Empowered by Anger?

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(07-01-2012, 06:51 PM)MakersDozn Wrote: Or not?

Are we empowered by anger, or is this sense of empowerment all an illusion?

Sometimes I believe that anger is all I can depend on. Other than myself. And at times they are one and the same.

If I release it, I have nothing left. Or so it seems. I can count on nothing and no one. And at times, not even myself.

Rachel

Hi Rachel. Good post!

Anger can yield a degree of energy that is ordinarily unavailable to someone. It can make it possible to take action, rather than just taking what comes stoically, for instance. I could get into this aspect of the topic, but I'd rather get to the crux of what anger is for me.

Anger is a marker that I've become helpless in some way, and generally won't occur without that ingredient. As such, I feel even more unempowered.
I don't fight back in anger. I try not to. When I must fight, it is best done dispassionately. I speak from experience.

2011 was one of the most angry times in my life since childhood, all with cause. I was powerless and afraid, and betrayed, which yielded rage. Anger was leaving me worse off. Heck, I'm too tired to be angry. I let it take its course, and it's dying back, which is a good thing.
I am getting things accomplished which I couldn't do in an angered state. Every little bit helps.

So, anger has never really done me good. Pretty much saps useful energy and leaves me alone and misunderstood, as I was.

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