rude but she doesn't know it. >.>

My dad is a different story altogether...I can't even live with him for a month before I totally lose myself. As for what he thinks I am, my mom, being as amazing as she is, has let me read their Skype conversations over her shoulder as they were happening, and he thinks I'm a manipulative, devious child who will do anything I need to get what I want.

Of course, it is all blamed on my significant other. Needless to say, I've distanced myself from him in every way I can.

I know how you feel, my family and I seem to always be on bad terms. When I was in high school I found reasons to stay after school and away from home(Ended up managing the Boy's soccer teams). I joined clubs too. Now that I am older if my family gets into it with me I just leave. Get in my car and go visit some friends, or go to my boyfriends house, I also volenteer at an animal shelter so I can go up there nearly anytime and help out....I do try to get along with my family and I hate that we are often at odds, but recently we have come to a understanding that we all think differently and have different opinions and for the most part we respect that....

I've also been on strained terms with my family many times.

Preferably, I get out of the situation, ideally out of the house, where I can have some seclusion and hopefully cool off so I can think clearly again.

Otherwise, I lock myself into my room, put on my headphones, and either listen to music or play one of my games.

this kinda thing happens a lot in the family i married into. my husband's mother gets pissed at the slightest thing and usually blames the nearest man. i tend to stay out of it cuz i don't like yelling. my husband seems to try to stay out of it, too, buy his mom never lays off, and it often turns into a full blown argument. i hate it when that happens.

I understand, my parents can put a lot of pressure on me especially since I'll be the first to graduate college in my family and I need to come up with most of the money to pay for college on my own. I also get yelled at for the choice of guys I like because they aren't "Ambitious" enough. However, I think if my mom really met these guys and got to know them she would know why I'm so head over heels with them, they are so super sweet and kind.

Nevertheless, when I get put under a lot of stress I usually grab a book, my MP3 player and I wrap up in a blanket in my room and ignore the real world. It's nice to get lost in a good book every once and a while.

when my family is gettin me down, I just stay away from them lol. I hop online and talk to friends, or I go out and maybe get some food and chillax. Or maybe I'll just stay in bed and watch tv or a movie. plenty of options, u just gotta find the 1 that works best for u

I usually go into my room and shut the door. I'm on the 3rd floor though and no one else sleeps up here so that's easy for me since they tend to be too lazy come up for me and when they call up I ignore them and might just crank my music up even louder

Go for a walk.
Read a book.
draw.
exercise.
talk to a good friend.
tell jokes (or read them).
lock myself in my room.
take some time away from them.

I'm holding it out until I'm 18 and then I'm moving to the University dorm no matter how close the university is to my house.

I tend to take a long drive around town or go to a friend's house when my family bums me out.
Or I go to the gym and work off all the anger I've accumulated from it.