Inappropriate or prolonged anger is about unresolved things from the past, not the current event that appears to cause it. Photo by Andre Hunter.
The emotion anger isn’t inherently bad or negative but if a person is angry for more than a matter of seconds then the anger is related to something from the past being triggered, not the event in present time that appears to cause the upset.
Anger relating to a present-time event (for example, dropping a plate and breaking it), if experienced and expressed in the moment, is over and done with very quickly. Anger that is dramatised, disproportionate to what has happened and/or prolonged (lasting for more than mere seconds) is a sure sign that what’s really upsetting the person is something else that has been restimulated.
You probably know someone who ‘flies off the handle’ at the slightest thing, someone who you have to be careful around because you never know when they’re going to ‘blow up’, or someone who has a permanently angry attitude.
This chronic or inappropriate anger has its root in things from the past that haven’t been resolved or healed – potentially hundreds of unresolved/unhealed things that have accumulated over a lifetime. These things acquire a power, a mass, and they behave like landmines that explode whenever we experience something that (usually unconsciously) reminds us of them in some way.
What can be done about this? The Clear Mind Process is a great place to start. It’s a simple, powerful and transformative tool that enables you to heal unresolved things from the past. It helps you to declutter your mind, release emotional baggage and become free from old or repetitive thought patterns. It can enable you to be more grounded, present and self-aware, with greater command over your mind and emotions. Please click the link below to see how it works. You can try it out free of charge.