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It is literally impossible for me to think objectively while angry.

• Trasmatta 3y ago
  Because of this, do you believe anger should always be suppressed, and never expressed or engaged with?
  • tehnub 3y ago
    Could you give examples of healthy expressions of or engagements with anger?
    • jimkleiber 3y ago
      Not the person you replied to, but yes. "I feel angry that you keep touching my leg. Maybe you're even unaware that you're doing it, I don't know. Will you stop touching my leg?"
    • droopyEyelids 3y ago
      Anger can give you the energy to address an uncomfortable issue that would otherwise remain suppressed. For example your partner doesn't do the dishes. You become angry and confront your partner on the subject. Now there is an opportunity for you two to work through the issue, and the partner has to feel some of the emotional impact of their behavior, preventing them from dismissing it. If that issue remained unaddressed, you might deal with the stress by reducing your view of your partner as a capable thoughtful individual, which is a much harder situation to address than a difficult emotional conversation.
• jimkleiber 3y ago
  Is it possible for you to think objectively when you're feeling sad? Or afraid? Or tired? Or horny? Or in love?