How to be a better complainer

Here are healthy ways to let your feelings out in public without looking like a complaint box

- Sapna Sarfare

How often do we vent out our anger, irritation, or frustration in the form of complaints? Chances are very high. However, before you know it, you start looking like a walking, talking complaint box and become a social pariah. Fear not! Becoming a better complainer is easy if you know the way.

According to Dr Prabhojit Mohanty, Psychiatrist, De-addiction Specialist, and Sexologist, complaining can either become a healthy release or simply an emotional noise. “Sigmund Freud believed that bottled-up feelings eventually find an outlet, often through tension or irritability. After him, his school of thought was carried forward by psychologists known as Neo-Freudians. However, constant venting without purpose can trap us in negativity. For the listener, it can come across as constructive feedback or simply a rant, depending on whether there’s a clear, logical intention behind it.”