Anger is a natural human emotion. We all get angry sometimes. But for some, anger is not just an emotion; it's a way of being. They might not even realize they have an anger problem because their ...
In their attempts to describe anger, many therapists and authors use words that obscure more than they illuminate. Pseudo descriptions like, "appropriate ...
That flash of rage when someone cuts you off in traffic. The bubbling frustration when technology fails at the worst possible moment. The simmering irritation with a colleague who consistently misses ...
That heated argument with your neighbor over their eternally barking dog might be doing more than ruining your afternoon. The rage bubbling beneath your surface could actually be taking precious time ...
She kept blaming herself for snapping over small things, until she realized the outbursts weren’t anger so much as a nervous system on high alert from frantic parenting years. When you recognize those ...
Dear Eric: I’m a late-50s, divorced educator. I’ve struggled throughout my entire adult life to figure out whether a partner is respectful. I’m currently in a five-month-old relationship with someone ...
Got a time bomb ticking in the other room, where a simple no from you - or persistent pestering from little sister - is all it takes to make your kid explode? Whatever it is that sets your kids off, ...
Populism certainly is rhetorically effective and electorally useful. However, the problems come when anger itself becomes the organizing principle of politics, and distrust is no longer a starting ...
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married for 26 years. I have often felt as if we were growing apart, often finding interests in different things. We seem unable to discuss our emotions without ...
Despite the universality of anger, modern humans are the only animals that have anger problems. This is not, as some have mistakenly supposed, because human civilization suppresses anger more than the ...