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When they prevent norepinephrine from exciting postsynaptic neurons, depression returns. A mechanism is proposed for the binding of norepinephrine and for the effects of the other metabolites, many of which have been thought to be neurotransmitters. The diverse receptor proteins presumed to be specific for false neurotransmitters may instead encode specific memories.
Anger is power wanting an outlet, it's power "coming through!" Anger wants to do something. It wants to meet a goal of some kind, perhaps to acquire something - to take over new "territory" in some sense - or to protect something you already have.
Some experts believe it is better to express anger rather than bottle it up. They point out that suppressing anger can dangerously affect physical health and is frequently linked with heart disease. Other experts say that expressing anger makes things worse because it exacerbates the difficult situation and can have unpleasant consequences for your relationships, your career, and even your personal liberty. The best way of dealing with the anger habit is to prevent it occurring in the first place. This means getting to know the triggers that evoke angry feelings and systematically defusing each trigger situation's ability to affect you
Expressing anger is easier on the heart but you could end up lonely or in prison. Suppress anger and people will like you but you may damage your health.
Anger is most usually the consequence of a reaction to fear. Depression is a reaction to overwhelming anger (the system is depressed until the anger is numbed). So it would be likely that you need to locate the source of your fear in order to short circuit your habitual angry reaction.
Specifically it is likely that you are unconsciously developing a relationship between the replaying of a previous fear held in your mind-body system by trauma and a consequent angry reaction which you unconsciously believe will save you from whatever it is that you fear. Anger is a tremendously useful survival tool. Your problem is that what you are trying to survive has become lost in time because it was suspended by your body's trauma mechanism.
Meditation is a great way to try to recover the subtle difference between anger and fear. If you can locate the fear, then perhaps you can begin to associate what experiences trigger it. This will give you a clue as to its origin and a head start on dealing with it in your present life. Tai Chi is also a good way to move this energy on in a constructive and meditative way.
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