Inflammation occurs when the body suffers an insult or is damaged in some way. The body unleashes a complex inflammatory cascade to fight off the invasive stimulus in an attempt to minimize damage and restore health. Inflammation is a natural process and is designed to promote a self-sustaining organism, but it can also lead to chronic disease.
Chronic inflammation leads to conditions such as arthritis, Chrohn's disease, heart disease and recent research even includes depression as a result of inflammation of the brain.
So when is inflammation good, and when is it bad?
The difference from a biological perspective is whether it promotes health and well being. Inflammation that leads to conditions such as arthritis or heart disease is bad, in that they are indicators of decreased quality of life and higher mortality. Inflammation that leads to the restoration of health and the neutralizing of infection or injury is determined to be good.
How about anger?
Anger often results when we suffer an insult or attack from another person or from a challenging situation. Does anger arise as a defense mechanism? If so, what are we defending? Is it designed to restore health and balance? Or does the inflammation of our anger engender unease and further conflict?
When is anger an appropriate response and what does it look like? When is anger unjust and disruptive?
It might be worth contemplating. What do you think?
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