Sometimes I vent just because I'm p.o'ed about something. I find that venting verbally to my roommate is better than me holding it in until I burst and then I throw things. Not good.

Sometimes, I find I need to vent out a situation and just hearing myself talk about it helps me to come to a quicker solution to the issue. Getting feedback when I ask for it can be very helpful as well.

Most times though, I have to admit, I keep most of my stuff to myself and work through it on my own. Sometimes my roommate gets upset with me for doing that. It's not that I don't want to share with her, it's more about the fact that I'm an independent thinker and have always had to depend on myself to fix myself and my issues.

I can see the pluses and minuses of venting.