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Why Anger Feels Better Than Anxiety (and What to Do Instead)
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Anxiety leaves us frozen. Anger makes us feel powerful. But when fear turns to fury, the long-term costs are high. Here’s how to spot the pattern and rewrite the story before it harms your health or your relationships.
You’ll Learn:
- What’s really happening when anxiety flips to anger
- Why venting and suppressing don’t actually help
- Practical ways to turn anger into fuel for growth
Timestamps
- 00:30 – Why anxiety turns into anger (and often backfires)
- 03:53 – Why regulating is better than venting or suppressing
- 05:55 – Story: Anger that fuels new opportunities
- 09:11 – Story: Marriage conflict, and uncovering unmet needs
- 11:24 – Story: Bypass the anxiety-anger trap
- 12:03 – Summary: How to claim power without attacking
- 13:48 – Kindness narrative: the last puzzle piece
Submit Your Kindness Narrative:
Share a moment of kindness that moved you or changed you. Email your story (written or audio) to [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @CalmYourCaveman.
For full shownotes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/why-anxiety-turns-into-anger-(and-how-to-stop-it)
Chapters
1. Why Anger Feels Better Than Anxiety (and What to Do Instead) (00:00:00)
2. Why anxiety turns into anger (and often backfires) (00:00:30)
3. Why regulating is better than venting or suppressing (00:03:53)
4. Story: Anger that fuels new opportunities (00:05:55)
5. Story: Marriage conflict, and uncovering unmet needs (00:09:11)
6. Story: Bypass the anxiety-anger trap (00:11:24)
7. Summary: How to claim power without attacking (00:12:03)
8. Kindness narrative: the last puzzle piece (00:13:48)
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