Chronic Anger: How It Plays Out In A Relationship

You may know somebody that is “chronically angry.” Being an outsider to this person, you observe that it seems that nothing makes him or her happy and he or she gets upset by the littlest things. Later on, this person may suffer physical issues such as high blood pressure, heart problems, headaches, skin disorders and digestive problems.

Energetically, in dealing with a chronically angry person in a relationship, the person may feel like they will finally have satisfaction in the future if certain things happen, but be focused on so many things that are “wrong” that he or she feels like satisfaction is entirely out of reach. It extends to the partner and the partner may consistently have a feeling that he or she can’t do certain things “right” and feel like his or her time will just get wasted. He or she may feel a lack of appreciation in general and not be as engaged in the relationship for fear of angry outbursts. Having to walk on eggshells and taking extra care to say the “right” things or do the “right” things can get exhausting and make you feel like you are in the relationship alone at times.

There may be things that happen that make your partner consistently angry that you have no control over. If his or her nature is generally angry and this extends for long periods of time, he or she may start to suffer from health issues in…