How is it that forcing someone to come to terms with “anger problems” good for them?
‘Much better out than in’ I always say 😛 I’ve never actually watched this film, although I might check it out actually, but just think how powerful and strong anger is, just think how much energy you have when you’re angry, it can get things done i.e. women campaigning for the vote and rights, so too did black people. You think ‘I’m angry that my colleague got a pay rise, but not me, so I will talk to my boss’ etc. I suppose releasing it acts as a catharsis. When anger is suppressed and kept inside, it’s like a raging tiger in a cage (my counselling gave me this image!) and the more it’s angry and clawing at the bars, the stronger you have to make the cage, which takes energy away from other parts of yourself, causing things like depression. (Anger turned inwards), so if you release it, you calm the tiger down bit by bit. The person may not have felt safe to let out anger before for fears of how big it would be, or what the reactions would be, so letting it out with the therapist in a
