Choices in Anger: Emotions, Mind, and Spirit

by IJHC Editor

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Anger is a natural inner response to being endangered or hurt. Challenges that commonly elicit anger include:
 Being attacked verbally or physically
 Being threatened verbally or physically
 Intrusion upon or disrespect of our boundaries
  Physical
  Social
 Not receiving
  Something in the outer world that was promised or expected (material or benefits)
 Behaviors or attitudes that are expected (respectfulness, courtesies, attention)

Outer responses to hurts may range from withdrawal to verbal and physical attack - immediate or in long-term vengeance. Inneer responses may range from feeling overwhelmed thourgh being infuriated. The consequences of our choices in responding to our angers are far-reaching, both for ourselves and for others, as individuals and in our social groups and nations...

Taking advantage of on-line facilities, for our lay readers we omit technical details and link explanations for key words that may not be familiar, and for our caregiver professional readers we supplement basic materials with references and links to more detailed discussions. Both research and clinical references will be featured, including medical, psychological and spiritual studies.

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