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July 10, 2007
Anger: Good News and Bad News
Legend has it that when noted wilderness-survival expert Tom Brown slipped through thin ice and into a frigid lake miles from help, he immediately employed one of his most potent survival tools--anger! His anger at himself for having fallen into the lake in the first place, the story goes, gave him the boost of adrenaline he needed to pull himself out of the lake and run twelve miles in subfreezing temperatures to the nearest house. Brown credits anger as the fuel that saved his life.
"Anger is an inborn, natural emotion that can indeed save your life," agrees Dr. Kenneth Mills, a psychologist in Chapel Hill, NC, and an expert on aggressive behavior. "If you have a bump to get over...sometimes you need to get angry to overcome it."
Anger that manifests as assertiveness can be a positive coping skill, says, Mills, and one that is difficult for many people to pick up and master.
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