Both on Fiverr and outside of it I see people complaining.
I get it. I really do. You need to get it off your chest, you feel that you have to get it out of your system or you're going to explode.
And that part is fine. Like punching a bag or something, then feeling better and calming down.
But then what?
Then, some people keep complaining. And that's where it gets bad. Mostly for those people.
The thing with complaining is that it doesn't help. It can bring you a short relief – if it didn't, nobody would do it – but it doesn't solve anything. Doing solves problems. Waiting it out (which can also be seen as doing) can solve problems. But complaining? It solves nothing. Let's forget for a moment that people who constantly complain are seen and described in non-flattering terms; let's forget for a moment that complaining over and over and over again about the same thing (or always finding something new to complain about) is annoying. Let's even forget that, if a potential buyer sees you constantly complaining on Fiverr forum, he or she is highly unlikely to ever buy anything from you (and if they don't visit the forum, but do their research before the purchase, they can easily find all the Fiverr sellers who complain through Google).
Let's forget all that, and stick to the basics: complaining doesn't solve anything, and it doesn't help.
And it gets worse.
Complaining gives you an illusion that you're doing something. You spend energy on it, you get it off your chest, and you feel as if you've accomplished something.
Except you didn't, and the problem is still there. So you complain again, chasing that feeling of accomplishment and relief, and you do it over and over again.
And the problem is still there, and it will stay there until you solve it.
So, if you need to get it off your chest, go ahead and do it – and then go and solve the problem, before complaining takes all of your energy and leaves you feeling miserable and like a failure.
Go and solve it. Whether it's a buyer who doesn't know what he wants but keeps demanding, or a leaking faucet, or a pesky cold, complain if you must, but then go and solve it.