![]() Things like nail biting, chewing the inside of your mouth, or picking at your skincan all be signs of repressed anger. As for chronic pain, some specialists believe that psychogenic pain (physical pain caused or exacerbated by mental and emotional factors) can be a distraction to keep oneself away from repressed emotions, although this is still considered a controversial theory. You suffer from ongoing fatigue, many colds or flu, or perhaps chronic pain.Īs well as muscle tension repressed anger can lead to anxiety, which affects sleep, which then lowers your immune system. You suffer muscle tension.Īnger has to go somewhere, and often it goes to our body, leading to a tense jaw, sore upper back, or a constant tense stomach that can lead to ulcers (if this is you, you might want to try progressive muscle relaxation). This is because bigger repressed anger is seeking an outlet and it comes out in the form of frustration and annoyance. Perhaps you are the one in the office always complaining if someone puts back the milk carton into the fridge with only a drop left in it, or the one at the gym who feels really upset if someone doesn’t wipe down equipment they have used. It can also show up in your work environment, where you might get told you are oversensitive to criticism. This can leave you a grownup with a deep fear of being rejected that surfaces in your relationships. The habit of repressing anger often stems from growing up in a household where showing emotion led to being silently ostracised. Perhaps you are always late getting to work, are a student who skips classes, or don’t respond to opportunities you want until it’s too late and you’ve missed the boat. Repressed anger often parades as sarcasm, meanness, or an apathetic ‘I don’t care’ attitude. It also takes a lot of psychological energy to keep things repressed in our minds which can leave us feeling drained, leaving some to call depression ‘anger turned inwards’. The problem with blocking one emotion is that it often messes up or blocks our ability to feel other emotions, too, like joy and excitement. You are never angry but have constant mild depression. And it often includes being a workaholic. This might include being quite codependent, taking care of other people’s issues instead of your own. Keeping busy is a sure fire way to have no time to feel things. If you have a combination of the below symptoms, it might be you are denying your true emotions on a constant basis. ![]() 15 Signs you might have hidden and repressed anger It might be that really you suffer from denied and repressed anger. ![]() Are you the sort who likes to say, “I never get angry?”īut at the same time, are you also the sort who can’t get ahead in life, has trouble feeling energised and happy, perhaps feel like colleagues don’t like you or pick on you, and who constantly has the flu or a cold? ![]()
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