From the course: Anger Management
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Suppression versus calming
- You can't hide from your anger, you have to face it. If facing it sounds difficult to you you'll be tempted to suppress it. But suppressing anger leaves anger unprocessed and unprocessed anger always leaks out one way or another. So let's dig a little deeper to understand suppression, then we'll discuss the benefits of using calming instead of suppression. And finally, we'll explore three calming techniques to help you take charge. Suppression is a coping technique many of us use to avoid the feelings of anger or even deny its existence. And here's why, anger brings us face to face with our darker side. Anger often includes intense feelings of hostility, resentment, and rage. These emotions provoke negative thoughts. You might imagine telling off your boss who's treated you unfairly, or you fantasize about paying back a coworker who undermined you, or you seek revenge over someone who embarrassed you in public. Since we don't like these thoughts and feelings we deny their existence.…
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