Put on music and dance it out, go for a brisk walk, grab your skates and head to the rink for a couple hours, bike through the neighborhood, play a one-man game of catch, or work the anger out of your system with some swings at the racquetball court.Īny kind of physical activity will help you blow some steam, and let’s not forget of the great health benefits it comes with!īeing angry and frustrated is normal. Get moving.Įxercise is fantastic for so many things: depression, anxiety, insomnia, tiredness, anger, tension, frustration. You’d be amazed at how well it works at releasing pent-up frustration. Write a story, paint a picture, make a craft, sing your soul out, choreograph a dance to a favorite song, or do whatever it is that will produce art. Get artistic.Īrt is a powerful outlet, a worthy distraction, and a productive use of impassioned energy. If there’s no pet, then talk to yourself (we all do it, so you’re not crazy), using a mirror if you want to see a physical face. There’s no danger in hurting feelings or having secrets revealed. If you need an ear to complain to, talk it out to your pet. If it’s something you want to say to a person, pretend you’re rehearsing a monologue to the wall, putting in all the energy and emotion that you would display. Talk out loud to the wall, or to a pet, or to yourself. Be sure to remove yourself to a space without valuable items or people to avoid making some regrettable choices. You were already planning to throw it away, so use this stuff to your advantage. Tear up pieces of paper, punch a pillow, throw towels or blankets at the wall, break sticks, or maybe even raid your recycling bin for material to bust. If you’re a little on the destructive side, and it does help you release, then destroy something that’s of no value that you will not regret later. This is a good alternative because it allows you to lay everything out without being interrupted and it allows the other to hear or read it, and have time to think about it. But if say, it’s an overstepping of a boundary you’re addressing, it should be made known. Often times, the act of writing down how you feel can be enough, and sending it to the person isn’t necessary. Perhaps you’re like me who is terrified of confronting people and communicates much better through the written word. Maybe it’s because you’re a naturally temperamental person or you hate confrontation. Maybe you genuinely don’t want to hurt your loved ones, or you suffer from a guilt problem.īut there are ways you can release it without doing harm to yourself or others. Now, it’s easy to understand why you would be afraid to release some frustration.

No matter how much of a peacekeeper you are, everyone gets upset, and you cannot hold it in or else there will be damage to yourself and others. Anger is a natural human emotion, but it does not always have to come out negatively.

Hoarding up our anger and frustration will always result in nasty outcomes.

Pent up aggression