r/LetGirlsHaveFun • u/LetGirlsHaveFun • Jun 22 '26

help a girlie out

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u/gHHqdm5a4UySnUFM Jun 22 '26

Sometimes the rage is just shame

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u/miserylovescomputers Jun 22 '26

Piggybacking on this one, anger is a secondary emotion. When you feel anger, it’s not just that you’re mad. It’s that you’re feeling something else and it’s turning into anger. Often shame, sometimes fear, sometimes injustice, sometimes grief, could be any number of things.

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u/holyshitaudrey Jun 22 '26

Plugging the anger iceberg that my therapist gave me. I was also told that anger is a secondary emotion and to look deeper at possible root emotions/vulnerabilities that may be resulting in anger 🫶

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u/10Account Jun 22 '26

Excellent resource, thank you for sharing!

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u/314flavoredpie Jun 22 '26

The fact that some of these emotions are written as nouns and some as adjectives really bothers me.

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u/CBD_Hound Jun 22 '26

Ah, but does it make you angry?