Anger…

“I don’t want to admit that I said those things. I know I have hurt her.”
“When I get upset, my anger has a mind of its own. I can’t control it.”
“I feel she is somewhat to blame for the way I react. Others tell me I am responsible for my own behaviour. I don’t understand.”
“I’m fine for a while but then it starts building.”

The fight/flight response to threat is important to our understanding of unregulated anger. When your nervous system is dysregulated from thwarted fight, anger can seethe just below the surface. As the activation builds in your system the last thing, even a small event, can be triggering. Learning to regulate your level of arousal provides stability and a greater means of control. With the resolution of thwarted fight responses, the resiliency of the nervous system returns and energy is freed to enhance and further one’s life.

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