Chronic Anger & You

Chronic anger is so damaging to your body that it may out rank smoking, obesity and a high-fat diet as a risk factor for chronic disease and early death.

Worse, no one seems to know what to do with it. You shouldn’t suppress anger, say some, as that only enhances the physical damage. You shouldn’t vent it either, say others, as that only enhances the physical damage! Anger is maddening.

The solution to chronic anger is to identify and take responsibility for the more vulnerable emotions that underlie the anger. This work usually requires an outside perspective, as the self-delusion of anger is not something the average person can get around without skilled guidance.