Anger

I feel quite angry right now. This past year, I have felt much more anger....I am not sure what I am comparing it to....I suppose sadness. I am not even sure what I am angry about. But it is certainly driving me in an active way.

I know this is broad, but this is as far as my intuition has taken me so far. Let me know your insights. Thanks.

It's said that depression is anger turned inward. Maybe you are making progress, if you are getting angry. Anger can spur us into action, with is a step forward from the inertia associated with depression. Examine what your anger is about. You could have a very good reason for being angry and maybe need to take action to correct some wrongs or injustices.

If you feel like your anger is unjustified, maybe you need to take better care of yourself. Are you stressed out? Maybe you need a break, or to do some things you really enjoy.

I am angry because people seem to be losing their manners.. and prices are becoming ridiculous..customer service has gone to hell.. and traffic is a nightmare.. It might just be something as boring as that..

I didn't feel anger for most of my life. It took a lot to get me to the point that I could feel anger. It is an important emotion I think, and like all emotions it is important to feel it and let it flow. It will get easier as you get used to dealing with it. For me it was really strong at first, and disturbing, but as I learned to feel my anger at the appropriate time, instead of repressing it and saving it for later (which is what I assume was happening during the time I never felt anger) it was less overwhelming. LadyJava's advice above is excellent.

....I don't even know why...but you guys just made me not angry at all....I love INFP's

Ya I don't think it is because of stress. I think it is because of injustices....perhaps an outward depression.

Originally Posted by thehigher

....I don't even know why...but you guys just made me not angry at all....I love INFP's

Ya I don't think it is because of stress. I think it is because of injustices....perhaps an outward depression.

it seems INFP rage moments tend to be related to outward injustices, so it makes sense to me that INFP anger would also be related to injustices. Well outward or not really! Though the connection with depression and anger is important I think, it seems that feeling anger in a healthy and appropriate manner prevents or eases a lot of the depression.

Ironically I think the anger problem types, as in needing anger management, suppress their depression with anger. I used to joke that I also have an anger problem, I never feel it. lol. glad you feel better

This is really off subject...but the girl in your avatar just looks really uncomfortable....she actually does not....but I know I would....and so I feel bad for her.....I feel like offering her a chair to ease her pain ....I am intuiting this too much.

Originally Posted by thehigher

This is really off subject...but the girl in your avatar just looks really uncomfortable....she actually does not....but I know I would....and so I feel bad for her.....I feel like offering her a chair to ease her pain ....I am intuiting this too much.

lol i was just told her extended leg looks longer than the other.

Originally Posted by LadyJava

It's said that depression is anger turned inward.

I didn't know that, that's interesting because I never had any issues with depreesion, but I have a kind of built-in anger (I bet it's built right into my DNA, instead of adenine).
For me it's not a negative thing either, it's part of what keeps me alive and drives me forward and on occasion it gives me a purpose or focus.

It's a bit like Metallica put it in their song St. Anger:

I want my anger to be healthy
I want my anger just for me
I need my anger not to control
I want my anger to be me

I never felt anger. Then came therapy, 3 years. Now i can feel it, just dont know what to do with it.

I never know how much anger i should feel according to the offense, or for how long. At the beginning i used to flip and said really harsh things to people (lack of Fe?), but then i never knew how to talk to the person again after the bout. So in order to prevent this, when i get angry i try to leave quickly and deal with it in my head (usually with a cigarette) and ten minutes later im usually fine.

This is still a work in progress though