Effects of Anger

What is anger and what are the effects of anger?

Anger is a universal emotion found in all people throughout the world. Whether it's a typical college student or Australian aborigine, every human has experienced anger. It's a healthy emotion that is a part of our instinct to survive.

Experiencing anger isn't a problem. It's how much of it that you experience which can be a problem. If you're extremely angry all the time, you'll pay a price. It's this unhealthy level of anger and its effects that can wreak havoc in your life. That's why it's important you get on top of your anger management issues.

 

Effects of Anger On Your Health

Chronic anger can leave you feeling tired.

Anger is indirectly associated with smoking.

Anger is one of the top 3 leading causes (it's #2) of relapse among ex-smokers.

Intensely angry people are 65% more likely to be smokers.

Emotional Eating

People who don't learn how to express their anger appropriately often find themselves using food as a way to comfort themselves.

High Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Chronically angry people are at 3 times the risk for high blood pressure than non-angry folks.

They also have 3 times the risk of heart attack and twice the risk of coronary artery disease compared to

High levels of anger -- not a preoccupation with work or a sense that time is urgent -- have been shown in medical studies to be related to higher levels of bad (also known as low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol.

Drinking

Angry people consume more alcohol as a way to deal with their unwanted anger.

Studies have shown that individuals who tend to be angry are at greater risk of becoming more aggressive when drinking alcohol.

Sex

Anger is a risk factor for unsafe sex.

 

Effects of Anger On Your Work

Job Injuries

Workers who were extremely aggravated were 5x more likely to be injured than their non-aggravated counterparts.

Anger increases your odds of injuring another co-worker and yourself.

Career Damage

People who are prone to anger have more jobs over their lifetime due to quitting, getting fired, or being forced to take whatever comes along.

Adults who had anger problems as children and teenagers leave school more often than their non-angry counterparts, leaving them with a disadvantage in today's global marketplace.

Anger can cause you to engage in counterproductive work behavior. Behaviors such as coming to work late without permission, making fun of someone at work, behaving nastily to a co-worker, blaming others for your mistakes, and trying to look busy while doing nothing are all examples of counterproductive work behavior.

 

Effects of Anger On Your Relationships

Being unable to deal with anger in your marriage can lead to divorce.

It can lead to loss of friendships as people don't like having anger constantly directed at them.

If you're the one directing chronic anger at your family:

Your anger can tire your family out, hurt their job performance, and contribute to their illness.

If you were the victim of abusive anger as a child:

Today you may be suffering from low self-esteem, a lack of self-identity, suppressed anger, depression, a desire to please others at the expense of yourself, and a lack of intimacy in your adult relationships.

 

Did that help?

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Learn Anger Myths Every Child Abuse Survivor Should Know

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Learn How Ten-thousand Israelis Show Why Suppressed Anger Is Dangerous To Your Health

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Learn How to Make More Friends After Surviving Abuse (e-book)

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