How do you get angry?

I’m not asking why. The question is how. What pattern works for you?

Let me explain my angry dance, which is predictable. What varies, of course, are the triggers. Those little things that pull the pin on some grenade tucked into my subconscious. Wait, it’s not that kind of explosion. I don’t toss fragile items across the room or smash a fist into the wall or kick the dog. In fact, the dog and my wife are the anger police in the house. (More on that later.)

Generally, I am alone when I vent, which involves more frustration than fury. But it does fill the room for a moment. And my process has a pattern. My burst of anger tends to involve more exhaling than inhaling, the spewing of a string of nasty verbiage, grinding teeth, and then adding some !!!

My word choices

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