How To Control Anger Essay

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Mariam Vaid 12/21/2017 Anger Management I’m sure you’ve heard people saying, ‘so and so has anger problems’ or, ‘so and so really needs to figure out how to control their anger.’ But the real question is, what is anger? Anger is a natural, wanted, or unwanted emotion that all of us experience from time to time. It is usually triggered by some type of pain, or hurting. When we get angry, we tend to get aggressive and we can probably hurt somebody else, either by feelings, or physically. What happens inside our brain that causes us to be angry? This is a question I had always wondered about, one that kept pestering me. It turns out, that there are two almond shaped structures in our brains called amygdala. These structures are responsible for identifying threats and sending alarms out when these threats are …show more content…

And those who avoid the greater sins, and illegal sexual intercourse, and when they are angry, they forgive.” (Quran 42:36 & 37). This ayah says that paradise is more lasting for those who forgive when they are angry. Anger can also be a substitute emotion. This means that anger can be just a replaced emotion from sadness, pain, or hurt. This can happen consciously, or unconsciously. Basically, what happens is that you become angry just because it feels better to be angry than hurt. Anger causes you to blame somebody else, usually, and sadness or hurt usually is just blaming yourself. This is why people tend to switch the two around. Another reason for people to get angry is the feeling of power, or superiority. It makes them feel like they are higher than everybody else, and they may think, “the person who did this should be punished,” and then their mind starts focusing more in how to punish them, then on their own

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