Psychology in Seattle.

He just every listeners, it's just me today.

It's spring cleaning.

This is chapter 3 of me answering the patron emails. I have a long list here.

This is not going to be a patron only episode. I feel like I've had way too many of those recently so let's get into it.

This is the Psychology and Seattle

podcast. I'm your host Dr Kirk Honda. I'm a therapist and a professor. This

first email is about anger and anger management. It's from patron Ashley, she

writes,

have you ever done an episode on anger issues?

I feel like, I feel like difficulties with anger are an issue that is not given enough compassion in the psychological community.

It'd be great to have an episode that includes tips for those who struggle with disproportionate

anger, how to de-escalate oneself and so forth.

It would also be good to have tips for those who are around someone with anger issues,

like a parent or friend or partner, etc.

End of email. Good. or friend or partner, etc.

End of email.

Good.

So the first thing I'll say is that anger is a very complicated topic.

Yeah, Ashley, you're mainly talking about what I might call like unjustified anger or unhealthy anger or something.

But just to broaden it out a little bit, anger is a extremely complicated thing.

We often equate it with aggression or rage or annoying people who get angry

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