My brother and I are both furious about how our father died — the medical mistakes, the way the hospital treated us — but we're taking it out on each other instead of dealing with the real target of our rage. We keep having these explosive fights about funeral arrangements and estate stuff when what we really want is to scream at people who aren't in the room.
More people experience this than they realize.
Displaced anger in grief often lands on the people closest to us when the true source of rage feels untouchable.
“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.