A common cause of pent-up, restricted anger that many of us experience comes from not speaking our mind. Everybody knows what it’s like to not say something when you know you should. We all have a friend or partner or co-worker who does something that irritates us and pushes our buttons, but we habitually don’t voice our thoughts, until it’s progressed so far that it’s becomes full-blown anger…

Anger frequently plays out during communication with others. For all kinds of reasons, relating with other people triggers our anger patterns. There are things we can do so that anger creates less problems for us while communicating. Here is an exercise that is quite powerful in this regard. You need a willing partner for this…

One way we perpetuate anger is with our speech. Words are powerful because they reinforce our thoughts. Negative and angry speech creates and supports a negative and angry mind. So an effective way to work with your anger is to pay attention to how you use words. Here are some speech points to reflect on…