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What Is Anger?

On this page: What is anger? What is anger management? Cause of anger. THREE types of anger. Points to free anger management techniques.

Anger is a strong emotion, expressing displeasure, towards someone or something. But it can be worse. Research suggests that prolonged anger and depression can be two sides of the same coin.

Anger is similar to stress in that, being angry is also a natural REACTION to an external or internal stimulus. In fact, being angry is one of the manifestations of stress; so several of the stress management tips can actually become your anger management tips. And additionally, being angry can also cause further stress.

The difference, however, is while stress is more of a reaction to stimulus, the definition of anger involves the expression of that reaction as well.

"Anger is only a letter short of danger." -Unknown

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What Are The Types Of Anger?

Well, roughly, three, depending on whom it is directed at. It can be:

  • At Yourself - You messed up something, as you perceive it. Like say when you are late for an important appointment, because you couldn't get up on time.
  • what is anger - expression of displeasure
  • At Others - Others messed up something, as you perceive it.

    Like say when are late for an important appointment, because the contractor working on your house took longer than expected to get done with his job.


  • At Circumstances - Things got messed up, by circumstances beyond your control. Like say when you are late for an important appointment, because of an unexpected traffic jam due to an accident on the road.

All three types could directly bring about any stress that you may experience within you, and could potentially result in misdirected frustration. But the second type, also has the additional possibility of a more specifically directed temper associated with it.

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry"
-Winston Churchill


So what are the best ways to handle bad temper? FIVE Strategies.



What Causes Our Temper?

As in the case of stress, our temper is caused by the same hormones released into our system, in preparation to fight a perceived threat. In that sense, being angry is a good defense tactic, and if necessary, a good offense tactic, designed by nature to protect us.

But since we don't and can't hit out at everyone and everything that cause these hormones to be released in us, we often misdirect our annoyance at someone or something else instead.

In fact, a lot of such expression is misdirected; we are angry at someone or something, but the heat is taken by someone else or something else.

"Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one."
-Benjamin Franklin


What kind of reasons prompt the release of these hormones into our system, that make us angry? Most often, it can be boiled down to just this ONE cause of anger.

What Is Anger Management?

what is anger - lady expressing displeasure by yelling Anger management is about coping with our temper.

It is about calming the reaction within.

It is also about controlling the external expression of it.

"Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret." -Dr. Laurence J. Peter

Read About Anger Management Games



And Why Is Managing It Important?

A bad temper is not just about the stress you feel within, but also about external expression of it; so it is much more important to learn how to control anger.

While the stress caused by your temper has direct effect on you, but only indirectly affects others, your angry response has the potential to more directly affect your environment and other people.

what is anger - man expressing displeasure by blaming and pointing And while the stress involved in being angry can hurt you slowly from inside, an incorrect external expression of your annoyances or frustrations can cause social and/or legal ramifications that may be more immediate in nature, and have a potential to hurt you a lot more.

"You will not be punished for your temper, you will be punished by it." -Buddha



What is Anger? Try samples from these audio books..

Anger Control - Effective Learning Systems

Anger - The Infinite Mind




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