I often reflect on the "Anger Iceberg" (created by The Gottman Institute) to explore the factors that fuel and ignite our experience of anger. In many contexts, anger serves as a maladaptive protective response, a defense mechanism that may no longer serves our well-being or best interests. 
Anger can be deceptive, fostering rationalizations for lashing out through our thoughts, feelings, or behaviours, while simutaneously shielding internal vulnerabilities. This reactive state can inadvertently cause harm to those around us, and have unfavourable consequences for us. When we observe and discern what anger is communicating, we can access the embodied wisdom of our inner world. We often do not have control over what happens to us or around us, however, we do have agency in how we respond. 
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