I think it's pretty common for most people to understand there are greater events unfolding and issues people deal with that are generally gargantuan compared to whatever they're dealing with. That doesn't change the fact that in the context of their life, what they're dealing with is still of great importance to them.

There are various ways I deal with this. Sometimes all I need is a swift kick in the butt or a view of someone elses difficulty to put what I'm dealing with in perspective, but that's because I've blown out of proportion my own frustration, usually by feeding into it.

However, there are times where this isn't the case. Where I've really been set back or fucked over in some way. In this case I set aside my emotions for as long as I can, but for the purpose of figuring out what I can do to fix it. What can I do to set things back to normal. If I've come up with a plan I then have to reconcile if I am satisfied with this plan. In essence, I'm figuring out how to accept this loss.

If I can't figure out how to make up my loss, if it's impossible, or I'm not satisfied with the answer, at that point I'm really in a hole. At that point, in the moment, I'll just let my emotions out. For me, this usually means going walking. I cry. I let my mind go nuts. It's for the purpose of mentally and emotionally tiring myself out. If you can't resolve an internal conflict, I will force it to run it's course. Bottling it up, putting up walls to contain it, or trying to pretend it doesn't matter, is not a good idea.

Once I've exhausted myself, I can set myself to task accepting and re-envisioning how my life will change as a result. It might be small or large. The point is to learn to not flail into the wind, but instead have the emotional clarity to move forward, which emotional exhaustion will bring. I, personally, can't do so if I'm still roiling inside.