I've been pondering this as there are threads when it would seem that rather than 'getting it off your chest' it has the opposite effect and encourages anger and a general splenetic condition.
Perhaps in a one-off situation having a good vent might clear the air and dissipate the anger,. but when strong feelings, against a family member or a politician, as example, are embedded it would seem that this kind of behaviour just feeds on itself. This is especially true when others feel equally embittered and pour fuel in the fire it would seem.
I can't understand this depth of hatred myself, nor do I want to, and I wonder what harm it does to,those who do.
If possible I'd hope this discussion would focus, not on the two examples given but more generally on the question in the subject heading.
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