Soo.. what do you even do with negative emotions/feelings that you don't want to dump on anyone?

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I was once a cutter. I got out of that.
I used to vent to my friends a lot more too.
I'm not sure what I expect out of myself, but I just.. I want to stop dumping things on people, but I need more alternatives.

I usually avoid venting directly to my friends, but sometimes I put little things on twitter and they're usually vague and really negative. I don't want to do that anymore.
Sometimes I write about stuff, once in a blue moon I draw, but that just doesn't seem to be enough for me.
I know it's not very healthy to internalize things, but that's just what I do. That's what my mom does, that's what my dad does, that's what everyone seems to do, because everyone has their own **** to worry about and life sucks *** about 97% of the time for *everyone*. I have it incredibly easy compared to most, and I know that. That's part of the reason I keep most stuff locked up (even though it bums me out when my friends do it).

So yeah, anybody have any other ideas for what I could do with all this **** I have pounding at my head? I'm getting kinda desperate here.

Julie R · Answer

Yeah, I'd do some behavior modification. You've recognized that you think negatively, which is great. Move into a more positive attitude thinking of what you do have instead of what you don't have. Write it all down. Repeat. It's a difficult road, to change how you think, but it makes all the difference in the world.

Jacob · Answer

This is what I personally do.

I write all the negative things going on in my head down on a piece of paper, get a lighter and burn the paper. And say to yourself whilst burning the paper that these thoughts are nothing but flames.

Anonymous · Answer

Find a pen pal that you can vent to. And be ok with them venting to you, or get a therapist to talk to.

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Soo.. what do you even do with negative emotions/feelings that you don't want to dump on anyone?

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