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No. It may feel good in the moment, but doesn't change anything. It just reinforces their belief that the world is out to get them and makes us hypocrites, or if done regularly enough, turns is into the beast we would destroy as e also feel bad about our behavior and ignore those feelings long enough (they're there for a reason). And sure, there will be momentary lapses and negative feelings we didn't know what to do with them. That's when it's time to face our shadows, again, and do the work. It took me a half a century to get there, but I've begun trying. I hope you will join me. It's an individual work, but we can support each other, if you're game.