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Analysing Anger
Like anxiety, anger appears immediately as a physical sensation. We feel a sudden spasm of muscle tension. Our fists may clench automatically, our jaw goes stiff, our expression switches to a mask. Our heartbeat and breathing speeds up, as our body draws in more oxygen and pumps blood to our muscles, preparing them for violent action.
These are much the same sensations as anxiety, but depending on the situation we may label these sensations as “being angry”. For instance, if someone has annoyed us, doing or saying something we interpret as an insult.
Instantly, our imagination kicks in, creating a fantasy scene of what’s about to happen, or what we hope or fear may happen. We may imagine ourselves giving the other person a good punch, and see them falling to the ground.
As with anxiety, anger also plays a part in creating our beliefs about ourselves. People who are habitually angry often believe they are being picked on unfairly, or even persecuted. In extreme cases this belief may amount to paranoia.
Such beliefs may relate to our attitude to life, our beliefs about how life ought to be. Some people believe that they must always be respected and deferred to by other people, that their talents and good qualities must always be appreciated. Being ignored or disrespected becomes intolerable.
In later articles I will discuss how these components of anger can be dismantled or deactivated if they become troublesome.