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Frustration can be...frustrating I guess. It's like anger but different. Anger has a cause and often a purpose. Whilst it isn't necessarily productive it's something, a solid outpouring and manifestation of emotions suppressed or built up. But Frustration is just...fog! It's that feeling of being hungry but not knowing what you  want to eat. It's flicking through the channels and not wanting to watch a single thing, turning on the stereo and skipping every song. It's not knowing whats wrong or how to fix it.

A friend of mine showed me something she had been given today. It was Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson.

Chapter 1

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost ... I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in the same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in ... it's a habit.

My eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

~ Portia Nelson ~

(There's a Hole in My Sidewalk)

This could be written by so many of us. I hope it helps someone.