Venting into Addiction?

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

What an absolutely awesome lesson. Thank you.

It is a visual picture that has helped me more than once rein in the things I thought I needed to say...

[larrylyates]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

If there is any venting to do, the safest place to do it is before the feet of Jesus....
That is the same way when we vent our frustrations to our friends, family, and whoever will listen. After sharing with them, perhaps you want to change your mind, and wish the words had never left your mouth. You run after your words, trying to gather them back, and hoping that you can undo some of things you just said... of course... impossible.... once words are vented, and out of your mouth, they are like those pieces of paper in the wind, impossible to tell where they have gone, and impossible to undo the damage that has been done.

That just needed to be said!

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by larrylyates

What I see/hear/read a LOT from professing believers and Apostolics is simply negative talk that "leads to the ruin of the hearer." The complaining that comes from some people may not be "addictive," but it is certainly infectious.

You are spot on with this.

Infectious is a good word to describe some who are always in vent mode. I have to be careful to take some things, when said about other people or situations, with a grain of salt, depending on the mindset of the speaker. If I didn't, I'd be angry with everyone all the time.

[NewbieMisfits]

indeed infectious is a much better suited word

[ILG]

I think that venting can be an addiction. I also believe in the OP world however, that even having feelings is hardly allowed, so venting as an addiction.....not sure how often that happens.

[NewbieMisfits]

That is what I've come to love about all you at AFF over these last weeks, being a newbie misfit, I can post some thoughts up on a board (that barely make any sense) and it becomes in informational discussion!

It's great to be here everyone!

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by NewbieMisfits

That is what I've come to love about all you at AFF over these last weeks, being a newbie misfit, I can post some thoughts up on a board (that barely make any sense) and it becomes in informational discussion!

It's great to be here everyone!

Glad to have you here too!

[larrylyates]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Glad to have you here too!

There are some really terrific people I have met through these pages. The potential for useful dialogue is wonderful! You all are great! I am better for having met you!