
Anger
Anger is
one of the most dynamic and forceful emoti
ons that can be felt by a human being. In
fact, it can ─ and does ─ move a pers
on’s very powerfully. Anger is an emoti
onal resp
onse quite
comm
on am
ong humans. It is a reacti
on to a perceived threat towards
oneself. It can also be
solicited from a perceived threat towards people important to
oneself in the near future. This
perceived threat may appear to be real or imagined. This emoti
onal resp
onse can be taken from a
percepti
on (A Bit of Buddhist Psychology, 2003) due to a possible physical c
onflict, prejudice,
carelessness, disgrace, or
betrayal am
ong other c
ontenti
ons. Emoti
ons are not good or bad; they
are simply part of life and it is what people choose to do with them that help decide whether they
are labeled positive or negative. If angry feelings are suppressed, they may never become
recognized or named, and this could lead to mental health problems (Identifying Anger, n.d.).
Anger turned inwards can also be the cause of many relati
onship problems. Moreover, anger may
trigger anxiety, which in turn may anger a pers
on and cause varying complicati
ons (Cornelius,
1993, p. 128).