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Do You Have Repressed Anger?

Some people are so good at fooling others into thinking that they are emotionally healthy that they've managed to fool themselves too. Are you repressing anger but don't know it? Do you have the following symptoms:

1. Are you habitually impatient?
2. Are you often frustrated?
3. Do others seem constantly to "be in your way"?
4. Are you usually on your guard against being cheated?
5. Do you feel a more or less constant pressure to prove yourself?
6. Are you habitually fearful of somehow being "caught"?
7. Does it seem (or feel) that someone is always watching you?
8. Do you secretly resent others' success, feeling that yours is never recognized?
9. Are the negative things in your life more obvious to you than the positive?
10. Do you habitually find a lot to complain about?
11. Do you often feel insecure, believing that others are superior to you?
12. Are you afraid you will end up with less than you need?
13. Do you habitually expect bad things to happen?
14. Is it hard for you to "go with the flow"?
15. Is it often difficult for you to stand up for yourself?
16. Do you secretly believe that your feelings are not important?
17. Do you usually keep your preferences to yourself, often deferring to what others want?
18. Do you feel your needs are often minimized or ignored altogether?
19. Do you have temper tantrums?
20. Do you regularly tend to overreact?
21. Is it hard for you to accept that others care about and love you?
22. Are you frequently afraid that somehow you are "missing out" on what counts?
23. Are you often disrespectful to those with less power than yourself?
24. Does the intimacy of others somehow make you uncomfortable?
25. Are you often sad?

(From the book: From Anger to Forgiveness by Earnie Larsen)

"Anger is the emotional response to injustice." - Earnie Larsen

Have you experienced a great injustice at some point in your life and are harbouring resentment towards someone for it? Do you feel that you did not receive the love you deserve from your parents and/or other loved ones? Do you resent someone you love for hurting you emotionally?

You have a right to feel peaceful and happy. You deserve love and happiness. You deserve to let go of the past. You deserve to move past resentment to forgive those who have hurt you so that you can move on with your life. Take the time to do the work of healing. Make the effort to change unhealthy patterns of behaviour. You deserve it!

Don't know how? Start by learning to love yourself - do nice things for yourself. Start by saying "I was wronged. Life is not fair. But I will forgive ______ because I deserve it. I deserve to be happy." Start being mindful of your thoughts and behaviours that are promoting anger and resentment and preventing happiness and peace from being a part of your life. Baha'u'llah says, "Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art brought to a reckoning." Take the time everyday to be grateful for things in your life (count your blessings) and to think carefully about how your anger manifested itself (how did you hurt yourself or others) and how you could remedy or prevent those things from happening again. I usually write my "accounting" in a journal and end the entry with a positive affirmation which I see as a remedy to the things I need to improve upon.

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