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Complaining can serve a real purpose in our lives.

It’s common that people will complain about positive events like weddings or pregnancy by discussing the stress or negative symptoms.

We use complaining as a way to get information from others and assess their opinions about certain issues.

…complaining may help us form social connections and feel seen, heard, and accepted by the people who share our complaints.

Our desire for sympathy and attention is another major reason we complain.

Complaining alerts others that we’re in need and lets them know how they can support us.

Perhaps one of the most important reasons we complain is to hold people accountable for their behavior.

Complaining helps us feel better, influences how people see us, creates social bonds, allows us to gather information, encourages empathy, and helps create real change.

Complaining can bring out some pretty complicated emotions because it forces us to face real issues in the world and it often makes us feel helpless.

Listening to someone else complaining is usually one of the easiest ways to get uncomfortable, especially if we don’t understand… what they’re looking for from us.