Posted by raisinb on May 1, 2008, at 8:25:13
In reply to I can't seem to stop being angry...., posted by obsidian on April 30, 2008, at 21:40:32
I was continually angry for several years, and I never succeeded in getting rid of it. It's a difficult emotion to suppress.
This might sound strange, but anger can be a wonderful thing if you capitalize on it. It can give you all kinds of energy (have you ever tried cleaning while angry? running on the treadmill?).
More importantly, it can motivate you to address situations that no one else will. In my career, I've often said things, confronted people, etc., that everyone else is too tired, busy, afraid, or passive to deal with. It's often the angriest people who sniff out injustice in any context and try to do something about it. Don't get me wrong, there are times when my anger has also been very, very destructive. But I know I have changed the place I teach for the better, even though I may have angered a lot of other people in the process.
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