Anger

I found our discussion on conflict resolution to be very interesting.  We started talking about the myths of anger and conflict.  I hope I am not the only one, but honestly I thought some of these myths were true!  For example anger is caused by others.  I have always thought that other people were making me angry, but really I was just letting them make me angry.  I think this is very important to remember, because really only you can make yourself angry.  Another one of the myths I thought was true, is the best way to deal with anger is to let it out.  After we talked about this in class I realized this statement is completely untrue.  I think if people were expected to let out their anger the way they wanted to, we would have a much more violent society than we already do.  I do think it is important for people to remember if they are angry about something it is important to handle it in a healthly mature way.  Another important fact about anger that I need to remember is we do not think clearly when we are angry.  It is best not to make important decisions when we are angry.