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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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The moment before you snap 39Choosing your response 36Cool the body first 34What anger actually is 26The fear underneath anger 22Equanimity and perspective 17Growing empathy 14Making it stick 14Practising under provocation 14What you are actually defending 6When anger turns to harm 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Anger, alcohol and the body 1
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You are right that the first drink takes the edge off. That is exactly what makes it hard, and pretending otherwise would only be untrue.

The calm is real at a small amount and it turns on you as the amount climbs, which is why the argument at eleven at night bears no resemblance to the…

A minuteAnger, alcohol and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:219