"Anger is the ego's way of cloaking fear
to make what is frail seem formidable."
Alan Cohen
Anger is a secondary emotion which develops after we can no longer tolerate the first emotion. We may feel sorrow or judgment first, but we can no longer control this energy it flows into anger. When we are angry, we falsely feel a sense of control that is not felt in sorrow or judgment.
Our first emotions may erupt when we are most vulnerable which creates fear of not being able to handle the reality facing us. So we push our energy forward into an angry reaction which temporarily releases our pain. Knowing this, it is beneficial to have an appropriate way of releasing anger.
When we are feeling the full force of fear whether it is in regard to death, illness or catastrophe, we do not feel safe, protected, or prepared. It is so uncomfortable we choose to hide behind an unleashed anger. Often, that is exactly what anger is ... a way to feel some sense of power over feelings we have no control.
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