Most of the healthy aging literature will tell you that anger or stress management is part of healthy lifestyle. I think that most people would tell you that I have a very bad temper. I would say that I am emphatic and when I am annoyed I may appear to be angry. Anger is a really subjective thing. I do get angry but when I do I rarely have any outward signs of emotion. When I am really angry, I become very calm and I start to weigh all my options. I am not above revenge. Sometimes revenge can be as simple as taking the moral high ground and therefore becoming morally superior to the offending party. Sometimes revenge can take the form of making the offender feel guilty. This revenge is most often reserved for my children. Many times when I am angry I feel the need to explain my feelings to the person I am angry at. This seems like a mature idea, right? Maybe its mature but its not always smart. If they made you angry chances are that they don't really care how you feel. They may act like they do to be polite but really they are just thinking how awkward it is that they are being confronted by an angry person.
The Mayo Clinic offers 10 tips to help keep anger under control http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anger-management/mh00102. Revenge is not on the list.
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