Why Do We Feel Angry?
The question of "why do we feel angry" is a particularly tough one to answer when it comes to explaining things on a simple level. To fully provide a satisfactory answer to the question, we need to dive deep inside the human brain, and take a look at what triggers not just anger - but also feelings of love, hate, fear, and greed.
This trip will take us to a region called the frontal love. This is the area where neurologists claim to have discovered that all human emotions are triggered from. Basically, when something happens which would make us "angry", chemicals are produced thanks to messages from the brain, and these are circulated through the body. This gives us a feeling ranging from mild to intense anger, based upon the severity of the trigger.
All In The Brain
The effects of anger on the human body are actually tangible. When the chemicals are released signalling that we should be feeling angry - the heart rate rises, as does the blood pressure. Adrenaline will also be produced, which is the key to unlocking the age old situation of "fight or flight". When it comes to anger however, instead of the "flight" scenario being played out - it is more often than not the "fight" situation, because of the clouded view that our decision making center of the brain is being handed.
Combining the chemicals rapidly circulating the bloodstream, with a situation which has just occurred, it is likely that the anger phase will trigger other such responses - such as a lack of thoughtfulness, and a boost in the blood sugar levels.
All in all - the combination of biological processes coupled with what is going on with our mental state - are all combined to produce the overall feeling of anger.
For people with anger management issues, the processes are exactly the same - however everything is happening on a more severe level, and in circumstances where other people simply wouldn't get that worked up. This is why anger management needs to be treated at the earliest possible stage, to ensure that any imbalances in the body are corrected before the problem becomes too far advanced.
Hopefully by now, you are able to understand what happens to the human body when the emotion of anger is triggered.