THE SCIENCE OF ANGER

Even though you may know what the external cause of your anger is, what’s actually going on in your body? Let’s find out.


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[dhruvipatel]

The main thing that makes me angry is when someone accuses you of an action you never did, and it makes you feel guilty when you're really not

[sx]

Getting blamed for something I didn't do 😡😤😬 that pisses me off so much

[bobnolastname]

Don't you guys ever get so mad or r stressed out you just want to scream at the top of ur lungs(kind of like how superman screamed after he snapped zods neck)

[sean_]

You know whag grinds my gears?

When I say a funny line and my friend says it louder and takes all the credit.

[NT-tnoo]

The science of jealousy! I'm just thinking of emotions..

[tysonm-]

Learning to deal with anger issues is tough man, here for all the people going thru it, you are loved.

[kingcoins]

Dude I remember one time my parents were fighting and screaming and I was having bad anxiety. I eventually felt an adrenaline rush, anxiety, and sheer anger. I punched a door as hard as I could put a dent in the door, threw a office chair (wasn’t too heavy but left a hole in the wall) and I left the room and screamed at them 💀. That was probably the MADDEST IVE EVER BEEN

[dhartmahmed]

'Sir, what happened in this car crash?'
'Well officer, my adrenaline and epinephrine started flowing, it was my amygdala that released the, so really, it was his fault for cutting me off.'

[davidovut]

I honestly can't imagine the doomslayer getting a heart attack.

[chihabgm]

when im at school, my anger is always under control. when im at home, my anger is so not controlled. at least towards my brother. my anger is always controlled to some degree. like when im fighting with my brother, i make sure to never hit his face.

[wassupharley]

i get angry when peaple say why i am angry while i am not 😤

[hmzrhmn]

My blood boils when someone takes the piss out of me when I don't do anything to them

[somella]

LSD and mushrooms completely changed my whole life. I became a better version of myself
This experience gave me a lot of confidence about myself and my body. A bunch of bad thought/behavior patterns were broken. One of these were pretty bad OCD that made me wash my hands a lot. It gave me a lot of hope that thing will be fine, this is one thing that I heard throughout the trip; Everything is alright. The main reason for the trip was my severe depression and it definitely helped me(although it's not gone). Before all I could do was lay in bed. Now I am trying to rebuild my life one step at a time which wasn't possible before.

[brennanmason]

Im calling you "Internet Science Teacher.

[samuelfloris]

"admit it, we've all done that"
nope.i'm 13.can't drive.

[muumitfan]

Bullying. No seriously i was bullied for 4 years straight at school. What did the teachers do? NOTHING!

[TheGamingPolitician]

I used to have horrible anger issues. I’d blow up over almost every bad/unfair thing thing that happened to me. Marijuana has helped me chill out a lot. To everyone who knew me in Middle/High school I’m so sorry.

[mollyfay]

How do the cars drive on square tires? Must be very bumpy.

[snoogkies]

I get angry when people don't listen when I talk, ignore me, don't notice me, give me funny looks, etc. and the way I get over it is I walk away.

[masol]

What makes me angry, is if i am being hurt and pushed around and damaged. While people are laughing, i feel humiliated. I want to run away, but then something is triggered in my body and suddenly my eyes lock onto the other person's eyes and all my fear turns into anger, i punch hard, hit hard, grab hard fight as aggressively as possible but somehow i manage to ignore the pain from the other person's punches or hits. Making me temporarily immune to damage, and i feel stronger when i am angrier. I lose so much control over myself but its relieving hitting the other person as payback.