Anger: The Self-Serving Monster
“You cannot control other people’s actions towards you, but you can choose how to react.” Human emotions are a complex thing, sometimes they hard to read, and at other times they are obvious. We all have them and some of us are better at controlling or hiding them than others. When it comes to reading emotions the levels of ability can vary as well. Some people can walk into a room and pick up on the mood straight away, while others walk in and say completely inappropriate things, making the situation worse because they have completely failed to pick up on people’s emotions. It is far easier with people we know, for obvious reasons, as you will pick up on traits, and get a good idea as to what is normal. For example, it is easier to notice when a close family member is behaving unusually, because you are with them most of the time, and you know what normal looks like. Some people, however, just have a knack for picking up on people’s emotions, even when they meet them for the fir