Even though it's not always the case, the emotional outlet can be something that even has a positive impact.
Author Charles Duhigg through The Atlantic website explains that anger can also provide health benefits.
Duhigg spent a year studying the roots of common American anger, especially in the political climate that is currently changing frequently.
Interestingly, Duhigg found that the effects of anger were not as bad as imagined so far.
Anger is poorly imaged because it is often associated with violence, even though both are not directly related.
Well, there are at least four positive effects of anger. Anything?
1. Getting angry makes us speak more clearly
Many people usually filter words that will be communicated with other people so that the words are not offensive. As a result, the intention to be conveyed is unclear.
However, anger makes someone forget that and says what is honestly felt.
That was said by Ken Yeager, PhD, LISW who is also a Clinical Director of Stress, Trauma and Resilience program at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
"Often people are busy thinking about how to talk politely, but in the process they lose the true meaning they want to convey," Yeager said.
2. Angry makes someone able to negotiate
Surprisingly, someone's communication when angry is not always to produce something bad.
A Duhigg article cites findings from a professor in Massachusetts at Amherst Psychology, James Averill.
Averill has studied his anger and response since the late 1970s.
He conducted a survey to find out how often someone was angry and asked about experiences that made them angry.
Averill revealed that angry people tend to solve problems well. One of the cases is a teenager who gets more curfew after being angry with his parents.
"In broad cases, anger can make all parties willing to listen, tend to speak honestly, and be more accommodating to other people's complaints," Duhigg wrote.
Even so, the intensity of anger is also important for attention.
Earlier this year, researchers from Rice University found that people who were angry with moderate intensity were better able to negotiate their desires than those who were very angry or just a little angry.
Researchers believe that people who are angry with moderate intensity are more seen as strong figures. Whereas people who express their anger to the extreme are seen as inappropriate.
3. anger creates motivation
Anger can motivate someone to either start a new project or make a change because these feelings are like fuel for motivation.
Duhigg views this phenomenon in American politics.
He believes that successful politicians will win because they take advantage of the anger of others and inspire them to vote.
According to Duhigg's report, that's why Averill has never ignored the position of President Donald Trump as a less-favored candidate.
No one has denied that the results of the 2016 US Presidential Election caused anger.
Shortly after Trump's inauguration, American anger made people protest and took to the streets.
Worldwide, more than five million people also protested to advocate for women's rights in January 2017.
But not all anger stimulation must be large.
According to Yeager, anger can only trigger creativity in the workplace and make us able to build certain initiatives or campaigns.
"If you let your anger escape, you understand that there will be a possibility of change," Yeager said.
"Many people are trapped in the things they usually do. Often there is no creativity that arises in these conditions."
4. Anger is a relief
Think about the last time you said honestly to someone what you really thought.
It feels a relief, isn't it?
Averill found that people felt happier, optimistic and relieved after being released in an argument.
Even though we often associate aggression with anger, these two things are actually not as related as we think.
Dacher Keltner, director of The Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, told The Atlantic that in fact, our brains experience anger in a positive context.
"When we look at the brain from people who express anger, it looks like the brain is like those who experience happiness," Keltner said.
Because, when angry we usually feel in control or like getting strength over something.
However, before letting go of your anger on your surrounding relatives, remember that the intensity of good anger is moderate intensity.
You have exceeded the limit if anger is the main thing you think about.
Anger that triggers personal attacks, insults, and degrading comments is actually something destructive.
"That's the point where your anger can lead to violence," Yeager said.
Yeager added, arguing is something healthy and it doesn't matter if we are a little "hot".
Take advantage of those feelings to be able to finish something and you will be a better person in the face of anger.
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