I Dislike Being Told to Calm Down

I am somewhat private and keep a whole lot of stuff inside so, occasionally I will get mad and go on a rant. After writing something, usually metaphorical, which helps me to get it off my chest I get told to get off the internet or that I need to calm down. I don't friends have that I can vent it out to in small doses so eventually it builds up and comes out. Rarely do I actually vent verbally except maybe a few times to my mom when she pried it out of me, even then I won't say everything I am thinking, and she tells me I need to go calm down. I usually do it in writting, if you don't like it, don't read it. There is so much hatred and anger in the world and sometimes all I need to do is vent about. I don't really have other methods to vent it. Ugh

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MarkPaul · 26-30, M

I am not asking you to shoulder the problem alone. But, you're not the only one who is effected by these weight-of-the-world problems. I agree with you, we can't simply place a repair call. But, that doesn't let any of us off the hook. I am not pretending to have the answer; I don't. We need to figure out how to collaborate, beyond venting, to come to some productive solutions otherwise you will be venting for many years to come. Is that what you really want?