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The thing that angers me the most is seeing people not following the rules that have been made to make life better. Not only do these people ruin their own lives but also the lives of those who might be following all the necessary laws. The main thing about such actions is that it is present everywhere and no one can escape from it. Offices, academics, on the roads, in the markets, everywhere there is an example of lawlessness taking place. With so many examples of such actions taking place, even the avoidance strategy does not work. The trigger for my anger is being the witness to such activities that ruin the overall natural flow of activities ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"nwZsdNcp","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Lee and DiGiuseppe)","plainCitation":"(Lee and DiGiuseppe)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/RQoce8tp/items/SK5CRD3H"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/RQoce8tp/items/SK5CRD3H"],"itemData":{"id":2,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Current Opinion in Psychology","DOI":"10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.004","ISSN":"2352250X","journalAbbreviation":"Current Opinion in Psychology","language":"en","page":"65-74","source":"DOI.org (Crossref)","title":"Anger and aggression treatments: a review of meta-analyses","title-short":"Anger and aggression treatments","volume":"19","author":[{"family":"Lee","given":"Amy Hyoeun"},{"family":"DiGiuseppe","given":"Raymond"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2018",2]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Lee and DiGiuseppe). The anger that burns inside me is expressed in multiple ways. It is either expressed by taking the anger out on someone else or by general show of irritation towards anything and everything. Anger leads to many health and mental issues. It also creates hurdles in the normal activities that are performed by me. Health issues include a general feeling of anxiety, stress, and a rise in blood pressure. I try to escape by being alone and trying to overcome the situation but I guess it is not in my genes to handle such problems with calmness and positivity. Other issues include headaches and problems sleeping. Other problems include the inability to concentrate on normal work, memory problems and a general feeling of irritation. The effect of anger does not just end there and it leads to disrupt the social relationships I have with the people. As mentioned above the reaction to anger is mostly taken out on the other members of the social circle. This can be in the form of talking rudely, not properly paying attention to what they are saying and avoiding them. Such behaviors are maybe easy for some to understand but may not be so easy for everyone to realize thereby increasing the distances.

My reaction to events of lawlessness is quite severe and sometimes could be termed as harsh. This leads to the above described reactions. It becomes evident in my actions. But most of the time when I see my friend who is equally not fond of such lawlessness, he seems very stable and quiet about his reaction to the situation. He does not react the same way at all to all the stimuli there is. My friend tends to remain calm and behave as though nothing has happened. His calm demeanor also has a soothing effect on the people nearby. I have noticed that many times the behavior of a single person tends to have the same effect on the surrounding environment. When I panic, I generate the persona to other people who come in contact with me ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"jFbGr2nn","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Shepherd and Cant)","plainCitation":"(Shepherd and Cant)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/RQoce8tp/items/YUWA7RG6"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/RQoce8tp/items/YUWA7RG6"],"itemData":{"id":1,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Counselling and Psychotherapy Research","DOI":"10.1002/capr.12276","ISSN":"1473-3145, 1746-1405","journalAbbreviation":"Couns Psychother Res","language":"en","page":"capr.12276","source":"DOI.org (Crossref)","title":"Difficult to change? The differences between successful and not‐so‐successful participation in anger management groups","title-short":"Difficult to change?","author":[{"family":"Shepherd","given":"Gary"},{"family":"Cant","given":"Matthew"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019",11]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Shepherd and Cant). This, in the end, leads to difficulties in accomplishing even the simplest tasks let alone the difficult ones. When I see my friend, he generates this aura of calmness that radiates to even the people who might be panicking and making the situation unrestful. In the end, what happens? My friend gets the work done with the least amount of effect on his health and relationship. I, on the other hand with aggressive behavior tend to worsen the situation many times. I leave it up to my friend many times to calm me down when I cannot find a way out of the situation. He even radiates this good energy in me as well.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Lee, Amy Hyoeun, and Raymond DiGiuseppe. “Anger and Aggression Treatments: A Review of Meta-Analyses.” Current Opinion in Psychology, vol. 19, Feb. 2018, pp. 65–74. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.04.004.

Shepherd, Gary, and Matthew Cant. “Difficult to Change? The Differences between Successful and Not‐so‐successful Participation in Anger Management Groups.” Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Nov. 2019, p. capr.12276. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1002/capr.12276.