First, anger is a reaction to an inner emotion and not a planned action. By Robert Westermeyer - Anger, in and of itself, is not dysfunctional. It is typically activated when a person believes he or she has been deliberately provoked. In Sobriety By Thomas Hollander - Angry feelings is one of the greatest challenges for recovering alcoholics and addicts. Relapse is often related to the inability to constructively handle anger.
Mismanged anger poses a threat to recovery for the newcomer and the oldtimer.
Anger and all its cousins are permanent occupants of your emotional menage. By APA - Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. And it can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion. This brochure is meant to help you understand and control anger. Many of us rely on a few specific responses that we learned as children and continue to use as adults.