We know it is best to let the anger and feelings of helplessness out. We should rant or write but we should get it out of our system, right?
I spent about a week ranting and being irritable with everyone. Even my closest friends and family still don't want to talk to me. For several nights I could not sleep at all. I would find myself still awake at 6:30 a.m. Then I felt awful all day long. I began to worry that something was wrong with me, that I was ill. I was ill. I had become sick from all the negative feelings in my body.
Part of my stress was due to my brother who has been in the hospital twice in the past couple of months, very, very ill. We think now he had COVID-19. He was on a ventilator for several days, but the tests were not given back in February when he was sick. Whatever he had has left him with heart problems which gives me more reason to be concerned.
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| My brother a few years ago telling stories at the family reunion |
I went on a tirade on Facebook, something I don't normally do. Now I am avoiding FB and writing more, reading more blogs, listening to Audible, and watching videos that I enjoy. I try to avoid TV news. I realize that it stresses me out more than anything.
This writer Sharon A. Bray, EdD has explained how holding in our negative feelings is harmful for our health, and she offers some ways to deal with our anger and frustrations. She says: The nice thing about writing about difficult emotions or frustrations is that it helps you release them from you body to the page. You can be honest. No one needs to see what you’ve written.
Check her out and see if you agree with what she has written. She is a cancer survivor and helps others by teaching them to write about their difficulties.
https://writingthroughcancer.ca/2020/05/11/may-11-2020-letting-it-out-releasing-negative-emotions/
Have you found writing to be a way of dealing with your emotions?
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