Mindful anger management
Anger is a conditioned response to a perceived threat to the ego. It is a complex experience that combines unpleasant physical symptoms with upsetting memories, personal assumptions, deeply held beliefs, prejudices, and other characteristics of the ego. Often when we are angry, all that we are aware of is our angry mood, which may range from mild irritation to intense rage. When we look for the causes of our anger, we usually direct our attention to the outside world, to people or events that we perceive to be threatening our ego. In reality, internal factors play as large a role in our capacity to control the destructive emotion. Once we understand how to deal with the anger inside of us, we are in a better position to deal the causes and conditions from the outside world.
People differ widely in their ability to tolerate frustration. We all get angry from time to time. Our surroundings, associations, occupations, and other external factors all play a role in how often we get angry. Anger does not make us evil; it makes us human. Nonetheless, it is important to understand that anger is a destructive emotion that compromises our ability to handle heated situations effectively and to find a long-term solution to combative atmosphere.
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