Many of us are conditioned into thinking that getting angry makes us "difficult" or "mean." But the truth is anger isn’t a flaw; it’s a signal. It shows up when something feels unfair, when we’ve been ...

Anger-prone people usually pay a big price professionally, personally, and in their health. This post aims to help. First, here are common scenarios likely to trigger anger and how the anger-prone ...

Q: I’ve taken anger management classes, and read anger books, and still impulsively say all the wrong things when I get mad. Do you have any tools you teach clients to deal with their anger better? A: ...

It's normal to experience anger from time to time. People tend to think anger is mostly negative, but it can be useful. Feeling angry can push you to advocate for your needs and make necessary changes ...

Ask A.J. is Slate’s new advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., I’m taking an anger-management course online because ...

Helping kids understand that everyone gets angry is critical in developing a healthy relationship with anger. To respond to ...

“When I get mad, I stop thinking. I see red, and something takes over that I can’t control,” one of my patients said, adding that when he felt he wasn’t being heard, he needed to assert himself, “even ...

It's 9 a.m. and your to-do list is a mile long. Before you tackle it, your partner criticizes you, and your teen greets you with an eye roll. Meanwhile, you see a news clip about war or politics that ...

Americans are angry. The country erupted into the worst civil unrest in decades after the death of George Floyd, and anger about police violence and the country’s legacy of racism is still running ...

Anger is the kind of feeling people try to tamp down, out of fear that it will ignite and explode. Pretending your anger doesn't exist causes it to compress itself, making a home in the small space of ...