Managing anger successfully can make the difference between misery or happiness. This MontGuide has been written to help you understand anger and how to manage it better. It also provides some ideas for dealing with others' anger. Many things can provoke angry feelings. Worrying about personal problems or recalling events that were tragic or made you mad can also set off angry feelings.
Anger is expressed in three ways.
It may be directed outward, toward other people or objects in the environment. You might feel like yelling, screaming, punching someone, smashing or destroying something, or throwing a chair or book across the room. Anger may also be directed inward by suppressing angry feelings. This mode of expression can also be destructiveif anger is not allowed some form of constructive external expression, it can increase the risks of high blood pressure, depression, suicide, gastrointestinal problems or drug and alcohol use. Obviously, such behavior doesn't promote harmonious relationships with others.