Constructive Rage

[zakipu]

A question for all my LJ friends: How does one make rage constructive. And/Or how does one vent rage such that it harms as few as possible. And the true question: Is rage the machine?

The fire; it does burn,
~Z

Comments

[amanda_nye]

I spent years writing to get over rage.

I've heard exercise can work.

Going camping often did it, too.

[ksnarf]

depends on the person.

for me it's blowing up people in video games. It gives me a way to vent without any real damage.

I usually find a constructive way to vent anger is to find a particularly difficult aspect of my work and focus on it, turning my anger into actual work progress.

Going to the Gym for an hour also does wonders to get out my anger.

(nods)

[gtonizuka]

I think there's a Japanese principal that states that if you have mental exhaustion, physical exertion can balance it out; the exercise thing could work, though thrashing enemies on video games does wonders, as well(as ex-roommates of mine can tell you; I was a psychopath when playing AHL, and keep up on Gungame when I can). It's about finding what works for you, really.

[shutt3rg33k]

What do you usually do with rage? To find the answers you're looking for, i'd think you need to start there and move forward.

[zakipu]

Therein lies the actual problem - I've never really had rage to deal with. And now that I have a bit, I'm not sure what to do with it. I have a box , but that's not to say that it might not just go away - like all the other emotional type feelings I've had.

Um.... yay for new things,
~Zack

[shutt3rg33k]

Hmmm, boxes, while generally useful, are often detrimental when used to store and compartmentalize things like emotions. You could start with how you deal with yours. But I'll give you fair warning: this is one of those growth opportunities that can really suck in the growing stages. It's not comfortable or fun, but IMnsHO very worth the end results if you do the work.

Do you want to get together and talk sometime?

[fierynotes]

I've found weights to be really good for that.

[roklobster]

I used it as motivation. When I got tired or didn't want to work on something or didn't think I could do something, I would remember the person who was telling me NO I COULDN'T, get rageful say FUCKYOUASSHOLE and went for whatever it was that I was procrastinating on.

My suggestion is use it as fuel. We all get laggy, we all get tired, we all get bored and annoyed and want it all to go away, but in the end, the goals we set for ourselves are really worth it. I used my rage as the fuel to get me where I wanted to go.

Sadly, I could really use some right now, but things are kinda great, so there is no rage to feed upon. Happiness really does make people complacent...