Getting angry is normal, we all do it at some point, however, when this emotion begins to dominate people's lives, it’s important to pay attention to the signs. How harmful is it to be angry all the time?
Anger is an emotion and, as such, has a meaning and function: it is a physiological and psychological reaction to pain, suffering, threat, or danger. It occurs when something does not satisfy our needs, beliefs, or desires, or when we see our goal frustrated, and anger gives us the strength to fight for the goal. This strength is emotional, but also physical. When we get angry, the body prepares for change: blood pressure rises, heart rate accelerates, a lot of adrenaline is produced, pupils dilate, and other bodily functions are activated.
Directing Anger Properly
It's important to control emotions. Getting rid of them isn’t easy, it’s important to know how to channel these feelings, if necessary, physically through
exercise or any activity that helps open a relaxation channel for the affected person. In this way, emotions will calm down without needing to "contain them," but instead, they will transform.
Why Anger?
To discover the causes, it's helpful to ask yourself every so often what things make you angry and make a list to organize your thoughts. You may find answers that surprise you. This is a useful exercise to get to know yourself and maybe start using anger to your advantage.
If it is
an alarm that signals when something frustrates us, or when we don’t get the expected result, we can reflect on our options to correct the outcomes, or perhaps resign ourselves to them.
The Reactions
Everyone expresses their anger in different ways. Some people get angry and flee out of fear or lack of resources. Some remain silent, scream, hit, hide behind the excuse of hormonal changes, and calm down by breathing or exercising. The problem is recognizing the cause and facing it. Anger that is not stopped in time can become chronic or intense. Chronic anger has been linked to heart disease, cancer, strokes, and depression.
Can It Be Treated?
Experts say that if we recognize that anger is damaging our life, we should seek help and be open to receiving it.
The Mental Health Foundation
states that anger is only treated with specialists when the person has committed an aggressive crime. According to the organization, further research is needed on the causes of anger and better early intervention treatments for problematic cases. There are, at least for now, no "anger clinics." However, there are methods used in
mental health services, such as "talk therapies," which can also help people manage their bad moods. However, health experts claim that help is rarely offered to people who are just angry, as it is not considered a mental disorder.
But anger could also be a symptom of depression or anxiety, and these are disorders that can be treated by specialists.
Some tips to avoid and/or control anger include:
- Accept that there are things that make us angry.
- Identify and accept what makes us angry.
- Dare to "say" that we are angry.
- Resolve what angers us when we are less angry.
- Do not turn anger into violence.
- Learn to apologize and forgive when anger was exaggerated or senseless.
- Do not feel guilty for the right to be angry.
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