Do you get angry a lot? It can be a useful emotion

"Because anger is impulsive and therefore unsettling, it may appear as an element of our personalities that we struggle to control, understand, or acknowledge. As such, anger is recognized as being a “negative” emotion to be avoided."

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Anger is one of those taboo emotions attributed in part to social and cultural beliefs that anger is impolite, unstable, and therefore should be subdued. 

But anger is a pressure cooker, built from these suppressed emotions or overwhelming situations, infused with an intense energy ready to be released. It’s the unpredictable nature, the volatile response, and the confusing reactions and feelings that make it taboo. From political unrest to economic disruption, even road rage, as a society, the raw reaction of anger is all around us.