Hmmmm. I'd like to share something, and hope it is not misinterpreted.
Venting and the like *is* good in a particular sense. Then again, it can also be bad, if the goal is not to become positive, or in better spirits.
This is where I get all technical and pseudo-scientific with words like neuroplasticity and thought shaping, et cetera.
Basically, emotions can be made to serve, if we control them, and do not let them control us. On a most basic level, emotions are reactions to the stimulus of the environment. Having food and being in a secure environment makes us content and secure and the like. Not being as such makes us the opposite.
However, it is human nature to hold on to the negativity and let that become our long-term perspective and can create resentment to even the most basic of our needs being met. THe brain adapts and we begin to lose that positive reaction we once got to things as simple as just having enough money for rent this month and food in our fridge.
Being negative about things raises passion, an alternate form of excitement. Being angry over various things can actually be positive if we're being mistreated and the like and we react in a constructive manner. It is not when we mistake it for a correct reaction to common, everyday occurrences.
We really do tend to become what we think. If you spend the entire day thinking about how bad things are, they probably will become as such. The opposite is also true. In that same scenario, if only one bad thing happened that day, the positive-minded would see it simply as a thing that has happened and not let it ruin the entirety of their day, whereas the negative-minded would view it as a justification for their perspective that the day was a bad one.
It is sort of the half-full/half-empty argument, which again, may seem to be a cliche on the surface, but how often do acknowledge this basic simple truth? How often do we take a moment and be grateful for all the positive things in life?
Thanks for your time, and I hope y'all have a great day.
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