I am an angry Feminist. And I dare anyone tell me there is something wrong with that.

[MadrasT]

7. +1

I was taught that being angry was bad and wrong so I tried to hide it and never feel it. ("Nice girls" aren't angry, y'know?)

That just made me angrier under the surface.

Surpressing it continually just made it fester and then blow up and come out it really harmful, crazy, destructive ways.

There are very unhealthy ways to express anger. There are also perfectly healthy ways to express anger and loads of *useful* things you can do with it. It's all about how it is expressed.

Anger can be a great destroyer, or it can be a great motivator and a catalyst for change.

And sometimes it is very useful and healthy to just give yourself permission to really, REALLY, feel angry (without judging yourself for it or making yourself wrong for it).

(I have had a lot of experience with anger, for sure.)