TIME TO GET ANGRY:

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Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling
that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make.

We deny our anger for a variety of reasons. We don't give ourselves
permission to allow it to come into our awareness – at first. Understand
that it does not go away; it sits in layers under the surface, waiting for us
to become ready, safe, and strong enough to deal with it.

What we may do instead of facing our anger and what it is telling us about
self-care, is feel hurt, victimized, trapped, guilty, and uncertain about how
to take care of ourselves. We may withdraw, deny, make excuses, and hide
our heads in the sand – for a while.

We may repeatedly forgive the other person for behavior that hurts us. We
may be afraid that someone will go away if we deal with our anger toward
him or her. We may be afraid we will need to go away, if we deal with our
anger.

We may simply be afraid of our anger and the potency of it. We may not
know we have a right, even a responsibility – to ourselves – to allow
ourselves to feel and learn from our anger.

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