Do you clean when you're angry or upset?

United States
June 29, 2008 2:48am CST
I do, its my way of controlling my emotions. I like to clean, so when I'm angry I start straightening up and doing something to keep me occupied until I feel better. Are you like this too?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Jul 08
That seems a good way of channelling your anger and sad emotions to strength by doingother things ya.. haha.. I dun do cleaning.. INstead, i will go for my runs.. Cover longer distances and at a faster speed, run my anger and emotions into energy, push my body to its limits.. And it works well for me.. hehe
• United States
2 Jul 08
That's a good way too.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
2 Jul 08
Yup, it always works for me and thus i do that always.. hehe
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
Oh you have given me good tip! That's better than sulking and dwelling in anger. Aside from accomplishing many things, you are also cooling off. Nice one! Maybe I would try that, because when I am angry I usually go shopping which is quite an expensive outlet.
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• United States
30 Jun 08
It would be, it might make you even madder after you got the bill.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
Ha!Ha!Ha! Yes, sometimes!
@laglen (19759)
• United States
23 Jul 08
I do too. Thats about how my house gets clean. I get so mad that nobody else does anything, then I fly through it like a hurricane!
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• United States
23 Jul 08
But hurricanes make such a mess!
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
30 Jun 08
That is the last thing I think of when I am angry. I clean better when I am in a good mode and feel like singing. When I am angry, I have to get out of the house and go for a walk. Otherwise I just scream if no one is around or I start to cry. Another thing I do is to go to bed and lie down and think of things and try to find a solution, that is something that will make me feel better. I am still angry.
• United States
30 Jun 08
A solution? I might have to try that, after I clean the house.
• United States
30 Jun 08
Most of the time absolutely!! But if I am mad because the house has been wrecked by uncaring teens NO Way am I cleaning it up! If you can not tell that has been a real issue lately. I have just decided to ride it out till they all move out!
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• United States
30 Jun 08
Get a calendar and mark off the days until they're gone.
@celticeagle (167019)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jun 08
Yes, I do. Either that or eat.
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• United States
30 Jun 08
Better to clean.
• India
2 Jul 08
When I feel angry , I go to sleep . Some times I get hungry too , when I get angry ... Thanks !!!
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@makaira (1158)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
sometimes i do clean when im upset or angry but what i usually do is i listen to loud and cool music to control my emotions.
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• Malaysia
24 Jul 08
I will still clean when I am angry. When I was younger, I was very lazy and my parents had to scold me to get me to clean my room and I still do it unwillingly. Now, I sometimes have to clean up my desk in order to relieve my stress and get all the work done because sometimes my desk is overflowing with my work. If I didn't clean it, I would just end up getting more and more frustrated at the pile of work that I have to finish before the end of the day.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
30 Jun 08
No, I don't clean when I am upset or angry. I go shopping! LOL! Your habit is a lot more productive than mine and cheaper too. I think next time I am upset I will try your method and see how I do! Thanks for the idea!
@GreenMoo (11834)
1 Jul 08
Ni, I detest cleaning, so I'll only do it when there's no alternative. Being angry isn't a good enough reason!
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
24 Jul 08
Yeah, I clean and straighten when I'm angry. I've also noticed if my husband and I are arguing or having a heated discussion, I'll be standing there straightening up the dresser or whatever I happen to be standing by, I don't know if its because I don't want to look him in the face or what, or I don't want him to see my tears..lol.
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@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
3 Jul 08
When I was younger I would do that. My house stayed spotless lol. I don't do that anymore. If something or someone makes me made now I just go on about my business until I can deal with it or them. I can honestly say I don't get angry much anymore.
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@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
24 Jul 08
I do clean the House as part of my household chores but when the time that i am upset I always make it sure to go out in the Seaside aside from my Shopping Mall....
@shooie (4984)
• United States
30 Jun 08
Anger isn't good - Quick to Anger .... Quick to Fall
Sometimes yes I will busy myself around the house if I am angry or I sometimes go to my room and read or curl up for a short nap. If my husband and I are talking and get angry we both get quiet and walk away he goes to his work shop and I go do house work and when we calm down we continue out talk. We don't argue or go to bed mad.
@shooie (4984)
• United States
1 Jul 08
You never know what or if you have the next minute to live or if one or both of you will be waking up the day or anytime later.
• United States
1 Jul 08
You're right, never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.
@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
30 Jun 08
I will do cleaning if I'm upset or angry. I will use a brush to brush every single tiles in my bathrooms.
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@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
30 Jun 08
No, I'm a crazy homemaker.
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• United States
30 Jun 08
Were you in the military?
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@mulau2u (1459)
• Malaysia
30 Jun 08
oh no, when i get mad i will not to touch some many thing cause i am mad, so better the thing alway on it place if not maybe i will broken on it. i don't know why i am doing that maybe cause i am mad and my hand also mad too i think :)
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@eihdra (3115)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
yup, I do. I found out a few years ago that it does the trick. I mean whenever I'm so mad most specially with my husband,, I clean the house too or do gardening although I know I don't have a green thumb. I used to throw things and blabber around. I hated myself for being so mean and ruthless and so insensitive to my husband's feelings. So, I said to myself, I need to change. And that's one way i found that really helped me control my anger too. At least, only non-living things suffer my wrath. I don't talk bad whenever i'm doing the gardening, because they might not grow at all..
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• United States
1 Jul 08
When your tulips start drooping its time to say nicer things.
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
29 Jun 08
I do that, too. I will either clean something or go outside (weather permitting) and work in my garden. It's a great way to blow off steam and be productive in the process! Gardening is my passion and I always feel better after doing some gardening, no matter what emotion I'm feeling. It's great therapy. But cleaning the house is also an extremely good way to help you get mentally focused and able to reason things out in your mind. Just sitting and fuming does no good and can affect your health! I'll take the physical road to emotional stability every time!
• United States
30 Jun 08
I wonder if those Merry Maids are ticked off all the time, they really love to clean.
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• United States
30 Jun 08
No one ever proved it. I mean, I was aquitted. :)
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Ahahahahaha!
• Philippines
25 Jul 08
my mom will love me more if i do.^_^ she would probably be the happiest mom in town because i rarely do the cleaning due to allergic rhinitis. it's a pretty cool outlet for you. as for me, i've been wanting to have a punching bag at my room because i really want to do boxing whenever i'm angry.^_^ while i seem to always get a haircut when upset.
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• United States
25 Jul 08
Interesting, letting somebody else cut your hair while you're upset, never thought of that.