Inspirational Quotes - Anger

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Inbox Insight No. 4

QUOTES

"He who angers you enslaves you." Anon

"An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind." Mohandas Gandhi

INSIGHT

I don't know about you, but the most common response I see people making to things they don't agree with, or even understand, is anger.

A comment, attitude or ongoing situation can cause us to become intensely angry, causing us to create internal scenarios that make us even angrier.

(You know the sort of thing: "If he does that, then I'll do that, then he'll be sorry...")

Not only is this extremely damaging to your health, it also renders you much less capable of actually doing something about it.

If you ruminate angrily over what you are going to say to someone, this 'mental rehearsal' renders you more likely to become angry in the situation itself, decreasing your choices and flexibility.

And in most situations, anger will damage your chances of a mutually beneficial outcome. As with any intense emotion, you cannot think creatively when angry.

Through inhibition of the higher cortex, anger makes us stupid.

QUESTION

Of course, anger is sometimes an appropriate response - but just how often? What other options might you have?