How We Express Anger

Psychologyx- How We Express Anger
Natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural response, adaptive to threats, often aggressive, feelings and behaviors that allow us to fight and defend ourselves when we are attacked.

On the other hand, we can not physically attack on any person or object that irritates us. There is a law, social norms, and certain limits that restrict our anger.

Both conscious and unconscious, people use various processes to cope with their angry feelings. Three main approaches used to do a lot of people, as quoted from the American Psychological Association, is to express, suppress, and soothing.

Expressing anger in an assertive, not aggressive is a healthy way to express anger. To do this, you have to learn how you do it without hurting someone else. Being assertive does not mean being forced or demanding, you also have to respect yourself and others.

Anger can be suppressed, and then converted or redirected. This happens when you have control over your anger, stop thinking about it is, and focus on something positive. The goal is to inhibit or suppress your anger and convert it into more constructive behavior. Hitting without a channel can cause hypertension, high blood pressure, or depression.

Pent-up anger can create other problems. This can lead to pathological expressions, such as passive-aggressive behavior (anger to retaliate secretly) or a personality that seems to constantly cynical and hostile. People who constantly put others down, criticizing everything and making cynical comments, are those who have not learned how to express anger constructively. Not surprisingly, they are unlikely to have much contact with other people.

So, express your anger not only out of control behavior, but also controlling your internal responses, taking steps to lower your heart rate, calm yourself, and let your feelings to subside.