Holding on to anger is toxic.
If this powerful emotion isn’t handled appropriately, it may have destructive results for us and those closest to us. Psychologically, uncontrolled anger can lead to arguments, physical fights, physical abuse, assault and even self-harm. Physiologically, our bodies react instantly as the anger triggers our ‘fight or flight’ response. Our adrenal glands flood the body with stress hormones, then the brain shunts blood away from the gut and sends it towards the muscles, to prepare us for the physical exertion of fighting hard or running fast and far. Our heart rate, blood pressure and respiration increases, and our body temperature rises and we perspire.
This flood of stress chemicals can cause real short term health issues, including:
* headache
* digestion problems, and abdominal pain
* insomnia
* increased anxiety
* depression
* high blood pressure
* skin problems, such as eczema
* heart attack
Over time, recurrent unmanaged anger and the constant flow of these stress hormones can cause metabolic changes that could eventually cause permanent harm to many different systems in the body.
We all know that holding on to anger is psychologically and physically damaging and still, forgiveness can be SO difficult!
How do we start?
Breathe! Then use your frontal lobes, darlings, and THINK! Fly above the emotion for a minute. Observe. Tap your inner scientist (yes! You have one! We all do) and watch what's happening to you. You'll notice, when you still your mind while you're angry, that there is tremendous clarity. This is a scientific fact. The rush of chemicals to our brains sharpen and focus our minds. Using this clarity, we can channel our anger in a way that can motivate us to make positive changes. After all, the evolutionary purpose of our physical reaction to anger is to make us do something so we survive. We can choose to make this a positive opportunity to go beyond just surviving. It can be an opportunity to get one step closer to enlightenment and to better mental and physical health.
So today, my darlings, your act of kindness is to forgive someone who did you wrong. It can be a recent hurt or an old scar, it doesn't matter. It's like opening your emotional baggage and taking out a brick. You don't need it. It's heavy. It's time to lighten the load.
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