what to do when it takes a bad beat?

I just stop and play a little and come back after a certain time, and you?

the right think to do if you cant control yourself fully...is take a break...I am one of those that cant control myself...start playing more agressive and have lost hundreds of money becouse of this and after all i still not able to fully absove a real badbeat.Concluding...it will depend from each one but what you do is right, just keep like this and you will not toss money like i did!

when i take a bad beat, that's usually enough to make me quit the cash game for the day, and ill go and play in a freeroll, it doesn't  hurt as much taking a bad beat there.

Ahhh, the badbeat...do I just smile and nod my head and say "nice hand" or do I shoot the dealer dead, maim my opponent, and burn down the casino?

Probably neither choice.  At times I take the badbeat with equanimity and a cool head and continue playing the best I can muster.  Doing this I have come back nearly from "a chip and a chair" to win some tournaments.

But, at times, I succumb to the darned unfairness of it all and express some negative emotion, usually in the form of sailor-friendly 'expletive deleteds'. 

When this happens, I physically walk away from the game until I stop seeing red and having thoughts of homicide.  Once I feel as though I might be willing to share a drink with dealer and my opponent I will rejoin the table with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. 

Only then will I feel safe enough to continue play.  I have worked too hard honing my game and building bankroll to throw anything away due to excess emotion.