Life is aggravating and learning to keep your cool when you’d rather blow your top is one of its great lessons. Known as the “Anger Professor,” Ryan Martin, author of “Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your ...

In the fast-paced world we live in, stress and anger often seem like unavoidable parts of daily life. These emotions can arise from various situations—traffic jams, workplace conflicts, or even ...

Decades ago, two boys sat in the kitchen waiting for their mother to finish cooking ugali. Teasingly, the younger boy punched his brother on the head. The older boy lost his temper, grabbed a piece of ...

Doug gets angry at work when his boss dumps some last minute work on his desk and insists it get done before the end of the day. Getting home two hours late, he smashes his fists against the pillow, ...

"Don't take that attitude with me!" You might not hear these commands much these days, but the things your parents and caregivers told you when you were angry as a child have probably stuck with you.

Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. It's not inherently bad; it can even be useful, signalling when something is wrong or needs to change. However, when anger leads ...

Ask A.J. is Slate’s new advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., I’m taking an anger-management course online because ...

In Mindfulness for Teen Anger, Dr. Mark Purcell tells the following story: One evening, an old Cherokee man told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, “My son, the ...

Though a lot of us think of anger as a limiting or mostly negative emotion, there are times it can be useful. "Anger can be helpful when it signals that something isn’t right or needs to change," says ...