Hello,
I was reading the how stuff works article on anger:
http://health.howstu...ther/anger1.htm
And there's a lot of particularly interesting stuff on page 2. A little about the parts of the brain, endocrine system and the hormones related to anger and some of the severe health affects that anger can have.
I am prone to anger. I get this from my mother. So it is about genetics and upbringing. I'm an avoidant and I primarily respond to conflict with a flight response but sometimes anger does get the better of me particularly if I've already invoked the flight response and they are still confronting me the flight response turns into a severe fight response that is difficult for me to control.
Sometimes it would be better just to be angry with the person to start with than to put energy into reasoning with them if they are being unreasonable and then have the anger come out at a later time on someone that had nothing to do with it.
Sometimes it's even better to cry than to get angry. I know that from previous girlfriends I had I much prefer the ones that cried when I screwed up than the ones that got angry at me. I didn't feel like that at the time of course but on reflection that's the way I feel. At least when they cry you feel bad and comfort them. When they get angry you just get angry back and it could escalate from there.
So I'm wondering if there is anything either in food or in supplements that can help the parts of the brain that stop the angry monster from taking over, things that could help reduce the damage to our bodies caused by anger or even supplements that may make it easier for us to cry instead of getting angry.
Although it sounds like a wussy thing to cry but it may be a more interesting and perhaps actually progressive and positive thing to do than getting angry which may solve nothing.
Edited by caston, 17 June 2009 - 01:23 PM.