That’s a funny word.
sublimation, in physics, conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its becoming liquid. An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperature. The phenomenon is the result of vapor pressure and temperature relationships.
Also, it means…
Examples of sublimation as a defense mechanism include: channeling anger into physical activity like sports, transforming grief into creative writing after a loss, using anxiety about an exam into focused studying, redirecting frustration at work into a new job search, or someone with aggressive tendencies becoming a competitive athlete to express their aggression in a socially acceptable way
Those are two completely different things. But are they?
I think I’m turning my anger and grief at the end of my marriage into something positive. At least that’s what I feel I’m heading in the direction of.
I’m turning the solid freaking awful stuff inside of me into a gas. Something lighter and more positive and without the messy in between form of a liquid.
It’s like a fart. But in internet form.