Episode 172: Anger: Taking Things Personally Without Realizing It
Psychology Has It Backwards - A podcast by Christine Heath and Judy Sedgeman - Saturdays
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Anger is a warning that we are taking things personally. Anger rises up when we think that someone or something is making us upset, hurting our feelings, undercutting us, not caring how they impact us. We stop listening to what is being said and start listening to our own reactions. We feel or express defensiveness. Anger is no different from any other experience; OUR thinking creates ALL our experiences. As we come to understand that our feelings reliably tell u...