Venting doesn’t work. Hitting a punching bag, while thinking about the person who made you angry, increases aggression. It’s better to do nothing than vent. Catharsis doesn’t work. (Brad Bushman Ph.D.) Aggressive behavior increases aggression. Joys of frustration: Frustration is normal and healthy when there’s a gap between what is and what should be. If you’re […]

via Doing Nothing with Anger is Better Than Venting — Leadership Freak

Originally posted on Free From Codependency: Codependents love to give. It is what they do, continually. As I have mentioned in previous posts, this giving comes with an element of return… giving for codependents means having control and they try to keep that status quo. However, despite these attempts, it sometimes goes wrong and a…

via Letting Go Is Hard As A Codependent — Dr Nicholas Jenner PsyD MA