Something feels unfair

It wasn't fair, and saying that out loud doesn't make you bitter — it makes you honest. When you've done the right thing and still got the short end, the anger that follows is completely reasonable. You're not asking for too much by wanting fairness; that is a basic, decent thing to want. Your sense that this was wrong is not a flaw to fix; it's your integrity, still intact.

Read one, sit with it, and draw as many more as you need.

Angry

Something feels unfair

It isn't fair, and saying so out loud is not whining, it's accuracy. Something happened that shouldn't have, and you're right to name it.

More comforting words for this feeling

  • The unfairness is real, not a story you're telling yourself. You don't have to talk yourself out of seeing clearly what actually happened.

  • You played by rules someone else got to ignore, and the part of you that's furious about that is the part that still believes in fairness. Keep it.

  • Wanting things to be fair isn't childish. It's one of the most decent instincts a person can have, and the world dimming it doesn't make it wrong.