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Anger
www.hgi.org.uk 
For more indepth information about anger and how to deal with it see the MindFields Collegeseminar:Effective Anger Management Beat anger with the recent book:Release from anger -Practical help for controlling unreasonablerage.
For further useful information about the many forms anger can take and what to do about it,also listen to the CD:Effective anger management: understanding and controlling anger in yourself and other  people 
Another helpful CD is:RELAX... using your own innate resources to let go of pent-up stress and negative emotion
 
Anger is an aroused state in which the mind's attention is focussed on a potential threat and the body responds by getting ready to run or fight. Adrenaline and other stress hormones run round the body, heart rate and blood pressure rise, breathing gets deeper and faster, blood is diverted from theorgans to the muscles, and the whole organism gets ready for action. At the same time, thinking becomes more primitive and modern intelligence, a significant part of what makes us human,disappears. It is a primal, energised state, similar in many ways to sexual arousal, so it can be quiteaddictive.
Why combat anger?
Many angry people will die before their time, of cardio-vascular complications brought on by thecontinuing periods of high physical arousal. Life may be dangerous and unpleasant, for themselves,their relatives and friends and the people they meet. The rising levels of angry behaviour in societyare making whole communities more stressful, intimidating and depressing places to be.
What can be done?
The first step is to find out what is causing the angry behaviour. Anger doesn't just happen, it is aresponse to something in the the environment. So, what is triggering it? Is it related to previoustraumatic events that need to be de-traumatised? If not, what elements in the angry person's lifeneed to be re-interpreted? TheHuman Givens therapistwill do this, and use guided imagery to helpthe angry person learn how to manage emotional states once they begin, rehearsing staying calm insituations which previously caused angry outbursts. The patient will also be taught how to becomegenerally calmer.
How can people become calmer overall?
Anyone, not just those who are reacting angrily to their environment, will benefit from learninghow to reduce their general emotional arousal level. People who regularly relax, for example, tendto have fewer illnesses and a longer and happier life. And there are other things that almost anyonecan do which will have a profound effect on mood and well-being generally, reducing stress byattending to unmet emotional needs.
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