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When anger becomes a shield against deeper pain

I've been angry for six months straight and I know it's not really about what happened but I cannot access what's underneath it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sustained anger often protects against grief or vulnerability that feels too dangerous to feel.

Ideas that help explain it
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