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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Gaby Hinsliff

All the rage: women are furious – and repressing it can ruin our lives

A woman in black and white, screaming at the top of her voice
‘Anger is there for a reason.’ Photograph: Tommaso Tuzj/Getty Images

“Oh my God, I love a scream,” says Dr Jennifer Cox, her face lighting up. “Screaming underwater, I recommend. It’s amazing. It’s so liberating and no one can hear.”

The same is true for standing on a motorway bridge and venting your pent-up rage and frustration into the roar of the traffic underneath. Or, at a pinch, for yelling under the noise of the shower, she says. “Women are like: ‘Oh, I can’t be seen to do this stuff.’ OK, don’t be seen. But let it out.”

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