Every healthy relationship has conflicts that can lead to arguments and angry outbursts.  It’s normal to be angry at times.  We all have some stories to tell about this unwanted feeling.  Because anger is an effective way of letting others know there’s wrong and needs to be corrected, it is important to familiarize with the different ways anger is expressed.

·        Indirect and passive way—People who have difficulty identifying and sharing their emotions resort to this subtle expression of anger.  As issues build up and anger bottled within, the result is often an uncontrollable outburst at some unsuspecting individual just happened to be around.  Handling anger this way can lead to psychological and emotional problems.

·        Aggressive and Reactionary way—People who want to be in control express their anger this way.  They get mad at just about anything so it’s quite difficult to reason and talk things out with them.

·        Assertive and appropriate way—The best way for people to express anger.  The focus of the anger is not the person at fault but the wrong behavior.  Being assertive allows you to express how you feel without blaming others.