{"id":32835,"date":"2015-05-03T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T03:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=32835"},"modified":"2015-05-06T20:12:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T04:12:45","slug":"5-reasons-stop-pretending-youre-not-angry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/5-reasons-stop-pretending-youre-not-angry\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Stop Pretending You’re Not Angry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anger is rarely an emotion we think to have more of in life. In fact, we are often taught that it should be avoided at all costs because of the collateral damage it can have on our surroundings. And it can <\/i>be toxic. But avoiding anger altogether can have negative consequences as well. Knowing when to avoid it and when to indulge can be challenging, and since we usually hear the reasons to avoid it, let\u2019s look at 5 reasons to start<\/i> being angry instead.<\/p>\n

1. Your repressed anger is causing health problems<\/h2>\n

We tend to think of emotions as being entirely abstract of our physical bodies, but a recent study<\/a>\u00a0suggests that emotions manifest physically as well as in our thoughts. Embarrassment can make us blush. Extreme anxiety can make us vomit. And stress can even give us a heart attack.<\/p>\n

When we store anger, it is affecting us whether we acknowledge it or not, and unless we allow ourselves to walk through it<\/a>, it can cause seemingly unrelated health problems. Some of these problems are:<\/p>\n