MANAGING ANGER
Get mad, then get over it. – Colin Powell
Whether it’s social and political issues or things and people that aren’t working as they should, there’s a wide variety of situations and other people’s behaviour that can ‘make’ us angry. Anger is a natural reaction to feeling wronged by something or someone; to unfairness, dishonesty, being treated badly, being let down, being lied to or being ignored.
Anger does have positive purposes. If it’s justified and expressed appropriately it can be a legitimate way to let others know how strongly you feel about something and it can get you what you want. An angry person is highly motivated to act. As Doreen Lawrence, campaigner and mother of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racist ...
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