Don’t let your anger persist

Re:Don’t let your anger persist by dwaltrip on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @01:35AM (#12732361)

> I think that I would trust someone more who had a range of emotion based on what has happened to them recently, than someone who always tried to show a particular "face" to everyone, regardless of their current circumstances.

Or, perhaps they managed to reduce their base anger response, and aren't actually hiding anything?

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Re:Don’t let your anger persist by reddytowns on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @02:32AM (#12732545)

The motivation to do that is questionable. It could mean they think of everyone around them as children and feel the need to be able to handle them.

It could also mean that they are constantly trying to game people into believing they feel a certain way but they actually don't.

Or it could mean they were taught to do this at a young age, and it's an automatic response.

In any case, it makes one look less human and more likely a manipulator, or at least concerned with the manipulation of people enough to suppress an automatic reaction.

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Re:Don’t let your anger persist by dwaltrip on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @03:23AM (#12732710)

A more common reason may be that they feel they have healthier, more productive interactions with those around them when anger plays a reduced role.

I doubt that many would agree with you that those who react more calmly "look less human". People are generally drawn to those with a calm, positive demeanor, as they are often enjoyable to be around.

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Re:Don’t let your anger persist by reddytowns on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @06:37AM (#12733305)

This is all becoming very anecdotal, so I'll just have to disagree.

Everyone trying to hide their anger all the time leads to fake, sterile interactions, and pent up hostility, in my opinion.

We'd be a lot healthier of a society if we didn't project and expect a perfect image of everyone all the time.

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