\u201cExpressing anger takes courage.\u00a0 We have to overcome the fear of rejection (in a society that does not value constructive disagreement) and fear of retaliation (in a nation that is hostile and violent).\u00a0 Nevertheless, we must try to do so, because the release of anger has many benefits.\u00a0 It can alleviate much of the shame and self-hatred we have accumulated because the more we stand up and face the source of our anger the more likely we are to stop blaming ourselves.\u00a0 The resulting improvement in the way we see ourselves lifts our hopes and allows us to dream.\u00a0 It also releases the energy we spend suppressing anger to be spent on more productively resistant activities.\u00a0 Once this physical tension eases, our bodies may be less prone to the corporeal manifestations of stress.\u00a0 When we discharge anger and shame it frees us to recognize and express other, more positive and pleasurable emotions.\u00a0 Each time we express anger constructively, our inner resolve strengthens and we get better at clarifying our positions, directly expressing our needs and making our boundaries clear.\u00a0 We can move from casualty to survivor, from someone controlled by the trauma and unresolved feelings to someone self-directed and able to work effectively for reform in genuine alliance with others.”<\/p>\n
Chicana Without Apology<\/em>, Eden Torres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cExpressing anger takes courage.\u00a0 We have to overcome the fear of rejection (in a society that does not value constructive disagreement) and fear of retaliation (in a nation that is hostile and violent).\u00a0 Nevertheless, we must try to do so, because the release of anger has many benefits.\u00a0 It can …<\/p>\n