Looking for a virtual sympathetic ear

February 6, 2009 5:35 AM

Is there a website or online community where I can just go and rant about something that's pissing me off?

I don't have a blog, I've already discussed it with a couple of close friends and I've written about it in my journal but this recent event is still eating at me....I'm looking for a place where I can vent my anger so I can just get over this thing and start the weekend with a light heart, a skip in my step and a spark in my eye.

Hive mind, please point the way.

(Please don't suggest therapy, I just need to blow off some steam)

posted by juva to human relations (18 comments total)

http://www.hatehere.com
posted by austinlee at 5:38 AM on February 6, 2009

Craigslist! Then if it's particularly hateful or funny, it'll get posted to the 'best of' list.
posted by barnone at 5:43 AM on February 6, 2009

A blog takes about 10 seconds to set up.
posted by billysumday at 5:44 AM on February 6, 2009

Are you looking for a sympathetic ear, or do you want to just go and rant/vent/whatever?
posted by box at 5:57 AM on February 6, 2009

http://grouphug.com/ ?
posted by mikeh at 6:09 AM on February 6, 2009

Apologies, I think the site I was thinking of was http://grouphug.us/ which is currently offline. That'll teach me to check my URLs before hitting submit.
posted by mikeh at 6:10 AM on February 6, 2009

Sounds like you need a blog.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:12 AM on February 6, 2009 [1 favorite]

At the Straight Dope Message Boards, there's a forum labeled 'The BBQ Pit'. Some current thread titles include:

"What part of "NO DOGS" do you not understand???"
"Ooh, ooh, Michael Phelps smoked pot, ooh ooh ooh, the demon weed"
"ARGH! Microsoft, Windows Service Packs, and 12+ hours of my time..."
"Someone else's incompetence cost me a night's sleep"
"How to use apostrophes, for fuck's sake - redux"

Of course, instead of starting a new dedicated thread, you can post in "New for 2009! Mini-rants!"
posted by Gyan at 6:16 AM on February 6, 2009 [3 favorites]

A recent question about how to spend New Year's Eve alone gave a great answer for this. If you want some kind of feedback or conversation, use the suggestions above. However, if you simply want to get rid of the anger and frustration on a personal level, this really worked for me. Set aside some time for this. Write down the whole, complete experience on paper. Spend some time on it, pour it all out. Then walk away, take a long hot bath, music, wine if you're so inclined, etc, whatever you need to calm yourself and relax. Then, light a nice candle and burn the paper, telling yourself to let it go with the smoke as it burns.

I know this sounds kind of hokey, but I swear it worked for me on New Year's Eve. I really let go of my regrets and sorrows this way, and every time they tried to creep back in, I could visualize this experience and remind myself that I had released myself from them.

I promise, this works.
posted by raisingsand at 6:18 AM on February 6, 2009 [8 favorites]

I don't have a blog...

Solution: go to Blogger.com and start one. It's free and easy.

Or: post a "note" in Facebook. That way you can reach more people you know. If you're not on Facebook, go to Facebook.com, create an account, add your friends, then post the note.
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:35 AM on February 6, 2009

There's some kind of community for that in LiveJournal, but I'm not sure what it is/was called. Maybe someone else here knows.
posted by fructose at 6:41 AM on February 6, 2009

I've been wondering about this as well. I don't have a blog; stuff happens to me rarely enough that I'd hardly ever update, so it would be too much work to set up & maintain.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 6:45 AM on February 6, 2009

I think this may be your outlet....msn.office live They gave me a free website and hosting. I thought about turning my family webpage into a blog primarily for that purpose..RANTING!
posted by winks007 at 6:57 AM on February 6, 2009

Seconding barnone. This is exactly what Craigslist's Rants and Raves is typically used for.
Your profile says you're in Warsw, Poland, so I would start here (if you want to post locally)
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 7:05 AM on February 6, 2009

Great suggestions everyone, thanks.

A blog would be overkill for this and Facebook would draw too much attention from people who don't need to know about it.

I'll give one of the websites a try and and send my rant up in smoke as raisingsand suggested.
posted by juva at 7:25 AM on February 6, 2009

Does Fuck You List sound like it would work?
posted by sperose at 10:23 AM on February 6, 2009 [2 favorites]

Does Fuck You List sound like it would work?

Like a charm. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
posted by juva at 11:06 AM on February 6, 2009

www.grouphug.us
www.fml.com

Depends what your rant is really...
posted by FuckingAwesome at 1:22 PM on February 6, 2009