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How to Manage Anger
A Simpler Way to Appropriately Release Anger and Frustration
There is no more stupefying thing than anger, nothing more bent on its own strength. If successful, none more arrogant, if foiled, none more insane — since it’s not driven back by weariness even in defeat, when fortune removes its adversary, it turns its teeth on itself.” — Seneca, On Anger, 3.1.5
Life is full of frustration and disappointment, yet we suppress our anger and pain because we think they are unacceptable. But, releasing our anger on our own can prevent us acting them out on other people.
For instance, suppose I am angry at someone, and the anger boils inside me. In that case, I know that I’ll make a mess of communicating with that person if I do not first release the irritation on my own.
This could mean journaling, morning pages, beating on pillows, stomping up and down, or even lying on the floor and having a tantrum like a four-year-old, serves great benefits.
Often times, when we’re absorbing other people’s energy, this can also cause irritation, and other range of emotions.
A lot of it is simply a transition from living from the outside-in to living from the inside-out.
