why are you angry?
happy new year everybody. let's see if i can get back into the swing of posting to this blog.
i heard something today that i didn't really know or take into account. it was said that anger is just the outward manifestation of one, two, or all of these; hurt, fear, and frustration.
i've been thinking about this ever since i heard it. it makes a lot of sense. and i think about kids (and even adults) who i've judged as just having an "anger management" problem. i should have known it goes deeper than that.
hurt, fear, or frustration are emotions that we can have more empathy for. so next time you see someone who is expressing their anger, try to remember they are actually expressing something more and something deeper.
i heard something today that i didn't really know or take into account. it was said that anger is just the outward manifestation of one, two, or all of these; hurt, fear, and frustration.
i've been thinking about this ever since i heard it. it makes a lot of sense. and i think about kids (and even adults) who i've judged as just having an "anger management" problem. i should have known it goes deeper than that.
hurt, fear, or frustration are emotions that we can have more empathy for. so next time you see someone who is expressing their anger, try to remember they are actually expressing something more and something deeper.
I think that's very true, just as I think bullying is an outward manifestation of one's own insecurities, projected onto others in order to make the person doing the bullying feel better. We find ways to deal with out own issues, sometimes by taking it out on others.
Posted by
thethinker |
7:51 PM
Thanks for the insight. Makes sense.
Posted by
Steve |
4:54 PM
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