I'M ANGRY!

Why is anger the “go-to” emotion of so many people? Tired? Get angry! Frustrated? Get angry! Hungry? Get angry! Scared? Get angry! Anxious?… you get it.



Then there are those that confuse annoyance with anger. In my mind there is a big difference between being annoyed and being angry. It annoys me when someone bumps into me and doesn’t say, “Excuse me.” It makes me angry if they hit me in the face. Big difference. Some people react as if they’ve been hit in the face if they’re bumped into. Some act like that if someone says something to them that most would simply find annoying. How many people are killed every year over something that, after a little time behind bars, their murderer wishes they had’ve responded more appropriately to?



Wussup widdat? Personally, I find that anger saps me. I try to avoid it whenever possible. I realize that there are times when it is useful, but I believe that those times are far and few between.



I think that people place a perverse value on anger in our society.



You can have it. You better. You don’t wanna make me mad!