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lIl-IIIl on April 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Anger is eliminated with the disposal of a paper w...

According to the paper setting the letter aside did not subdue anger in the participants. The anger subsided in those who threw it away or shredded it.

Stephen_0xFF on April 10, 2024 | [–]

Abe wrote ‘Never sent. Never signed’ which might’ve helped.

midnightmonster on April 9, 2024 | [–]

...did not subdue anger in the participants _as much as throwing it away did_.

Just writing it down and filing it also seemed to help, just not as much.

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