I feel they are distinctive. I'm not a fan of either, but sometimes I do use anger to distract myself from sadness. Anger/outrage doesn't feel as bad to me as straight up sadness.
they are. but underneath the anger, always glistens the sadness, most of the time one would be so wrapped up in their outrage that they wouldn't notice the sadness.. I, on the other hand, was plagued with inner eyes that see it at all times.
True. I sort of provoked myself into getting angry about The Orange One and his followers in order to distract myself from sadness about something else. Perhaps not the healthiest thing to do, but at least I knew I was doing it!
That definitely sounds like a plague, those inner eyes. I'm usually able to find gratitude, but not always as quickly as I'd like. :/
Anything that can attract my attention, get me back into the swing of things, is welcome, it can be a joke, a sensation, an emotion, it doesn't have to become irrational and fake.
I think it can be part of the healing process/the process of coming to terms with things.. we go through a stage where we are angry at people who let us down, or at someone who let us down or who isn't around anymore, who has either intentionally or due to unfortunate circumstances caused themselves to removed themselves .. yes I think anger can be healing.. and it certainly feels better than sadness..
I'm dealing with some sadness and I found myself getting annoyed/angry about things that I normally just laugh off. I think that subconsciously I was distracting myself from the sadness, if that makes sense.
I'll find my way to gratitude, I'm sure. I always do.
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