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Is there always fear behind anger?
You are never angry without experiencing something deeper. Anger comes from fear, conscious or unconscious. Anger comes from hurt, a wound slicing into you that can’t help but react to. Anger comes from pain, from the lingering, often harsh, often intolerable discomfort.
What is beneath anger?
Beneath the Surface The feelings that anger commonly masks include fear, anxiety, guilt, shame, embarrassment, betrayal, jealousy, sadness, hurt, and worry. When you feel angry, take a second to stop and ask yourself if you feel any of these emotions that may be causing your anger.
What is really behind anger?
Anger is a natural and mostly automatic response to pain of one form or another (physical or emotional). Anger can occur when people don’t feel well, feel rejected, feel threatened, or experience some loss. The type of pain does not matter; the important thing is that the pain experienced is unpleasant.
How is anger different from fear?
While fear leads us to feel vulnerable and not in control, anger can be energizing and empowering. As such, it can become the go-to reaction to experiencing fear. Unlike fear, it moves us toward the source of our anger.
Is anger a valid emotion?
In fact, anger is a valid emotion, one that doesn’t always have to be negative and harmful. It can have bad or good outcomes, depending on how you handle it. Here’s why learning to use anger constructively can be a useful life skill and how to do so.
Does anger override fear?
Overcoming Fear And Anger When someone feels threatened, they may initially fear regarding the possible validity of the issued threat and subsequent harm which could follow. However, in many scenarios, anger may follow or even override fear.
How do I control my anger and fear?
Six Ways To Reduce Your Fear and Anger
- Face your fear. Don’t deny your feelings of fear or anger.
- Do what you fear and it will go away. We spend so much time and energy obsessed in avoid things we fear.
- Smile! Picture someone you love or who makes you laugh.
- Discuss your anger.
- Forgive.