This said, beware – be watchful, be wary – of how grumpiness can work on your mind and hijack you.
Is it just me or are people extra grumpy? I get it people sometimes have reasons to be grumpy, no doubt but what I have noticed there is a lot of unnecessary grumpiness and I want to help!
Grumpiness is tricky.
On the one hand, grumpiness – feeling annoyed, irritated, resentful, fed up, mad, outraged, or enraged – alerts us to real threats, real injuries, and real wrongs that need correcting, and it energizes and fuels us to do something about them.
On the other hand, grumpiness - Feels bad past the first rush of it. Stresses the body, over time wearing down health. Narrows attention, losing sight of the big picture. Clouds judgment, driving us to act impulsively, potentially violently. Creates and revves up conflicts with others.
Grumpiness often hurts us more than it hurts others.
What should you do if you are feeling grumpy?
Recognize grumpiness. Feel it, don’t suppress it. Explore it, and find whatever is valid in what it is telling you. Also look beneath it, to the hurt or sorrow or outrage on behalf of others. Help yourself open to and include all of yourself. Be skeptical of others who try to talk you out of your reactions out of their own self-interest.
Figure out what you are going to do. Usually not easy, to be sure, but try to slow things down so you can think clearly and find your ground.