This is Self-Work, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At Self-Work, we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them,

whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

Eight years ago, I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you who might already be

knowledgeable about middle health treatment, but also to those of you who might say you'd never

darken the door of a therapist. And yet, you are here. I'll answer your questions while I invite

you to take a few minutes for your own self-work.

Let's say you do realize its impact. You know you messed up. There are three things we still haven't

really mentioned, reasons that are part of normal everyday life that can lead you to lose your

temper more often. There's fear. There's also years of

abuse or discrimination or injustice. And then, of course, there's grief and anger is a part of grief.

Welcome to this week's edition of Self-Work. It seems that there are a lot more people these days

who are angry. Maybe it's because the

immediacy that social media and texting have provided that have made it so much easier to attack

someone else online or maybe even not online. Maybe it's political rhetoric that's become more

aggressive and insulting as if that's okay. Depended on your own perspective, you could even be

becoming angry with me right now by my saying that there are people who are expressing anger

without what in the past may have seemed like social expectations of better, more rational

behavior. Not always, of course. You could also be saying that the actions of the other side,

whoever the other side is for you,

justifies your furious thoughts or angry deeds.

I've recently heard the analogy of families used in this discussion.

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