Behavior

Many times in people's lives, they feel anger, frustration, or other negative feelings, and they feel the need to vent those feelings. Maybe someone cut them off in traffic or someone said something rude. We need to get it off our chests. The cure to repression is expression.

But we must express ourselves responsibly. Many people, when fed up, take it out on their loved ones. They are comfortable with those with whom they are familiar. They can say things they wouldn't to strangers, and so they do. Thus they alienate those they care most about, because they are hurting. Sometimes this goes to the extreme: husbands beat their wives, children are abused. A negative experience can breed more negative experiences.

Find ways to transform your negative experiences into positive ones. Examine your feelings, and use the energy of your anger or fear - channel it into something creative or exciting. Don't take it out on your loved ones, or some poor store clerk.

If you can't find a way to change that negative energy into something better, then use that negative energy where it's needed. Vent on your Congressmen! Vent on someone that deserves it. Write an angry letter to the newspaper. Use your rage, before it ruins you or someone you love.