Why are narratives like these so compelling? This is my theory. Girls and women have been shamed for our anger for thousands of years—we’ve been burned at the stake as witches, demonically exorcised in front of jeering mobs, electrified and lobotomized in asylums. Even now, in the twenty-first century, our academic institutions—supposedly pillars of progress—are rife with systemic misogyny, and women who speak up against it are shamelessly passed over for future opportunities. There’s nothing the patriarchy fears more than an angry woman, because an angry woman has agency. An angry woman can push society toward change. Anger is often the most powerful political tool we have. There is much more here, including a convincing case for Medicare for All and an excoriation of a for-profit healthcare system which spends twice as much per citizen as France or Germany and still manages to leaves tens of millions of Americans un- or underinsured, all while nourishing an obscene pharmaceuticals business in which profits jumped by 90% in 2021. Most men become fathers; if it happens to have daughters, I wonder how many of them realize that their behavior predicts the most what kind of man their daughters will marry?

It’s true that angry people need to learn to become assertive (rather than aggressive), but most books and courses on developing assertiveness are aimed at people who don’t feel enough anger. These people are more passive and acquiescent than the average person; they tend to let others walk all over them. That isn’t something that most angry people do. Still, these books can contain some useful tactics to use in frustrating situations. When I first meet someone new for treatment, I start by saying that discomfort and anxiety are just feelings, like any other feelings. Anxiety, in and of itself, is not “bad”—it can even be very important when it works properly. It can teach us what might not be safe. If I am crossing a busy intersection, I need something that lets me know when I have to act. Discomfort helps us to learn, to decipher what we value, what we want, and what we would like to avoid. Read More

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There is something extremely refreshing about an author who assumes it should be obvious that billionaires should not be allowed to exist – and has perfectly reasonable proposals about how they should be eliminated. At the height of the pandemic, Sanders proposed the Make Billionaires Pay Act, which would have imposed a 60% tax on all the wealth gained by 467 billionaires between 18 March 2020 and January 2021. The first choice (which is not really a choice, but more a reaction) is to get angry. Most probably, you’ve seen some individuals revolting and shouting, displaying a defeated attitude, when things don’t turn the way they expected. Among the recent surge of excellent feminist dystopias in fiction, I found this 2018 novel the most unsettling for its eerie ordinariness. In a US where abortion has been outlawed, the novel explores the intersecting lives of four women, all of whom are in some way affected by the government’s extended control over their bodies. Zumas’ characters rarely rage loudly – there’s little in the way of argument or protest visible to the world around them – and yet, every sentence shimmers with anger, quiet rebellions that become visible only when held to the light. There are psychological tests that measure the intensity of angry feelings, how prone to anger you are, and how well you handle it. But chances are good that if you do have a problem with anger, you already know it. If you find yourself acting in ways that seem out of control and frightening, you might need help finding better ways to deal with this emotion. Why are some people more angry than others? And the good news is that there will be more interviews with Ridley Scott. Once Napoleon is out in the world, he’ll continue filming Gladiator 2. Then, five months from now, he’ll start shooting a western. He’s also slated to make an action film about an assassin on the lam, plus a handful of TV pilots. Every one of these projects will require publicity, providing Ridley Scott ample opportunities to bark bluntly about whatever he likes to dozens of outlets. Every interview will be insane, and obviously wonderful.

Why is it important to change your mind (about the outcome you want) even if you use this terminology? Because thinking that you’re managing your anger doesn’t make you a calm person. Does it? Managing your anger means you’re still angry, but you don’t behave anymore like the village idiot. Sometimes it’s our immediate surroundings that give us cause for irritation and fury. Problems and responsibilities can weigh on you and make you feel angry at the “trap” you seem to have fallen into and all the people and things that form that trap.

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If the title doesn’t already have you sold, allow me to further convince you. Like all the other writers on this list, Danforth employs one of my favorite dark academia devices—fictional authors and books within the world, which are central to solving the central mystery. Several decades before that, Theodore Roosevelt similarly bemoaned the “absence of effective state, and, especially, national, restraint upon unfair money-getting” which “has tended to create a small class of enormously wealthy and economically powerful men, whose chief object is to hold and increase their power”.

Audre Lorde during her 1983 residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photograph: Robert Alexander/Getty ImagesSecond, too strict parents who don’t know how to offer a bit of indulgence to their children (which leads to frustration or being a control freak); When I was 12, I stole a tattered copy of Carrie from my parents’ bookshelves, and stayed up all night reading it. It was the first adult novel I’d read, and my first foray into horror – and I was immediately hooked. No surprise, then, that my first novel is about teenage girls and revenge – the unpopular, horribly bullied Carrie using her powers to take hers is a scene that’s stayed with me, ever since. Discover in this article, 19 of the best anger management books that can help you take control of your anger. Even better, it seems as though Ridley Scott has got wind that, while most people seem to love Napoleon, some people don’t. As such, he has become a little defensive. This is the best possible news for all of us.

Anger is “an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage,” according to Charles Spielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of anger. Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. I hated almost everything. I was very unhappy and angry all the time,” Eileen says, at the opening of this Booker-shortlisted novel. Which is, in many ways, an understatement. Eileen’s loathing – of the people around her, of her situation and of herself – runs deep, and makes for a deeply uncomfortable, yet wholly satisfying read. Through a brilliantly deadpan narrative voice, and with an eye for the comic and grotesque, Moshfegh creates a character who is almost impossible to like – but utterly thrilling to read. I think this story does best in the KS1-KS2 transition period, however I think it would work well with any child in primary school. I believe that it would be particularly beneficial for self reading or guided reading with children who have SEN/behavior issues, this is because the child can see how being angry is normal and as a teacher/parent you could use this book to instill in a child the ability to stop anger from growing. Anger Management Workbook for Men: Take Control of Your Anger and Master Your Emotions – Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Nathan R Hydes, Ph.D.They may be able to refer you to a local anger-management programme or counselling. Anger management programmes Make the difference between justified anger (and the appropriate way to deal with it) and anger as a habit Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships – Harriet Lerner