Hurt people hurt people

Through my work, my learning, my own trauma experiences and healing journey I have come to believe that underneath anger is a whole lot of pain.

Hurt people hurt people as the saying goes.

Pain that isn’t allowed to be expressed stays suppressed until it explodes.

Only babies cry.

What are you upset for?

That’s not a reason to be upset.

Stop whinging.

As if you’d be upset about that.

I didn’t mean it so don’t play victim.

So it got me thinking and I’m curious your own thoughts on this statement.

“Anger is more socially acceptable than pain.”

What do you think?

PS the image here is not in regards to putting up with abuse or trying to heal someone’s anger and hurt for them or alongside them. I see this quote in regards to ourselves and helping our children to heal