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Almost nobody wants to be the person who says the thing they cannot take back. The window between the surge and the words is short and it can be widened. That is most of what this area is about, along with the fear or hurt that anger is usually protecting.

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Anger, alcohol and the body Twenty minutes Any ordinary day Clear all

Theme · Anger, alcohol and the body

What anger actually is 8 The fear underneath anger 5 The moment before you snap 5 When anger turns to harm 4 Righteous anger and perfectionism 4 Growing empathy 3 Practising under provocation 3 Equanimity and perspective 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Choosing your response 2 Making it stick 2 Cool the body first 2 What you are actually defending 1

How long you have · Twenty minutes

A minute 1 Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 2

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 2 Under stress 1

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