Many people have difficulty managing their angry feelings. This can lead to difficulties in their relationships with others and can even result in acts of aggression and physical violence. Needless to say this can often cause many more problems than it solves, even though aggression or violence can sometimes make us feel better in the short term. Before we begin learning how to manage anger let s think about what causes it where anger comes from.
Anger is the result of two main factors.
The first is to do with the physical feelings we experience in the body the physiology of anger . This is exactly the same as the physiology of anxiety it s only our thinking which makes the difference. For more information on this fascinating topic take a look at understanding anxiety management 1 in this series of handouts. The second factor is concerned with out thoughts and expectations, the way we think about and interpret the situation. This is the psychology of anger .