For the value of an anecdote: in my grieving process, I tried several forms of catharsis: hitting a heavy bag, yelling, running and biking angry. In every case

For the value of an anecdote: in my grieving process, I tried several forms of catharsis: hitting a heavy bag, yelling, running and biking angry. In every case, it made me more angry. I got worse. The anger turned inward. It wasn't until I stopped that approach that I made any progress in my grief. > Any sort of cathartic experience would necessarily be self-reported and we all know the accuracy of self-report studies. That's not true. In the article, they mention observational studies wherein folks who vent are more likely to lash out. That isn't self-reporting.