Anger can turn into self-destructiveness

Many people transform their anger into
self-destructiveness drinking their lives away or
becoming oblivious in drugs or working too
much. They make take it out on their children,
employees, or animals. They may be
passive-aggressive in a number of ways-being
silent, uninvolved, offering insincere love and
friendship, being available for people but
making them suffer for it. When anger is clean,
it can accomplish a great deal for a person and
a relationship; but when it is camouflaged and
indirect, its impact is just the opposite.

  • Thomas Moore, Dark Nights of the Soul: A
    Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life’s
    Ordeals

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