Up: [[Emotions]] Created: 2025-11-16 Updated: 2026-01-19 Anger only ever shows up when something I value is threatened. It doesn’t come if something has no meaning. So the gift of anger is that it tells me who I am and what’s important to me. The questions to ask internally are - What do I value? - What must be protected and restored? Anger comes with energy, certainty and intensity. It’s that last one that makes anger the problematic emotion for many, including me. There are softer levels of anger that, if we’re aware of them, we can successfully address before getting to the intense stage where we either repress and lose our own boundaries or explode and offend other people’s boundaries. - [[Anger Qualities Expressed through Metaphor]] - [[An Analogy for the Relationship Between Fear and Anger]] - [[Staccato in Five Rhythms Dance]] _________ #### Reflection Questions 1. How was I taught to work with anger when I was little? 2. How did my family work with anger? 3. Have I ever seen someone work with anger in a healthy and respectful way? 4. What is one situation that reliably engages my anger? How are my boundaries challenged in this situation? How do I reset my boundaries? > [!user] Karla McLaren, *Dynamic Emotional Integration Workbook __________ > [!Orbit] Miranda France in *The Writing School* > It must be tiring to be propelled through life by irritation, but perhaps it made for a steady fuel. (p. 23)