Anger is a normal human emotion. However, it's important to make a distinction between healthy anger and harmful anger. Healthy anger enables you to respond assertively rather than aggressively. It also helps you to set boundaries and limits when others make inappropriate demands on you. Fiinally, when you express anger in a healthy way you are better able to solve problems and resolve conflicts.
Unhealthy, harmful anger is another story. Besides damaging relationships and your own mental health, it takes a toll on your overall physical health. Of all the emotions, unhealthy anger results in the highest heart rate and blood pressure levels. It affects your gastrointestinal organs, causing ulcers and colitis. Your immune system becomes depleted, which exposes you to other illnesses.
Pay attention to your body's signs when you become angry. Become familiar with your own personal physical reactions. Remind yourself to breathe. Notice which muscles feel tight. Tense them and relax them several times until the tightness loosens up. If you address a situaion with a more relaxed posture, you are more likely to respond less aggressively and more productively.
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