John, a young man in his early thirties once came for treatment for an unusual problem. He was addicted to sex. Despite being married, his sexual drive was so strong that he had to engage in masturbatory activities many times a day. Nothing was of help to him. He was taken aback when I explained to him that it was due to rage that was locked up in his body. He was not convinced till he started doing the exercises that I advised him. He noticed a vaxing and waning of his sexual drive that was directly linked to his experiencing an arousal and calming of his anger states. Eventually, his drive became manageable. This is an example of anger that was ready to be released.

Anger when suppressed to the extent that the person develops defences around them by distracting themselves of angry thoughts, can make a person emotionally cold. Such people exhibit