Channeling the rage and helplessness of hard times in a constructive way feels impossible. It's the kind of feeling that , empowered by fury, makes you capable of almost anything. Unlike depression, it's a state of high negative energy where your mind fools you into thinking you have every reason to act as judge, jury, and executioner — and maybe you do. But in a state bordering on temporary derangement, overlooking and miscalculating the consequences usually leads to something worse, even if we can't foresee it in the moment. Think of it as a blindfolded condition where your senses are out of sync, sending frantic signals throughout your body. This energy can’t be stored. It overheats the system and, if it isn't released, it explodes inside you— a hormonal concoction strong enough to halt a bullet train.
Thanks for this interesting post! I agree that anger should be released, instead of letting it explode inside us.
I read an article "I might be angry forever". The writer said the below and I can totally relate to it: "I'm aware that the rage I sometimes feel isn’t a healthy mental space to occupy long-term. But there is value in it. It provides an outlet for the pent-up injustice I feel about the cards the universe has dealt me. I can’t yell at the universe, so finding somewhere else – somewhere outside of myself – to put those feelings provides some relief."
Hi @Double-Zee Whether we like it or not, we're a bunch of feelings attached to a body, and we learn to hide them faster than we learn to manage them. It's a cultural thing that's hard to ignore. Thanks for such a beautiful quote. Yelling at the universe doesn't sound like a bad idea to me. : )