Anger Management: Causes of Anger

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Causes of anger: Why One Gets Angry?

The factors given below are the main causes of getting angry:

•       Expectations from others (including organizations) are not met

•       Expectations from self are not met

•       Feeling of being exploited

•       Sense of being victimized

•       Abuse (physical and verbal) by others

•       Been insulted or feeling of being insulted or humiliated

•       Disagreements or conflicts with others

•       Feeling frustrated over the events or systems on which you have no or very little control (an incompetent boss, inefficient bureaucracy, disruptions of all kinds of preset events and systems, prolonged illness of self or that of near and dear ones, loss of job due to circumstances beyond your control, financial burden etc)

•       Recall of the past deals and circumstances that were unreasonable, unfavorable and traumatic to you

Anger Management: Control Anger Before It Controls You

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Control Anger Before It Controls You

It’s almost a cliché to say that even negative emotions like anger are quite normal or natural to human beings. But that does not mean that getting angry is a good habit. When you get angry frequently or whenever your anger is of high intensity those are the indicators that you should start controlling your anger and manage it appropriately.

When you are not in a position to control or manage your anger appropriately, it starts controlling you. Then your behavior with self and others may become harmful and destructive. Anger harms both the parties- the one who becomes angry and the one with whom you get angry.

In extreme anger situations you may lose total control over your mind. Under the pangs of the passion you may inadvertently commit certain acts that can be very drastic like getting into a physical fisticuffs, slapping, killings, accidents (at home or on roads).

Another equally serious condition of anger is internalizing the anger deep inside your system over long periods of time and brooding over it endlessly. This kind of simmering anger can have very detrimental effect on your physical, mental and psychological health. This may not only get you into serious physical ailments like increase of cholesterol levels, hypertension, heart conditions, ulcers and diabetes but also turn you into a negative person.

Therefore, you must learn to control anger before it starts controlling you. Do not turn a slave to this damaging emotion that is capable of:

• Reducing or interfering your social skills
• Disrupting your interpersonal relationships with your spouse, children and other family members
• Disrupting your interpersonal relationships with professional associates and social contacts
• Making you commit mistakes by impeding your ability to process the information and take decision
• Creating problems in carrying out your work and responsibilities related to professional, personal, family and social life
• Resulting in slower career growth and lost business
• Adversely affecting your physical, mental and psychological health in various ways
• Making you unhappy most of the time and slowing down or blocking the ability to remain cheerful
• Making you highly stressed most of the times
• Muddling your overall life

More Articles on Anger and Anger Management

Extreme Anger (Extreme Anger Is Dangerous) http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2013/03/14/life-management-anger-management-manifestations-and-effects-of-anger/

Manifestations and effects of Anger http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2013/03/14/life-management-anger-management-manifestations-and-effects-of-anger/

Control Anger Before It Controls You http://shyam.bhatawdekar.net/index.php/2013/03/25/life-management-anger-management-control-anger-before-it-controls-you/

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Anger Management: Manifestations and Effects of Anger

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Manifestations and Effects of Anger

Anger, basically a negative emotion is associated with physiological and psychological changes.

Anger triggers fight or flight response in the body. Anger is often used as an immediate defense mechanism against any perceived threat. Level of energy hormones, adrenaline and noradrenaline go up. The heart rate, blood pressure and respiration rate also go up. The mind feels alert but loses sense of reasoning.

When you get angry, you lose much more than just your temper. When a person gets angry, he gets affected in some or all of the following ways:

• Change in facial expressions- contorted face, clenched or bared teeth, staring countenance

• Change in body language

• Aggressive actions

• Loud or cold voice

• Internalizing the anger, boiling inside but not expressing

• Increased stress and anxiety

• Insomnia

• Headache

• Digestion problems

• Increase in heart rate

• Increased cholesterol level particularly the bad or LDL cholesterol

• Increase in blood pressure

• Increase in level of adrenaline and cortisol

• Heart attack

• Stroke

• Depression

• Impairs ability to process information

• Impairs ability to listen

• Impairs prudence and objectivity

• Reduces empathy towards others and may cause harm to them

• Increases sugar and cholesterol levels

In summary anger not only ruins your day but shrinks your life span.