History Main / BadMoodRetreat

* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty''. In older strips, when the main cast was feeling bad about world events after watching television, they would go to the meadow and sit in a dandelion patch to feel better. In the strip, this was called a "dandelion break".

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* ''Literature/EveryShinyThing'': Ryan's old occupational therapist, Jenna, helped him set up a calming corner in the basement with a fishtank and a perfectly tuned piano that took forever to get just right. Lauren worries that he'll have a hard time coping at Piedmont School, a BoardingSchool for autistic kids, where he won't have his own corner.
* ''Literature/CanYouSeeMe'': In ''Do You Know Me?'', Tally goes on a residential trip, which she finds very stressful and unpleasant. She finds a quiet spot in the woods where she can hide out when she's feeling overwhelmed. To her annoyance, the other kids soon discover the spot and start hanging out there, making it much harder to get any solitude.
* ''Literature/TheSecretLivesOfPrincesses'': The bourdoir is the room to retreat to.
* ''Literature/HeIsYourBrother'': When something upsets Orry, which happens often, he hides in the closet under the attic stairs.

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* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', Johanna goes to the roof of her apartment building when she’s upset.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' "Kif Get Knocked Up a Notch", Amy asks if the crew could drop her off to visit Kif while making a delivery nearby. Professor Farnsworth is so offended at her asking that he tells the crew "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome." Shortly after, we do see Farnsworth inside a glass-domed room atop the Planet Express building, [[MilkingTheGiantCow waving his arms with clenched fists]] as he rants to himself in {{Angrish}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb:'' The Flynn-Fletcher house contains a panic room that has been visited by Candace in the episodes "I, Brobot" when she has a mental breakdown about the Phineas and Ferb robots in their backyard and later in "Invasion of the Ferb-snatchers" when she thinks her brother has been replaced by an alien. She has a teddybear called Mr. Miggins in the panic room to [[CompanionCube discuss strategies with.]]

* ''VideoGame/ProjectSekai'': The Empty Sekai serves as this to the members of Nightcord at 25:00, but Mafuyu is the one who uses it the most frequently.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' "Kif Get Knocked Up a Notch", Amy asks if the crew could drop her off to visit Kif while making a delivery nearby. Professor Farnsworth is so offended at her asking that he tells the crew "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome." Shortly after, we do see Farnsworth inside a glass-domed room atop the Planet Express building, ranting to himself and shaking his fists.

* ''A Blossom Promise'': When Mud the dog is sad because his owner is in the hospital, he lies in his "misery hole".

-->--'''Seal Scout''', ''Literature/MisunderstoodShark: Friends Don't Eat Friends''

* ''Literature/BleakHouse'' 's John Jarndyce has a study which he refers to as "The Growlery" where he goes when he is frustrated.
* In ''A Blossom Promise'', when Mud the dog is sad because his owner is in the hospital, he lies in his "misery hole".
* The ''Literature/MisunderstoodShark'' sequel "Friends Don't Eat Friends" involves a shark going to sulk in his "sulking grotto", also known as his "[[ThreateningShark maneater]] cave".

* In ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'', Eeyore has his "gloomy place" where he hangs out a lot of the time. He used to sleep there too, but in "A House is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore", he gets his own place.
* Even [[Literature/TheMoomins Moominmama]] needs one of these - she goes to the ugly grove behind the kitchen. Occasionally used by the rest of the family, too.

* Charlie from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has his "bad room", an attic room hidden in the labyrinthine air vents of Paddy's Pub. According to Mac, it's where he goes to break bottles when he's upset. Frank accidentally stumbles into it while lost in the vents.

These places may have special names, such as the "Sulking Chair" or the "Sadness Tree". Compare HappyPlace and BlackBugRoom (which aren't real places), ShowerOfAngst, TraumaSwing, BathroomStallOfAngst, CornerOfWoe (which can overlap but only if it's one character's special place to go when they're unhappy) and ImagineSpot. If it's a tree or is near a certain plant, it might lead to a SoulfulPlantStory.

* Charlie from Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia has his "bad room", an attic room hidden in the labyrinthine air vents of Paddy's Pub. According to Mac, it's where he goes to break bottles when he's upset. Frank accidentally stumbles into it while lost in the vents.

* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': Scrooge [=McDuck=] has a "Worry Room" in his Money Bin. Being [[Fiction500 the richest duck in the world]] is apparently very stressful, as the Worry Room is shown to have a circular groove in the floor from Scrooge pacing around in a circle so much.

They could be going away to that place for a variety of reasons: maybe their bad mood is making them unwilling to socialise, so they're going to a place where there are little to no people. Maybe they're still trying to avoid people but it's less to do with a desire to avoid socialising and more to do with not wanting to offend anyone. Maybe the place is quiet and they need some quiet to think about their bad mood through. Or maybe there's something about the place itself which cheers them up (beautiful view, sentimental value, etc).

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' "Kif Get Knocked Up a Notch", Amy asks if the crew could drop her off to visit Kif while making a delivery nearby. Professor Farnsworth is so offended at her asking that he tells the crew "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the angry dome." Shortly after, we do see Farnsworth inside a glass-domed room atop the Planet Express building, ranting to himself and shaking his fists.

These places may have special names, such as the "Sulking Chair" or the "Sadness Tree". Compare HappyPlace and BlackBugRoom (which aren't real places), ShowerOfAngst, TraumaSwing, BathroomStallOfAngst, and CornerOfWoe (which can overlap but only if it's one character's special place to go when they're unhappy). If it's a tree or is near a certain plant, it might lead to a SoulfulPlantStory.

This is the place a character goes to when they're feeling unhappy. Usually the negative emotion in question is sadness or anger, though it could be fear, but only if the fear is very intense (e.g. just [[FearOfThunder hiding from a thunderstorm]] ain't gonna cut it).

They could be going away to that place for a variety of reasons: maybe their bad mood is making them unwilling to socialise, so they're going to a place where there are little to no people. Maybe they're still trying to avoid people but it's less to do with a desire to avoid socialising and more to do with not wanting to offend anyone. Maybe the place is quiet and they need some quiet to think their bad mood through. Or maybe there's something about the place itself which cheers them up (beautiful view, sentimental value, etc).

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Professor Farnsworth replies to some upsetting news by telling the rest of the crew, "If anyone needs me, I'll be in my Anger Dome." Shortly after, we do see Farnsworth inside a glass-domed room atop the Planet Express building, ranting to himself and shaking his fists.