Today let’s talk about being frightened by angry people.
This is a tough one, for sure, but just listen. Have you ever been frightened by an angry person?
I’m sure most of us have at some point. But for me being around anger brought up a deep terror. Because I knew from growing up in an alcoholic household how anger could explode and how dangerous that could be. My Dad would come home angry about the things he had to put up with at work, have a few drinks, and his anger would soon be focused at me. Then I discovered the other side of the coin – anger resonated with the deep anger I was carrying in myself, and that scared me even more than the anger of others. Yet facing my anger has been the single greatest step toward freedom that I have ever taken.
Have you ever felt frightened of anger – yours or someone else’s?
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