Anger

Our finest moments do not occur when we have lost our temper. Hitting our fist against a desk, throwing things, shouting, shoving, slamming doors. Whatever it happens to be, these moments where we have lost control can be hard to look at honestly for ourselves and they can be hard to talk about.

I’m going to do a series of posts on dealing with anger. The point of this series of posts is to express some of my experiences dealing with my own anger. Why do I get angry? Are there any situations where getting angry is ever justified? What can I do to keep myself calm?

I like to think I’m not an aggressive, short-tempered or violent person. I try my best to avoid being any of these things, but when I get angry I can feel a strong urge to lash out. At times, I have found it difficult to calm myself down. I know I’m not alone in this, I’ve seen all kinds of people (often people I didn’t expect) be pushed to their breaking point.

There are things that just get under our skin. Arguments seem to be a common way this happens. If you start arguing with people about something they really value, don’t listen to any of their points, and laugh at everything they say; people generally start to lose composure.

In my next post in this series, I’m going to talk more about the things that get under my skin specifically. I’m going to talk about that because I feel like understanding what makes us angry is a good first step in getting it under control.

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