Therapeutic Rants

Therapeutic rants is probably a euphemism for "bitching" amongst many circles, but what I mean when I myself rant about the topic is the idea that we as humans relish being heard and understood. The idea in my mind is that humans all have varying forms of expression which is a necessary component of psychological survival, much to the same importance as the physiological requirements of food, water and shelter. Some people also like to use the term debriefing, gossiping, catching-up, diary writing or praying.


There was a time in my life where I was romantically interested in a religious person - and it was intriguing to me why she prayed to God in a way that was almost a conversation amongst friends. But on deeper inspection, I realised that God simple served as an avenue of unloading and debriefing about one's life, in the same way, I would write in a diary or even a blog. When you pray and talk to God, it is almost like you are expressing how you truly think/feel without much judgement, and it feels therapeutic. Similarly, when you write in a diary, you are doing the same - you write down your thoughts and feelings at that moment to no real practical audience. Let's be honest, how many people really look back and read their old diaries unless it is a brief and rare glimpse down nostalgia lane? The reward is in the act of venting, not the product of that venting.

I find given my own extroversion tendencies, that when there is no-one around to have a discussion/rant to, writing my thoughts and feelings down acts as a good substitute. I feel this is similar to the way people can feel like when God is around - in that when there is no-one around to converse with, God will always be an open avenue of therapeutic rants. Now, of course, God as both a concept and a practical religious establishment/s has much more to offer than just this one aspect, but that's another entire discussion that's been around for millennia.

A blog can only substitute company/chatting to a certain level so bye.