Can we talk about feelings for a minute?
One huge emotion that every single human will experience is anger.
The weird thing is that we don't talk about it a lot of the time. Chuck your thoughts in this thread, but I think it has something to with anger being associated with violence when that isn't always the case. Anger can come up for many reasons. It could be a fight you had with a friend, simply watching the news or maybe you're on the receiving end of someone directing anger towards you often.
The truth is anger is different for everyone. It can look and feel like:
- Pent up energy in the body
- Feelings of despair, disconnect and intense frustration
- Heart beating fast
- Thoughts racing
- Sweating
- Getting hot
- Crying
Anger is not a negative emotion by nature. For too long, some of the behaviours associated with anger have given it a bad wrap, making it hard to know what to do with it. I can think of many examples of anger essential to personal, social, and physical growth. Think about where we would be if people never got sick of social inequality and tried to create change?
So, dare I say it: Anger is a positive, necessary emotion to have.
The trick is finding healthy ways to cope with anger that works for you. There are many ways to approach anger, and I'd love to see what you all think. What works for you?
If you need some ideas, we have an article on 8 ways to deal with anger 👈🏽
