Is it better to bottle your emotions up? or to let it out??

Question

if you think letting the emotions out (e.g anger) ... then do u have any ideas on the things i could do to do that ?

Answer 1

bottle it up to those you do not trust and reveal to those you trust but not to often otherwise you come across as clingy sopy or prefectic only when its neccesary

Answer 2

let it out.

Answer 3

Let it out.  It's a matter of preference.  You can run, punch a pillow, or punching bag, usually anything physical.  Some people like to write poetry or just write down what happened...

Answer 4

let some out but not give out to much info.

Answer 5

I let it out swimming, you can pound the water and kick and go really fast and get exhausted! I think that's healthy but the rest of the time bottling it up is better (unless you can't and that forces bigger explosions!) because letting emotions out on people causes more hassle and more emotions... vicious circle!

Other physical / sporty activities are good and I play Spanish guitar, so some furious loud music releases a bit of tension!

Answer 6

i must say let it out, as i bottle it ip and then explode. i am very short tempered , but its odd i have only been like that a few weeks. i mean today my bf was hitting ice off the freezer rim with a metal spatula so you can imagine the noise, bang bang bang, i sat there listening to it then all of a sudden i erupted as i was sure he was doing it to annoy me then i felt terrible because the look on his face seemed genuinely upset, but i cant seem to just let it out because at that point it doesnt REALLY annoy me its just when my blood starts boiling i go mad and that happens within a few seconds. lol im not a nutcase honest

Answer 7

talk about them with  professional.

you can bottle things up but at some point you will explode and you will experience an occurrence that will be the straw that breaks the camels back. it will have terrible consequences on you mentally though. been there with someone. its not nice.  

Answer 8

Ways to let your emotions out is to do sports, take up an interest in some activity where there is a lot of physical work to do - like hiking, gardening, motor car racing, etc.

Answer 9

The common wisdom used to be that it was better to vent. But some research has shown that venting anger tends to make it worse. Check out this NYT article.  

Answer 10

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Get it out or you will pay for it in emotional issues such as depression later on

Answer 11

Let it out its for best, cos if bottling yourself up it will make ur anger alot worser, u will need someone who you trusts and talk about it and you will feel better afterwards

Answer 12

Let it out. definitely.

talk to people - family, friends, random people on here, or if you're religious, a religious leader (e.g priest). talk to someone, anyone - tell them what's bothering you, offload your problems (not necessarily to get answers, but just for the relief). it really does help.

and then there's the obvious things - if you're sad, have a good old cry, if you're angry, scream into a pillow, or scream and shout out loud (best if you do it somewhere outside away from people - a forest or field or something).

just don't bottle things up. it just makes things worse - all your emotions will build up inside and burst out someday.

Answer 13

If you bottle up your emotions it's like a bomb ticking you'll eventually go off. It's so much better to just them out........To let them out talk to someone, set and cry, write things down that are bothering you,,etc..

Answer 14

It's definitely healthier to let emotions out (I've heard smashing glass in a bag is very effective), but I bottle mine up.  I always have.

Answer 15

Well i just keep it bottled up. sometime its best depends on the situation.

Answer 16

Bottling it up cannot be psychologically healthy? Release the those pent up emotions before you serious end up with problems!!

Answer 17

Letting out your emotions could be the best choice. But if you let out too much, and vent to anyone around you, then you would seem pretty crazy. But if you had someone you could tell your problems too, then that would be good.

Answer 18

i prefer to keep mine is a small novelty tin which i keep in a kitchen cupboard next to the cup a soup.

Answer 19

Letting it out, If you bottle it up it gets bigger and more worse. I always bottle my emotions up though.

Answer 20

i think its better to bottle it all up, my doctors are always telling me differently though.

Answer 21

It's best to find a good balance between those two...

Answer 22

Bottle up emotions = negative.  Let it out is best.

It's ok to be angry, this is a natural emotion............but it is what you do with the anger that counts.

Emotions come in many ways....we all need to learn how to deal / cope with them that's best for us individually.  

Answer 23

stay cool, not bottling up just forget about it.  

Answer 24

definitely let them out, if its anger try hitting things or playing a violent computer game haha it lets it out for me!