The invalidation of anger is often one of the first ways women are socialized to cut themselves off from their feelings and begin to judge themselves. We are supposed to be nice, pleasant, and ...

Have a challenging goal ahead? Some anger could help you achieve it, according to new research. For the study, published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers ...

Anger is the kind of feeling people try to tamp down, out of fear that it will ignite and explode. Pretending your anger doesn't exist causes it to compress itself, making a home in the small space of ...

There's no shortage of things to feel angry about these days. Whether it's politics, social injustice, climate change or the cost-of-living crisis, the world can feel like a pressure cooker. Research ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Many of us are conditioned into thinking that getting angry makes us "difficult" or "mean." But the truth is anger isn’t a flaw; it’s a signal. It shows up when something feels unfair, when we’ve been ...

Anger is never an easy emotion to let yourself feel. It can be overwhelming to be angry, as though you’re not quite in control of your body or mind. Yet ignoring anger doesn’t make it go away; instead ...