Don’t Let Anger Control You
Are you easily angered, often upset or frequently consumed by fury – over who knows what? . . . Are you easily angered, often upset or frequently consumed by fury – over who knows what? Of course your blood isn’t literally boiling, but chronic anger could have a damaging impact on not only your relationships and personal life, but also your overall well-being. . . .The list of ways chronic anger can affect a person’s well-being – and even put the health of others in peril – is long, John Schinnerer, an anger management coach, says. “It’s been linked to obesity, low self-esteem, migraines, drug and alcohol addiction, depression, sexual performance problems, increased heart attack risk, lower-quality relationships, higher probability of abusing others emotionally or physically or both … higher blood pressure and stroke,” he notes. Chronic anger also leads to increased anxiety, insomnia, mental or brain fog and fatigue, Thaik says. And it can reduce the immune system’s ability to fend off threats, leading to an increased risk of infection, and even possibly cancer, she adds.