Anger...

"I hate when people try to take advantage of me. I'm NOT stupid you know?"

- Nicole Bardales -

Today's topic is very real... I could bet that most of the readers have gone through a stage of anger somewhere in their lives.

My Personal Opinion on Anger
What can I say? Anger is a normal emotion. And sometimes we just have to let it out (peacefully of course, don't hurt others, just express your mind). What better than words to express anger in a peaceful way? If you don't feel that words work for you, you can always draw, break a pencil or talk to someone you trust about how you feel. I am writing this topic based on the fact that I am angry right now. But instead of killing somebody, I write. I express what I feel and let my emotions flow.
Whenever you feel angry and want to keep it for you, remember that anger is like a poison, it can eat you without you noticing it. So express yourself in a pacific way, and let others know that you are angry and what makes you angry. Don't let others silence you. YOUR WORD COUNTS!

What is Anger? (According to Wikipedia)
Anger is an emotion. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The English term originally comes from the term angr of Old Norse language. Anger can lead to many things physically and mentally.

The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times in public acts of aggression. Humans and non-human animals for example make loud sounds, attempt to look physically larger, bare their teeth, and stare. Anger is a behavioral pattern designed to warn aggressors to stop their threatening behavior. Rarely does a physical altercation occur without the prior expression of anger by at least one of the participants. hile most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them," psychologists point out that an angry person can be very well mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.

Modern psychologists view anger as a primary, natural, and mature emotion experienced by all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Anger can mobilize psychological resources for corrective action. Uncontrolled anger can, however, negatively affect personal or social. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. Dealing with anger has been addressed in the writings of earliest philosophers up to modern times. Modern psychologists, in contrast to the earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppression of anger. Displays of anger can be used as a manipulation strategy for social influence.

One Last Thing: But even if you're really angry remember to be happy, no one has the right to make you angry. And always remember: You are much better than the person that made you angry.

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"He who angers you conquers you."
~Elizabeth Kenny

"Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one"  

~ Benjamin Franklin