To understand what anger is let's define it. First, we can all agree that anger is an emotion. It is an emotion based on feelings of intense displeasure and hostility. There are different degrees and types of anger. Let's look at some definitions to really understand what anger is.
Definitions of Anger:
1. A strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence caused by a wrong; also known as wrath
2. A strong feeling or emotion of either displeasure or antagonism or a combination of both. Excitement caused by real or supposed insult or injury to one's personal self or another for the purpose of causing harm or injury
3. A feeling of great annoyance or antagonism due to a real or imagined grievance
These are the main definitions one can find that is associated with the feeling of anger. There are many words that are associated with anger as well. These words include: rage, furry, wrath, resentment and indignation. Mad is a word we many times use instead of angry. By definition mad is a type of anger that lapses into a loss of mental faculties resulting in a type of insanity. Regardless of the words we use to describe anger we can say above the board that all these words used to describe the emotion of anger connote degrees of negative feelings which may or may not be expressed.
Anger is the word we use for the feeling we have which usually manifests as a strong burst of displeasure. It can take the form of rage, furry, wrath, resentment or indignation.
When we think of rage and furry it implies an intense, explosive and many times destructive type of anger manifested in us that we unleash externally. When we feel furry we appear many times crazy to those around us by how we express it. Wrath is the type of anger that makes us want to seek justice and revenge to wrongs we feel that have been thrust upon us. Resentment is the type of angry feeling we get when we let it smolder inside. It is usually the result of a grievance that we hold deep in us in relation to a person that we resent. Finally indignation is righteous anger. We express indignation when we are wronged; some injustice was done to us or a loved one or against just plain old evil.
The spectrum of anger varies from person to person based on their perceptions of a situation. We all experience anger and will continue to do so as long as we are alive. It is a basic human emotion. We express anger as a reaction to negative and painful situations. When we experience negativity that is painful to us we feel it has to be processed by displaying or feeling angry emotions. Anger is an emotion that we use when we feel hurt, abused, mistreated or opposed to for long periods of time based on what we believe. Anger is our response to those things that prevent us from achieving our goals in our life and allowing us to experience happiness.
