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It Turns Out Venting Has A Huge Impact On Your Mental Health

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20.02.2026

It Turns Out Venting Has A Huge Impact On Your Mental Health

Sometimes 'getting it all out' isn't the way forward.

Freelance Life Writer

Is there anything better when something has really annoyed you than having a good ol’ rant about it? Just getting it all out of your system, missing no details and offering a sprinkling of “mind you...” every couple of minutes?

Well, it turns out that this habit actually... doesn’t help with the anger you’re feeling and can actually prolong it. Nothing is sacred.

Yes, that’s right. According to a 2024 meta-analytic review. Researchers at Ohio State University analyzed 154 studies on anger and found little evidence that venting helps. In some cases, it........

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