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Article: The spectrum of anger: wouldn't it be nice to deal with anger in a positive way, rather than holding it in and/or exploding when we become overwhelmed? Learning to assertively express anger, in a timely fashion, is the most effective way to manage anger.
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- Going Bonkers Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Anger is an emotional response to pain and injury. Whether our pain/injury is real or imagined, our anger alerts us that something is wrong. Anger, as well as fear and sadness, come from anything we perceive to be "threat" of injury. This could include a conflict, an argument, an injustice, humiliation, betrayal, feeling afraid, pressured or trapped, etc.
Nature gave us this powerful emotion to help us stay alive. It sends signals to all parts of our body to help us fight or flee. Anger is energy our body generates to "fix," or attend to, what is hurting us.
Anger is not a bad emotion. Like all emotions, it is important to understand what we are ...