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Racism, sexism and all the various other "hate these people" isms and phobias are arguably methods for expressing and rationalizing anger. And they're bad. But what's a good way?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Conversation with the person you're angry at if they're available and willing to engage in good faith.

Otherwise you're going to need an outlet like music, crying, video games, crying, outdoor meditation, crying, throwing a half full plastic water bottle at a metal dumpster until your worn out, crying, getting active in politics, or ... Crying.

Seriously we get told we're not allowed to cry and that's bullshit. We have a built in stress response system. Go have a good cry and then think about long term solutions to whatever is making you angry. Someone is ignoring you? Disassociate from them. (Not from yourself, that way lies much therapy) Someone is violating your rights? Call the government. It's the government doing it? Vote and protest.

Dealing with anger is always a multi step thing. The worst thing you can do is meditate and then nothing else. All you've done is escaped the moment. It will come back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

40% of time I get angry there is absolutely nothing to do, 55% of the time it isn't worth doing anything, and that 5% of the time really maybe only should do something.

So I would disagree and say that meditating and doing nothing is absolutely the best thing to do almost all of the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Sometimes that long term option is to do nothing. The important thing is to process it clearly and without catastrophizing it. I didn't mean to make anyone think there had to be a physical action to take or else.