why anger feels good?

Ever know someone who seems always to be angry, in fact, loves to be angry. Or heard someone say they are addicted to their own anger; they love creating drama.  Sometimes anger does feel good, and sometimes anger is good! All our emotions are good. We tend to label certain emotions such as anger and anxiety as bad.  It is your reactions to these feelings that can be labeled as good or bad. If you get angry and hit someone, curse at someone, inflict self-harm or overeat, these can be labeled as bad reactions. When our body feels angry, it signals to the brain that we are in distress, danger and need to do something. The brain then signals us to do something different or motivates us to try and solve a problem. Once you feel anger and solve an issue or feel less angry, you get a surge of what are considered the happy hormones: Dopamine, serotonin, and others. These feelings can be associated with feeling good.

There are many good reasons to feel angry and good outcomes to anger. In society, we seem only to be shown the negative aspects of anger.  Feeling angry can help keep us safe. Sometimes we need to get out of a situation, and anger signals us to. We can feel more in control of anger, and it motivates us to speak up in situations we may not usually feel comfortable with. It can make us feel more energized, motivated, helps us see the world’s injustice; it can even make us stronger!  Try it next time you're working out; try and think of something that makes you angry and repeat curses over and over in your head. I bet you will feel stronger, and it is a healthy way to relieve stress.  Sometimes but not always, anger helps cover up other hard emotions such as depression and anxiety.  Even though anger can feel good and even be healthy over time, intense anger will cause many issues for a person. It can be exhausting to be angry all the time. If you feel you need help with your anger, BetterHelp counselors can help you learn how to cope with your anger and identify when your anger is healthy and helping you!