What Triggers the active and passive forms of anger

 Anger can express itself actively or passively. Active forms include criticism, sarcasm and ridicule. Some people seem to get pleasure from putting other people down. You should know

that there are three reasons why we criticize others.

1. We criticize the very things we are guilty of doing ourselves.
2. We criticize because we are unhappy about something and we want others to join in our unhappiness.
3. We criticize in order to elevate ourselves by lowering the character of others. Forgetting what Will Durant said  "to speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. There's not the least thing can be said or done, but people will talk and find fault.

Active forms of anger

The active forms of anger can be triggered, becoming more severe through gossip, humiliation, and slander. These forms seek to destroy the reputation of others. 

Anger is revealed through physical acts of bullying, beating others and even murder. Suicide is an extreme act of anger, the individual becomes angry enough to kill. They person murders himself. 

The more popular forms of anger Passive expression 

Which includes silence. Nothing is quite so powerful and hurtful as shutting off communication with others. Silence will destroy a relationship quicker than any other method. 

Many people who are upset do not like to admit they are angry. To express their emotions they use words like: annoyed, irritated, frustrated  and exasperated. Meanwhile, deep seated anger involves the concepts of disgust, repulsion, resentment, bitterness and hatred. It is very possible to smile and act cordial and still be filled with malice.

According to research, an average man loses his temper six times a week. Women under same conditions lose their temper only three times a week. Meanwhile, men are more likely to become angry over inanimate objects. Women on the other hand, generally get angry at other people because of real or imagined slights. However, men can't understand why women get so upset over relationships, and women can't understand how men can get so angry at inanimate objects, (sound funny huh)

This reminds me of these words by Helen Rowland "when you see a married couple coming down the street, the one who is two or three steps ahead is the one that's mad" 

Anger is a strong component in the emotion of depression. It is possible to be angry without being depressed, but it's not possible to be depressed without being angry. 

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