Consequences of Chronic Anger

Anger triggers a “fight or flight” response. This response causes our adrenal glands to release stress hormones. These hormones cause the body to prepare for a flight. Blood moves away from the digestive system and into the muscles. Heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration also increase. The mind becomes more focused.  

This is a natural and healthy response to anger. But for people who have chronic and unmanaged anger, this response can eventually cause harm to many different systems of the body.

Some problems that have been linked to unmanaged anger include:

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