Bad things happen to everyone so why complain? do you think its part of human nature?
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Yes it is in our nature to complain. We complain when its hot, we complain when its cold etc.
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Sometimes it's good to know you aren't the only one who has it rain on their wedding day, gets cut off while driving, has a crappy alarm clock and oversleeps, etc. etc. :)
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I think its a way of psychologically working out our problems. It's cheap therapy.
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It's part of the human experience to go through bad things. I think complaining is often a way just to let others know what's on your mind, or get them to correct what you are complaining about if it's something they can fix. In that sense, complaining is part of human nature.
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Well a lot of complaining is really unhealthy: an expression of our inability to bear our own suffering -- we spray it out onto others in ways that do no good to anyone. I think there's a place for "responsible complaining", certainly -- talking to someone who can do something about a problem, or sharing your troubles with someone who can perhaps help you sort through them. But most complaining is really avoidance: not quite respecting that pain is part of life, and thinking one can fuss and whine it away. Usually if I find myself complaining a lot, I try to interrupt it and just sit quietly, looking for the discomfort or irritation or anxiety that's making my mouth run. When I get it in focus, I'm usually a step closer to being alive and a step farther from just annoying others.
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We are social beings and complaining is communicating the stress we are experiencing from the experience. Not only does it help to relieve the stress that the person is going through but the listeners also may benefit from what happened to that person (so we can avoid the situation or be prepared if the same situation happened to us)
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When something really bad happens it's important to get the person to talk about it and to be patient with them. If it's everyday crap then it feels better to blow off steam and get on with your day. If you see though that someone is kind of bringing the bad stuff on themself I would offer a couple of resources that may be able to help and then change the subject.
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Yes, I'm trying to stop the complaining. But then some idiot driving while talking on a cell phone will cut me off and I lose it ;-)
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Some people are natural-born complainers and will find something to complain about even in the best of times. Other people try to find the silver lining and they are so busy doing that they don't have time to complain. :)
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It's just a way to vent your frustration without getting violent about it. If you bottle up the frustration, it makes you feel worse & you wind up exploding over the smallest issue.
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