What is "acting out"

vb. (present participle of act out English)

1. n. a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

2. (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic

Acting Out may refer to:

• Acting out, a psychological term
• Acting Out (Will & Grace), an episode of Will & Grace
• Acting Out (book), a 2003 book by French philosopher Bernard Stiegler

Acting Out is a book by French philosopher Bernard Stiegler. It is composed of two short works, "How I Became a Philosopher," and "To Love, To Love Me, To Love Us: From September 11 to April 21," which were published separately in French in 2003 as Passer à l'acte and Aimer, s'aimer, nous aimer: Du 11 septembre au 21 avril. Acting Out was published by Stanford University Press in 2009, and the translators were David Barison, Daniel Ross, and Patrick Crogan.