Anger is also good for health. Really?

One can be angry and yet not respond negatively. It's impossible to go through life without ever becoming angry, but the way we express that anger is the key. We do not have to respond to the thing that made us angry, but we can work it off. Go for a run, clean house vigorously, play a physical game. Those things give us the same increase of blood flow to our brains and any exercise has been shown to make us feel better. A temporary rise in blood pressure is not dangerous for the average person. If you have heart disease or already have uncontrolled high blood pressure, then you may need to watch your activity. The human body creates high blood pressure during activity for a reason and that's to keep the blood flowing at a high rate to where it's needed.

I forgive quickly when somebody walks on my tail an without a word. However, if the same person walks too many times on my tail, I can have a spontaneous explosion of anger : it does not last long but I feel a lot better after . A friend said me long ago that I was like a pressure cooker : I am releasing steam once or twice a year, and I think that it is better for my health than to let accumulate things inwardly. But I am waiting for your response bussyien, because you are as neutral as a Wikipedia article in your discussion : do you think that myLotters are rats for psychological studies ?

As a Christian I think it's OK to feel anger at times, but it should be righteous anger, justifiable anger, and should not be expressed by shouting: but in a calm but firm way. Just letting off steam at someone for a triviality can hurt them terribly, and if it's towards a friend, it can permanently wreck that relationship; do irreperable damage. Also, it becomes a habit; so that there comes a time where a person blows up like a hurricane for the slighest inconvenience. The Bible says we should not let the sun go down on our anger, which means whatever it is that has upset us should be resolved by the end of the day. And then there should be total forgiveness. Anger is not something to be taken lightly; the Bible says that anger without just cause is terribly dangerous, and to be avoided at all cost.

hi bussyien Holding back anger is very harmful to your body so talking it over and expressing why you are angry so you can clear the air but no screaming, yelling cursing as that will all cause super high blood pressure which can lead to strokes. so do not just sit on it discuss the thing that has you all hot and bothered.[/em]

Actually, shouting or screaming is not necessarily a negative outlet for anger, and it can help the person feel better. The thing about shouting or screaming is that it should not be directed at anybody. If it is done in a controlled way, such as yelling out the lyrics of your favorite song or merely growling or letting out a loud scream into the universe, then it can help to release some of the anger and tension without hurting anybody. The main thing about yelling or screaming is that many people do it at people while they are normally saying negative things, and that is when it is harmful.

Hi bussyien, and welcome to myLot. Of course, the best solution is not to get angry at all in the first place, if possible. Then I guess it depends for each of us, and how capable we are of understanding our health problems and presenting them to our doctors. For instance, one could take medication to lower blood pressure, once aware that this problem is caused by anger. And then, there are those - few - who are able to turn anger into inspiration and creativity. For those, I'd say that getting angry every now and then is not a bad idea at all

I think the important thing is to release your emotions. If you suppress them you do yourself harm in the long term. It is much better to release the emotion and while it may seem bad at first you will feel better after. I used to suppress my emotions and it could lead to long situational depression which was bad for me. It can cause a downward spiral that can take a long time to come out of. Now I let me emotions run their course and I get over things much faster.

Yes, bottling up emotions is unhealthy. We have to release it. And yes, expressing your anger does have its negative effects on your health also like, as you said, an increase in blood pressure which could even result in fatal heart attacks. Both are not good. I guess a person needs to find another way of expressing his anger. They say that taking deep breaths helps.

Keeping our anger bottled up inside is not good for our mental health. sometimes that anger needs to be released. Every emotion needs an outlet.

I must confess I've never heard about anger being good for health! In my experience, when I'm anger because of injustice or family issues, the only good thing that happens is the fact that I try to solve them. In other words, anger is a kind of stimulus to me. It happened to me several times that I was disregarded and badly judged at my job, then I was urged to find a way to make progress and turn to another way in my life to be independent. On the other hand, I think anger is not good for health for those with already installed health problems.

I think anger is something that can be shown to people who actually respond to it or do something so that you feel better. Otherwise, you would end up getting more angry. also, getting angry is something everyone can easily do but the way to express it, to the right amount, to the right person, in the right way is an art to be enhanced!

I think anger should be express then it will be batter.But should be in limited process. I mean we should control our anger or emotion but should express it. Then we will be free of blood pressure increase. As if we can't express our anger then our blood pressure could be increase and if we express but too much then also it will be bad for our health. So we should express it but should control it also.

if so, why Im always experiencing migrane whenever I'm angry? :(

Power of control. How? It works closely with our heart and brain. Don't follow our heart but use our brain. Think wisely.

yes, you are true. I would say holding back any kind of emotion is not good for mental, physical and emotional health. We should always behave like a child. Whenever a child never hides any emotions. If he is unhappy he will show that in his actions very clearly. If a child is happy he will express it in the best way. Child never categorize any kind of emotions. He expresses them as he feels and get rid of it very fast, which we grownups are stuck in and waste most of time in life in categorizing and thinking of what people say and think of particular expression. So, show your emotions and never hides them and the simplest way to learn this, is to observe a child and learn from them.

I think it should be at a balance. I don't think bottling your feelings is healthy at all, but so that you don't get high bp, one should calmly express their feelings. But at the same time, expressing the anger in the best way you feel is releasing would give you the best satisfaction.. so it depends on the situation.

i do not think so that anger is good for health.its make a person crazy and that time people do not understand what he/she do.i thing it is very bad for health and mind.sometime it is a cause of breaking a relation.i don't like it. thanks a lot.

hi bussyien.... i donot know nothing about it. it is nice discussion.

Sure.One must have to anger for some thing.If he is not get angry for anythings.Then he is not a human..