Anger - People who suffer from personality disorders often feel
a sense of unresolved anger and a heightened or exaggerated
perception that they have been wronged, invalidated, neglected
or abused. Anger is a feeling - it is something which is neither
good nor bad, it just is. Feelings are a natural response to
circumstances and expectations, and anger is something you will
feel if you are subjected to injustice. You can’t easily control
how angry you feel. You can, however, control what you do
because of your anger. Anger comes from our primitive “fight or
flight” instinct. When we feel angry we have a surge of
adrenaline, our heart rate increases and our senses are
heightened. We are ready for battle and we may have strength or
energy beyond what is normal for us. Our blood is conserved from
non-essential parts of our bodies and redirected towards the
parts of our bodies that are needed for a fight or flight - our
muscles, our brain and our senses. We may feel less pain, less
guilt, less sensitivity. Our ap