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Is Venting good for you?

Okay, so we all like a little rant now and again. I'm good with that. It's fine.  It's normal. Isn't it what Facebook is for after all? Something annoys you so you have a little rant and release all that pent up angst and fury.   Keyboard warrior comes rushing to the fore.   Let it all out. It’s good for you.      But is it?  I’m a member of a forum of which I’m quite active.   A few of the people on the forum are personal friends...well..as much as the internet allows relationships with people you don’t actually know in real life.   A few are also Facebook friends.   I’d posted something on Facebook which I thought was ironic, witty and sardonic.   However, someone to exception to the status and proceeded to lambast all similar posts on social networks on our little home (the forum).   Now, I’ve taken this a wee bit personally as my status was clearly supposed to be humorous . This particular person waxes lyrical about being pious and saintly ye