ANGER
I have read many books, articles, stories about anger or anger management. Still, there are people who don’t read these articles or books probably they see it as not important. I decided to write about anger today because there are some things people do overlook that may be of importance to them without them knowing. Our attitude to anger can determine where we find ourselves tomorrow or the next.
WHAT IS ANGER?
Anger is a reaction, an emotional response to a particular situation that offends someone or a person they love. The Longman Dictionary describes angry as ‘felling strong emotions which make you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved in an unfair, cruel, offensive way, or because you think that a situation is unfair, unacceptable, etc.’ This description highlights the point that anger makes you want to either shout or hurt someone.
Now let’s talk about the effect of anger. While many don’t see this, anger actually causes increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and increased level of adrenaline. This could also be displayed in facial expressions, body language, and sometimes acts of aggression. While anger is completely natural, it should be kept in check. Anger sometimes can be boosted by the urge to correct a problem noticed. It can also be used to motivate one’s self to do something good. When I said it should be kept under check is because it can affect ones well being physically, emotionally, socially, or psychologically. The last three can be dangerous. Having emotional trauma is psychological and is a damage that occurs to the mind as a result of distressing occurrence. Someone who experiences emotional trauma can fall into depression. This can severely affect the social life of the person. The person gradually starts withdrawing from groups, and friends, and then starts having thoughts of suicide or death. That is a major reason why it has to be kept under check.
HOW CAN ANGER BE KEPT UNDER CHECK?
Recall, Anger is completely normal. It shows you have emotions. But what can you do to prevent it from being uncontrolled and dangerous? There are some things that can be done and I’ll be discussing a few.
