The Little Blue Book

Witnessing anger-driven conflict at home, or being caught up in it, can put children at extreme safety risk and leave them with lifelong scars to their mental health. And while it affects the lives of people exposed to it, chronic anger also has negative physiological and psychological health outcomes for the person carrying it. It is implicated in hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and psychopathologies such as psychotic personality disorders and mood affective disorders like depression, anxiety and thoughts of self-harm. 1 So, if you are frequently ‘on edge’, frequently bothered – even by small things – and frequently explode into rage, if you feel you cannot control your angry thoughts, get some help. And soon. Get. Some. Help. 1300 RESPECT MensLine Australia, Anger Counselling 1300 78 99 78 (1) Deconstructing Anger in the Human Brain (2015) Gadi Gilam, Talma Hendler Springer International Publishing, Switzerland 2015 https://www.researchgate.net If you have problems managing your anger, this is no time for excuses. You’ve got work to do. Partner violence, family violence, is never ok. 51 ADA Australia PostScript Section 1 Section 3 Section 2