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Article: Why Anger Is Bad For Your Health.
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- May 1, 2000
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We all lose our cool now and then.
True, the occasional anger-induced tantrum is an inescapable part of human life, experts say.
Yet there is a distinction between normal anger and anger that's unhealthy and destructive.
"Anger, in general, is healthy," explains Dr. Carole D. Stovall, a Washington, D.C.-based psychologist who consults individuals and corporations on issues such as anger management. "Just like sadness or happiness, it's a normal emotion. Where people get into trouble is when anger becomes a behavior that is physically, verbally or emotionally inappropriate.
"If somebody accidentally bumps us in the subway, that's an ...