Many people are convinced that expressions of anger are abnormal and extreme. However, in many cases, anger is healthy as long as it does not cause injuries to self, another person or property. Thinking about how you express rage or anxiety is important for psychological well-being. In fact, appropriate expressions of anger can be healthy. Healthy anger does not hurt, destroy, scare, belittle, or deceive another person or self; neither does it destroy things. Unhealthy rage does. Your response is a learned response. Unhealthy responses that destroy self, others and things can be unlearned through focus and attention. Ultimately a healthy temper includes a reassessment of self, situation and behavior. Healthy expressions of wrath can be the twisting of a dishtowel; an unhealthy expression would be taking the dishtowel and smacking your child across the face with it. A …show more content…
People are angry at undocumented immigrants, at the police, at Republicans, at Democrats, at politicians, at women, at men, bosses, spouses, children, parents. The list goes on. Just about anyone can be a target of anger. It is relatively easy to create anger in people; it can be stoked by some for their own benefit, and against the interests of those whose anger is stoked. It could be argued that this kind of anger hurts individuals, families and friends, workplaces and the larger community of the country. Rage feeds on itself There's something about feeding anger that feels good. It makes us feel more powerful for the moment. But many times anger and stress go together. Anger and stress are related in that, when anger is stoked, it raises blood pressure and amps up the nervous system without simultaneously creating a way to release the pressure. Anger and stress continue to build, which is detrimental to our physical and emotional health. Anger and stress are not the