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I know there have been forums about drinks that may act as blood substitutes. But does anyone know of actual actions that will get your mind off the blood lust?

I cannot empathize with the bloodlust craving, but I would imagine all you would have to do is distract yourself. Perhaps try going for a long run.

i usually end up going somewhere away from ppl. and i listen to music or something. i found chocolate helps...for like a day.

As with any addiction... sublimation is a good way to distract yourself.. replace one activity with another..... try lifting weights,,, riding a bike or motorcycle, painting etc. distraction is the key...and yes stay away from anything that might trigger you into thinking about it..

well then horror movies are not a good idea. Thanks all for your responses. I'm eager to hear about anyone else who might have ideas.

I control the bloodlust by geting away from people, go to my room and look the door,turn up the tunes cany helps a little...

Or you can subatute ur cocktail with orange juice and tomato juice its just like drinking blood so alot of vampires I know do this when they cant feed when they wish, They say it clots just like real blood lol Ive never tried it but it looks pretty cool after its all mixed up lol pulp too.

Try a cold shower.....stay away from fiction that seems to glory in blood etc

thedame is right. try to distract yourself. exercise is a good way, but at the same time, it burns precisely what causes the bloodlust in the first place... energy. and if you take more energy away, i can only assume it could have the opposite effect.

usually, if i start having cravings or lusting after energy (which has turned into the lust for blood a few times), i'll just find something else to occupy my mind like reading. the suggestion to stay away from reading that deals with vampires and blood is probably also a good one.

i found excercise can add to the blood lust because of the endorphens and need for for oxygen in the blood after heavy excercise.i sleep if i can,after a couple of large bloody maries.some times i self feed,but that again only works to a point.bloodlust can be a bitch

well like anything that you want yet need to stay away from or cannot get/have, I feel distraction by doing other things is always a good way to help

excersize works 4 me......

I do not think their is a way to get your mind off of it, i mean if you lust after something then you need it, so you either get it or you control yourself and do not think of it...

Bloody Hell. Throw a couple of steaks on the grill with A1 sauce and cook to rare.
Exericise and chocolate my ass. lol.

nothing can end the craving for me i can try to deny it and try to escape but nothing happens
that is a good question
i hope you get ur answer

the thing that works the best for me is meditation. It doe snot make me spend more energy.. there by makeing the lust worse. But it clears my mind so it distracts me very well and it helps to ground and center me so that I can get past the lust until I can feed. Its a stop gap measure.. not somehting that will work for an extened time period.

I distract myself.. shiney objects..

You know.. OHMAHGOD, SHINEY! MUST GET!

That sort of thing.


Actually, when I want something, really bad, like my guy friend is coming to visit and i'm impatient.. so I play with my pet rats. o-o

Ok, that didn't make much sense.

I mean, for instance, so and so is going to visit, to keep myself from going insane, i play with my rats.

There.. Much more sensefull..

Distraction works.

Go to a gym, get's your mind off it.

if anything when you are in dyer need of substance, go to the butchers and get animal blood
other then that make yourself a special drink will feel warm and thick like blood and hopefully will take away the feeling of needing blood
and if you want to try, you could start to practice on feeding off of energy

I do not suffer the blood thirst but if I did I'd use my poetry to distract myself. Maybe write one about all the things the blood brings to me when I drink it. I mean this in the sense not to increase the thirst but to satisfy it without the consumption of blood. Hope that makes sense.

for me it is to be alone, listenng to my music..and to really get my mind off it is to talk to my Mentor..He calms me as no other can

well you got to get your mind off of it . keep yourself busy with other things . maybe love and sex will help you.

For me..... A run on my treadmill cures almost anything!! 7-10 miles on that baby will poop me out and I won't care about whatever it was I did when I got on there!! Sweat it out!!

Have a V8.

Bloody Marys work too :)

Distract yourself.. Find something to take your mind off the craving. Go for a walk or better yet meditate. Maybe somewhere away from people. Eat some chocolate, sometimes it helps, if even for just a little while.

I don't know of anyway to really get the mind off of it you mainly just have to clamp down on your self control and ride it out. Several things might help though 1) get away from people 2) even if number one is not possible try to drink a blood 'substitute' if you don't have a donor, many have been mentioned I also have used sugar free fruit punch but even that is a bit sweet >_> 3) exercise and movement as has been mentioned might help to maintain your self control after all if you are already doing something you are less likely to try and satiate it, and number 4) sex with lots of biting o_0.
Anyway ride it out and find something that will help you personally to ride it out, but sometimes nothing helps but waiting for it to pass.

getting lost in my music helps

um...sex? (no, seriously)

And it's going to sound trite, but chewing gum. It helps with the urge to bite. Chocolate fixes anything cause it makes you happy and gives a ruch of flavinoids and sugar. You could go the rare steak route... Or any sort of activity that gets the adrenaline pumping...which would include my first suggestion. (though that is NOT an offer!) *heh*

i usually go to the mall and feed off of energy there ,or go to market and get a nice steak.

rplace the blood craving desire with another perhaps sexual satisfaction or an adrenaline rush would work or simply learn to meditate and controll such desires if you do not wish to fulfill them

drink some v8 make sure its nice and thick sorta tastes almost like blood

bite some think else eg. apple or go far away from people

Most of these are good ideas, thanks. I have heard of someone knowing some meditations that might help. Has anyone else heard of that?

clove cigarrettes ,red wine,rare to med rare steak.

meditation works great for relaxing the mind not to think about bloodlust

Sometimes when the hunger strikes, I've usually gone and pricked my own finger and drank my own blood. It usually helps calm it down. Chocolate seems to help too (must be something in it). But overall distraction is the best.

like Billy said....just a little more extreme....grill some steaks just long enough to knock the chill off :)

meditation could be a good idea too...
it has worked for me... sometimes i don't have my dose and i feel horrible, so meditation soothes this craving...

Normally you can ignore it. (Don't do so for too long!) When it is bad nothing can distract me from it or ease it and I just try to sleep. I'm a vegitarian, (I don't suggest it to a felow vamp.) but what used to do the trick was beef ramon noodle soup without the noodles.

I'm not a fan of beef ramen but I can try it. And the main reason why I've been asking is because I have no donor and I know none of my friends will be a donor.

well i dont have this problem with blood thirst but as of panic attacks... im sure it is almost the same..... lol but i get lost in music or take a sleeping pill... for the panic controlls you like the thirst you need mind over matter

I will explain why I posted this question. Maybe it will help you know what I mean by bloodlust. See, I no longer having a donor, making it impossible for me to feed. Naturally, I have a longing for the taste of blood and I was hoping to get some advice on things that will get my mind off the thought of drinking blood.

get away from people...light a few incense......turn up your music

Hehe, eat a substitute, like pepper, rosemary, garlic on meat or something, then give into the rage and power and kick the shit outta mario on an emulator.

i think everyone has a different way that they deal with controlling urges and for some it is a easy thing to control but for others it can seem nearly impossible at times you just have to find something that is more suitable for yourself.

Generally, i ty not to get bloodlust in the first place. It is very hard, but think of something other than food and the bloodlust dhould pass

I control the bloodlust by geting away from people, go to my room and look the door,turn up the tunes cany helps a little...

meditate it helps

Why do that bloodlust is good

In response to whiskers, I need to not have a bloodlust because of the fact that I am around a lot of people and when I am, I keep thinking about drinking blood. It's unnerving to try to act normal when you're thinking about blood.

And in response to pandorabox's suggestion, I have already tried drinking my own blood. It helps but with the hunger I have, I would have to cut myself and it would be noticeable.

As for everyone else's, I thank you for the advice and I encourage anymore ideas if you have them.

I go with BloodSymphony.... I guess it all depends on the why you have this bloodlust. When I have it... It is the same as if I haven't eaten in a while.... meaning I need that nourishment. Making sense? By the time I'm Bloodlusting.... I need the energy, bad. Distraction or anything else anybody has said only helps to stave off the hunger (so to speak). So I have to ask: are you looking for a way to stave off the hunger, or another way to "cure" it (if you will).
To kill that bloodlust, you need to feed it. Find what you need repleshed. Can't drink blood? really rough sex will do wonders. And It'll be an even better experience than you ever had before!

stay in my room and talk to myself.

Drink your own blood and take a pill, other than that you will have to deal with it...

I would assume being by yourself being distant away form everyone.. and more likely beating things up that are non living.

As for me, I control the bloodlust with meditation. But if I ever really need it then I go hunting on the astral plane for excess energy to hold me over till I can get blood.

I find to think about something you crave even more. For me I haven't seen my girlfriend in forever and just to think of being able to be with her silents the thirst. Also having things you have to work on, work hard on it and tire yourself out so you fell to tired to even hunt.

I do not think if your lusting for blood, reading a book is going to help...

id say something painful if you are able to tolerrate pain then maybe take a sleeping pill

lots and lots of alcohol

music always helps me take my mind off of it. books too, but stay away from vampire novels like laurell k hamilton and anne rice when you are blood-lusting! lol

My blood lust ranges from just a slight annoyance to nearly impossible to ignore. When that happens, I lock myself into my room, turn off the lights, turn on some calming music and lay there breathing deep to ride it out. Sometimes, I can't settle enough to do this, and end up feeding off myself to take the edge off.

i usually go to my room, get on the computer or crank up my music while drawing or writing...the tend to be good distractions

I think this answer has already been said, but if you are lusting for blood that bad why not just drink your own till you find someone to give you blood ?...

hello i have been living with the beast for about 10 years i know its not as long as some vampires but all i have lurned is you can not controle the blood lust it is a part of you your best thing is to go to your bucher & get some blood from there & keep it in the frige for when it gets to hard to deal with out it anyway that is what i do love little goth mum xoxo

sleep... that's what i do... or try to. :)

blast the radio.... or use headphones crank your best tape/cd/record and just drift away ........

Whatever you do, excersing and such might not be all that great of a deal. Your just losing more energy that way. Either read a book (never helps me, because when I get bored of the book, my mind wonders.) Or watch a movie. Obviously not a bloody movie. A movie that entertains you or makes you laugh.

Maybe even try to sleep it off a little. Do what works, until you get blood and or energy

you may want to try posting in forums that have a meeting or location or looking for donor thread. Maybe you will get lucky and find yourself a new donor near you;)

Take a cold shower lol and go for a walk

smoking cigarettes helps me

eat a nice juicy steak.

vodka has been known to curb the cravings of blood lust. I keep a bottle a vampire vodka in my freezer just for that purpose. it has worked for me

For me i listen to classical music and meditate

Listen to music or sex

Whatever you do that distracts you, i would figure it will differ for most.

i eat lots and lots of pickles!

not being alone is the answer I can offer on this topic being around more than one person can keep me so busy that I dont have time to think about blood at all.

Try knitting ^.~ heh or anything kinda mindless that will distract you from the thing at hand...Mindless is the important part where its just something you have to concentrate on doing and pay attention to but at the same time it doesn't kill your brain but theres no room for anything but next stitch next row type deal

excersize works for me and staying away from people and listening to some music

Music is usually a good way to get over it, Usually I turn up a nightwish song and write...alot, I doubt there is a way to halt bloodlust but atleast it will get it off your mind for a while.

Wane yourself off a little at a time just like you would drugs.

I listen to lots of music or read a good book (that doesn't make me think about drinking blood, of course), and spend some time alone. Sometimes exercising does indeed help. Or, if all else fails, I sleep. :)

as i have said before i still feel the only way is to either have more focus along with self control or to get into an activity that will get your mind off of it.

self control or concentrate on something else like school or my boyfriend

"What to do to get your mind off bloodlust?"

Apparently you stab someone in the leg with a knife and then chase them around with a pick ax until your 'bloodlust' wears off.

Have a bottle of red wine and great wild sex. Cann't hurt.

I find a little self-indulgence can often get me over the crisis point to where I can interact normally again.

Get a girlfriend.

i can agree with a few of these people, staying away from people but I would have to be alone without being ...alone.. if that makes sense, I'd have to be outside somewhere in public without truly being around anyone, maybe walking or like they said, getting lost in music is what I do for bloodlust, and anger also, but yeah.

why don't you try keeping a journal of when you get this bloodlust..perhaps it occurs with the full moon..if you know when it might strike you might be able to prevent it, or if not prevent it, slow it down some.

Dear Lord! Seems like this is becoming a bigger problem than thought. I suggest that you go imediately, and seek doctors advice!!

id think to find someone i will stay with so i dont have to wqorry about this.... that way i know i will always have it when in need

If you're with a good person sex is good. At least for me. lol

I know this is probably a difficult thing to do when you feel like you are so different, but you would be surprised at how many people would bleed for you if you just ask. There are alot of cutters out there now a days. How far fetched is it to come up with a mutually benifitial understanding.

If not I usually go with a super rare steak.

I know this is probably a difficult thing to do when you feel like you are so different, but you would be surprised at how many people would bleed for you if you just ask. There are alot of cutters out there now a days. How far fetched is it to come up with a mutually benifitial understanding.

If not I usually go with a super rare steak.

usually end up going somewhere away from ppl. and i listen to music or something. i found chocolate helps...for like a day.

I usually hit something a lot, or find someone to hit me. That tends to do the trick for me. A good beating generally fixes most of life's problems

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