You were taught anger wasn’t ladylike, wasn’t safe, wasn’t yours to have. So it goes underground and comes out sideways, or turns inward.
“What would you have me know about the anger I don’t let myself feel?”
Some additional insights around this question:
- What are you actually angry about that you’ve been swallowing?
- What did anger cost you or teach you growing up?
- What is your anger trying to protect or demand?
