17/01/2023
Everything that exists has a specific purpose to serve but more than often our lack of knowledge regarding that thing could make us see it as an enemy.
The same idea can be implemented with anger as well.
We will find people trying not to get angry, suppressing it, or just tending to get abusive when they are angry, and we say anger is bad, it is not good, it ruins everything.
But in reality, it is our lack of understanding of anger itself and ways to manage our anger that is the root cause of our problems, because anger in itself is neither good nor bad.
When we get angry with something or someone it is our chance to check and reevaluate our dynamic and understanding of the situation itself. It is our chance to evolve with understanding and mend our ways to deal with situations.
Once we have understood the premise and cause of our anger it is easy to let go of it.
Because any emotion troubles us until we have a proper explanation for it, or when there is something unresolved regarding the situation, causing us to react instead of responding.
Anger is just like any other emotion with significance to it, but due to our lack of emotion management skills or our biased perception and bad experiences, we tend to see anger as something bad.
So, for example - being mad at someone can be a chance to learn a new way of communicating with others, can be chance to learn how to set boundaries with others, can be an in-depth insight regarding something you need in your life (being mad at friends for not inviting you might indicate fear of abandonment; fear of being left out; childhood wounds of not getting enough attention, etc.)
Being angry at yourself can highlight the tendency of self-criticism, high level of perfectionism, low self-worth, unresolved issues that need to be discussed, etc.
Or sometimes you just need to learn ways to manage your anger, because eliminating anger is not a very practical approach for everyone.
Respect and understand the purpose of your anger, so you can make a friend out of a so-called enemy.
And Be Kind to Yourself!!!
Kamya Kukreti
Counselor and Therapist