Anger, Repression, and Self-Expression: Using Your "Fight" Response | Being Well

Dr. Rick and I continue our series on the stress responses with the “fight” response to stress. We explore anger, repression, and the balance of self-expression and self-regulation before talking about how we can claim the adaptive aspects of the fight response without falling prey to its more problematic aspects. A major focus of the episode is resentment and repression, alongside related topics like empowering yourself, managing expectations, and “experiencing out.”

Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The useful aspects of anger
5:35 Specific behaviors associated with the fight response
8:30 Giving yourself permission to express anger
13:40 Navigating resentment
21:30 Thwarted expectations as a source of unhealthy anger
31:05 Claiming your anger, and being wary of the seductions of anger
34:45 Developing an authentic sense of empowerment
38:45 Going from complaint to request
42:45 Antidotes to unhealthy anger
52:15 Challenging authority without feeling intimidated or shamed
53:50 Discerning healthy anger we feel with ourselves
58:45 Recap

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