Sublime

mostly those raised amid the stress and trauma of ghetto life. Most have ample reason to be angry or depressed, yet act as if they are on top of the world. Physicians and psychologists who observe this conclude, given the absence of emotional distress, that there is no mindbody connection in malignant essential hypertension. Ironically, it is the

It is one thing to prescribe an antihypertensive medication for high blood pressure; it is quite another to expand the patient’s context of life to the degree that he stops being angry, hostile, and repressive.

2. A Caring Exercise

Dr. Hans Selye, a leading authority on stress, provides reassurance

Such therapy implies that the reasons for the internal feelings are strong and will not respond to simple recognition.

James Hillman

Hans Selye’s classic book, The Stress of Life. With great clarity, Selye showed that adrenal exhaustion could be caused by emotional tension, such as frustration or suppressed rage. He detailed the negative effects of the negative emotions on body chemistry.

There are generally about 10 to 20 unprocessed memories that are responsible for most of the pain and suffering in most of our lives.

There is one form of anger work that aggressive-patterned people frequently do need, however, and that is being physically contained while they let their anger rip.