Overcoming Anger (1) - Regular Life Hack

This study explores the importance of emotional awareness, practical strategies for managing and overcoming anger. Anger is a strong emotion of displeasure. An outburst from inward indignation (Eph. 4:31), turbulent commotion of the mind.

I. TYPES OF ANGER

1. RIGHTEOUS ANGER:

Righteous anger is typically a reactive emotion of anger over sin, mistreatment, insult, or injustice. It is referred to as righteous indignation. Righteous anger arises from an accurate perception of true evil, from sin as defined biblically, i.e., as a violation of God’s Word (Rom 3:23; 1 Jn 3:4). Righteous anger remains self-controlled. It keeps its head without cursing, screaming, raging, or flying off the handle. . It does not ignore people, snub people, or withdraw from people. There are three occasions when Jesus was angry (Mk 3:1-6; 10:13-16; Jn 2:13-17) and it was righteous indignation. We also have cases of righteous anger in Saul and Jonathan (1 Sam 11:1-6; 20:24-35).

2. SINFUL ANGER:

Sinful Anger is ‘a disorderly outburst of emotion connected with the inordinate desire for revenge. This is what is called ANGER.

II. EFFECTS OF ANGER

When anger is present is produces energy in abundance. The main reason for overcoming anger is because, it impels individuals to do things that tend to hurt or destroy. Some of the many names for anger are aggression, resentment, hate, fury, bitterness, spite, rancor, scorn, disdain, enmity, defiance, antagonism, hostility, etc.
If you don’t find a way of overcoming anger, people will say – you are mad, bitter, griped, fed up, sore, seething, annoyed, exasperated, vexed, hurt, irked, pained, hostile, ferocious, vicious, dangerous, provoked, etc.
If you don’t find a way of overcoming anger, it will motivate a you to — hate, wound, damage, annihilate, despise, scorn, loathe, vilify, curse, despoil, ruin, demolish. He will probably attack verbally, or subtly.

III. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY WHEN ONE IS ANGRY?

Many things, such as: sugar pours into the system, creating energy. The blood pressure increase maybe as much as from 130 to 230, and the heart beats faster, often up to 220 or higher.

Additional adrenalin is released, which dilates the pupils of the eyes. Muscles tense up and the digestive tract can become so spastic that severe abdominal pains are felt during or after the time of anger. People have had strokes during a fit of anger because of the increased blood pressure. During anger the person can have a fatal coronary attack.

IV. WHAT CAUSES ANGER?

Why do we become angry? Are there logical reasons for becoming angry?

Some people become angry when they are frustrated. When a person is blocked from obtaining satisfaction or fulfilling his desires, impulses, ambitions, hopes, or drives, he readily becomes angry.
A person may become anger because of experiencing pain. This may be physical or psychological. A child may turn upon the parent, after spanking, and say “I hate you!” Harsh or brutal words or experiences that hurt can also make us angry. (Job. 19:2)
Injustice is still another reason or cause of anger. Injustices occur every day and are perpetrated upon people often in all levels of society, Far too little anger is expressed at times over the injustices many people suffer, yet it is perhaps one of the most valid reasons for anger.
A final cause of anger is selfishness. We want our own way regardless of what happens to others. Some of our frustrations could easily be traced to the fact that our way has been blocked. We could give in and let the other person have his way, but instead we become frustrated and angry.