Consciousness & Medicine
Anger Hides Deeper Emotions Like Fear, Sadness and Unresolved Grief
Modern Wisdom
How To Have The Hardest Conversations of Your Life - Jefferson Fisher - #1093
What was said
"I sat beside my good friend anger. And he turned to me and said, 'My name isn't anger, it's grief.' And I think a lot of the times anger is hiding fear. It's hiding sadness. It's hiding grief."
Drawing from therapeutic principles, Fisher reveals that anger is typically a surface emotion masking more vulnerable feelings underneath. Understanding this dynamic allows people to address root causes rather than reacting to superficial displays of hostility.
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- How To Have The Hardest Conversations of Your Life - Jefferson Fisher - #1093
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