Why Anger Matters and What to Do About It

a post by Rev. Connie L. Habash for the Awakening Your True Self blog [via World of Psychology]



Anger gets a bad rap in the therapy – and spirituality – community. It’s labeled a “negative” emotion, and for good reason. When anger runs us and we react to it, it can blow like a volcano and make quite a mess of our relationships.

But the truth is that anger isn’t inherently a bad emotion. In fact, anger, like all emotions, has a purpose and is a necessary part of being a human. Anger matters, and you can learn to work with it in a helpful way.

In a three-minute read the Reverend Connie manages to cover

• Why is Anger Important?
• The Problem with Anger
• The First Essential: Presence
• The Inquiry
• A Quick Pause to Help You Through It

albeit somewhat sketchily. It is up to me, and maybe you as well, to follow up with information from elsewhere. Anger is a problem for me which tends to lead into hysterics and total loss of control. Not a pretty sight.

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