What is anger? Anger is a core human emotion, like happiness or sadness that evolved in higher organisms because it helped us survive. Anger is related to our “fight, flight, freeze” response in the sympathetic nervous system and prompts us to respond to our environment. The emotion served the function of keeping us alive by […]
Category Archives: Control
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A common topic discussed in therapy is control. What it looks like, how it plays out, and the need for it. Control is the act of using power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events used to maintain or increase feelings of safety, security, and capabilities. The desire for control in […]