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Writing Out My Rage

6/9/2013

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PictureThis isn't me. I look much uglier when I'm angry.
It was pointed out to me this week by one of my regular blog readers that some of my blog posts have been rooted in rage. They were clearly a little concerned for my mental state, and I made sure that by the end of the conversation, my reader was confident I was not a perpetual, anti-social, stressed-out ranter 95% of my life. However, the odd bit of anger does escape onto my screen sometimes.

Take a look at these prime examples of blog posts which came from anger:   
 
5 Reasons I Hate Plane Passengers 
Are You A Jealous Writer? 
4 Reasons I Won’t Fly With Spirit Airlines Again  

I believe writing out your rage is a form of therapy. Writing yourself happy is something I believe in hugely. Last Autumn when I was going through a bad patch, before I went to bed I wrote a list of three GOOD things about my day. This helped put me in three ways:

  1. It set me in a positive frame of mind for a good night’s sleep
  2. The diary gave me a positive way to start the new day when I read it the next morning
  3. It reminded me that things weren’t so bad, and good things still happen, however small
  4. Perhaps it even had an influence on my dreams

Sometimes an event or attitude makes me so angry, the only way I can get my thoughts in order and improve my mood is to write something. Come on, I need an outlet for that emotion! Often, no one sees what text manifests, but occasionally, the content makes it to my blog. A great example of this was when I was so upset about the horrific incident in London this summer where a soldier was brutally attacked on the street. I felt so angry I wrote a blog on a terror theme. It still managed to have a positive spin, in a poignant way, I hope, but the writing definitely came from a dark place. 

Oddly enough, some of my readers seem to like it when writing comes from negative passion. A post from April this year, 3 Things I Hate About Being A Writer, had one of the highest retweets and visitor numbers of all my blogs, and people felt compelled to contribute in the comments box. I love it when people leave me comments! (That’s your cue…)

I am not an angry person. If I have a bad day, the most I get is a bit wound up, and I work it off at the gym. I don’t get mad; it's more that I get sad. Sad for the people who think this is appropriate action or behaviour. For instance, my car bonnet was keyed a couple of weeks ago when I had the audacity to leave it unattended outside my house for a whole hour. If I’d caught the crim red handed, I would probably have felt more anger, but I just felt sad that there was someone, possibly a neighbour, who thought it was acceptable to vandalise someone else’s property.

I remember very few times when I have been truly livid, and believe me, you'd know about it if I got more than just annoyed. The prelude to any minor or major outburst is when I force my lips shut, perhaps trying to hold back the words I feel might express my feelings the best, but which might not do me any favours in the long run. A few monster-like noises leap from my mouth. That’s also when tears might spring from my eyes; I’m not sad, really, just so angry!

Yes, some of my blogs come from anger, or are written with an angry voice. Mostly, I just hope my blogs are interesting and enjoyable to read. I hope readers who like the content make the effort to share them on their social media, and I have the small hope that my material might even inspire someone, somewhere to write something. I enjoy blogging, it’s good discipline as a writer to have a weekly blogs (in my case, two!) and I promised to attempt to be a happier blogger between small, sporadic bouts of rage. Please don’t worry for my mental well-being if I slip into a subject based in annoyance or bad feelings. I’m a happy person, really, and the following posts prove it!

My Next Big Thing (my current work in progress)
The Best Travel Decision I Made This Year 
Being a Writer: What’s Not To Love? 
My 30 Before 30 List 
Sidmouth: The Best Of British Seasides 
This Is Power Writing 
I’m Home 

Happy (?!) writing all, see you next week.

Lou x

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