We humans are logical, organized creatures. We always tend to categorize the things around us into different categories so as to have a better understanding of them.

Well, it’s not any difference for anger. To make things simple, let us just try to categorize anger into 3 main categories:

• Rage
• Resentment
• Indignation

Rage

Rage is a violent, explosive anger of furious intensity.

In fact, learning how to manage such type of anger should be your top priority in your anger management course.

Often, falling into rage will cause you to say or do things that are destructive in nature. They range from bringing physical injuries to other people or to others’ self esteem and self confidence.

And not to mention, you’ll have a higher tendency to crush any valuable relationships and trust which you have painstakingly build over the years.

Rage breaks hearts. And broken hearts take a long time to heal, if they ever heal at all.

Therefore, learning to control one’s temper and lowering the intensity of one’s anger is really one very important skill you need to acquire. At least it will save you the miseries of broken relationships and failing trust.

Resentment

Resentment is to feel anger against someone or something and yet unwillingly to express them.

This type of anger is what I am trying to be more aware as it tends to invade into my life more often than other types of anger.

Resentment is as destructive as rage. While rage is an outwards expression of anger, resentment is an inwards type of expression. Both types of anger bring harm and illness to their host.

And if you are thinking that at least resentment doesn’t affect your relationships with others, think again.

Resentment is just the prelude to rage.

To be chronically angry over someone or something is a very unhealthy act. The longer you suppress the anger within you, the bigger the “explosion” is expected out from you.

And more often than not, when you “explode”, it is the people closest to you who will be hurt.
In other words, you’re directing your anger totally in the wrong direction on wrong people.

Indignation

Indignation is what we often refer as righteous anger. Usually, people with this type of anger can easily express their displeasure, disappointment or dislike to the concern parties.

However, whether or not the person will resort to violence to resolve the problem depends largely on the individual himself and the amount of righteous anger within him.

Contrary to popular belief, anger is not a bad emotion. Every emotion exists to serve us if we learn how to control them rather than be controlled by them.

Even the most positive emotion in the world without good management can result in dire situations.

Keep not those “negative” emotions at bay. Rather choose to manage them to suit your own need.