How many times have you said to yourself that I just do not know why I am always arguing with my significant other?

Many of us have some very definite ideas about anger. Some of us see anger as destructive and hurtful. We consider it to be an inappropriate response. Many times, we equate anger with violence.

Many times, we feel that the act of being angry is simply wrong, and that WHEN we experience anger, there's something wrong with us. Anger isn't nice. Anger isn't polite. And anger certainly isn't our friend.

Is that so?

Anger can be all of these things. But anger is also useful, necessary and even healing. We need our anger. We simply need to learn how to express our anger in appropriate, conscious, supportive ways.

We know that on its own, anger is neither good nor bad. It can be used to hurt, or it can be used to heal.

It may not be a particularly pleasant emotion, but it's an important one. And anger