The Biggest Myth of Anger Management

Whether in social protests or individual arguments, we’re told it’s healthy to vent. Science finds the opposite.

Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well
Published in
9 min readMay 2, 2024

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Shout, shout, let it all out. Great lyrics (thanks, Tears for Fears). Lousy advice for real-life anger management, and a potentially dangerous approach to social protests.

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Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB