A sixth Anger payoff is that an emotional outburst can be used for punishment and revenge. For example, let’s say someone has let you down. A huge wave of rage envelops you. Your reaction is to punish them and teach them a lesson. Deep down, you want them...
In mastering this skill, one must realize that our anger has its inducements. Relieving stress, hiding other emotions, getting people’s attention, revenge, or controlling another person because they are afraid of us are just some of the benefits expressing our anger may give us. Hence, we don’t like to...
Believe it or not…..some people become addicted to Anger. Anger can give us some positive side effects. Because of this, we can get so we rely on our anger to give us these benefits. These “Anger Payoffs” may prevent us from really trying to get our anger under control....