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Posted by GimmeARepeat on October 13, 2007, at 23:29:19
Can you tell me ways of venting that have worked for you?
I want more ideas to try.
Posted by ClearSkies on October 15, 2007, at 7:52:59
In reply to How to vent, posted by GimmeARepeat on October 13, 2007, at 23:29:19
> Can you tell me ways of venting that have worked for you?
> I want more ideas to try.Writing things out has worked well for me - really saying what I mean, getting as petty as I possibly can, and then, not doing anything with the results. It gets the thoughts out of your system (and lets you spin them out as fantastically as you like) without actually hurting anybody else.
You can them make a little ritual out of destroying the written word, too. I have taken things written out and attached them to helium-filled balloons, and watched my words float away on the breezes. Just great! I've also torn the paper up into itty-bitty little pieces. Really for me, the act of writing is venting enough in itself.
I'm not one to punch pillows or express myself physically in order to vent. It seems to multiply the anger rather than disperse it, for me. Of course, that's probably just my own twisted little head at work there. But the important thing to me is to NOT have a real target for the venting, because then you get into saying or doing things that you might later regret.
ClearSkies
Posted by Poet on October 18, 2007, at 13:57:42
In reply to How to vent, posted by GimmeARepeat on October 13, 2007, at 23:29:19
Hi GimmeARepeat,
Stress balls have helped me, if squeezing doesn't do it, it's soft so if I throw it at the wall nothing will break. I don't recommend those sandfilled balloon stress balls as I squeezed one so hard it burst. Sand all over the place.
Writing and shredding it helps me vent, too.
Poet
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