For some reason, we as human beings like to be mad.

It is an annoying feeling; yet, we love to indulge in behaviors that anger us.

Whether it’s saying (or even thinking) of a sly comeback to someone, fuming over your roommate who never takes out the trash or gossiping with your friends about what Jane did last week, we tend to often dwell on the things that bother us throughout our day.

Most people use social media regularly. We at The Daily Eastern News believe social media is useful for connecting with people, but if it is not used wisely, it can lead to emotional distress.

A lot of people, when they have a free minute, will turn on their phones and open Facebook.

This is not bad in itself, but just consider for a minute what content you usually see on Facebook. It varies from person to person, so think of who your Facebook friends are or who you follow on Instagram.

How many people do you follow who regularly post nonsensical opinions that set you off every time? How many people you follow post petty, inappropriate or incorrect things? How many people do you follow who, for whatever reason, just bother you when you see their posts in your feed?

If you can’t think of anyone, then bravo. We commend you for putting your emotional health first.

Most of us, however, would be able to think of at least a few people.

Ideally, we would unfollow people after seeing their consistently-dumb posts. But we usually don’t. We snarl, complain about them and wait for them to post the next offensive thing.

But it’s not just on social media that people take part in anger-inducing behaviors. 

Some of us might go to a party that we know our worst enemy will be at. Some of us might send that angry text back instead of practicing effective communication.

But we at The Daily Eastern News invite you to consider the long-term impact of living in bitterness and anger.

Life is tough, and sometimes it can be difficult to even make it through the day. But there is no need to make it worse on yourself. Stress is not healthy, and too much of it will start damaging your body.

While it is hard to brush something off when it just gets under your skin, letting go and moving on will have a much better effect on your mental health in the long run.

We at The Daily Eastern News highly recommend unfollowing the people who make you mad on social media and avoiding the people you don’t get along with in general if you cannot work things out.

It is also wise to ask for clarification on a situation instead of assuming someone was purposely acting against you.

And whatever you do, don’t let the anger build up inside of you. 

If you cannot let go of what someone has done to you, bring up your woes to that person, because they might not even know they did anything wrong, or it could have been an accident. 

Problems are solved much more easily when there is communication among the parties involved.

Staying calm is important, especially in college, when a hundred things could potentially be on our minds on any given day.

It is a mystery why we humans generally love to indulge in what makes us mad. But for the sake of personal well-being, it is best to move on.