I have met a few people who demonstrate what I call “quiet rage.”
They are usually very controlled, accomplished people who are often known for their ability cope with stress and difficult circumstances.
In truth, deep inside, they are often seething.
The controlled demeanor serves to bury agitation.
The façade serves a dual purpose: it gives others the sense that things are fine, it gives the perpetrator the idea that things really are under control.
This condition is filled with schisms and chasms within and among people. It creates separation both among others and within the self.
While quiet rage might not impact casual relationships in a meaningful manner (and of course it might), quite rage can be damaging for the host and all who love those who harbor it.
If this observation “rings a bell” for you I’d like to suggest quiet rage is deeply rooted in a few sources: disappointment, the desire to control the often uncontrollable, and in the painful discovery that each of us struggles to live up to our own expectations, never mind the expectations of others.
Quite rage will only be quiet and cooperate for a season.
Then, it grows. It wants out. It manifest in overt anger and illnesses.
Talk it out before it breaks out.
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