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Hi Susan, My family has never hesitated to express their anger. It could be very frigtening as a child to see some of the destructive behavior. I always hated it, even though I was sometimes guilty of it myself. A couple of years ago I realized that these episodes left me more upset than the person I was upset with and rarely achieved my objective. Anyway I read several books about how God views anger. Your right, anger is a God given emotion. I tried to find these books so I could give you the names but they are lost in the clutter that is my home. So I would suggest you go to a good library or bookstore and find a few. I guess one way I deal with it now is just not to let so many little things bother me. When someone does something that irritates me I try to remember that they are human (just like me) and are doing the best they can. What's worse is when you are angry with God (as I'm sure alot of people in the PD community are). I tell him. Then I am reminded that he has a good reason for everything he sends my way and I start trying to remember the good things that have come from being close to this disease. One of those things is the wonderful support I see everyday on this list. It renews my hope for humanity. I think the most important thing I have come to realize to this point is that it is a God given emotion and so there is nothing to be ashamed of when you feel it. The sin is not in feeling the emotion, the sin is in what you do with it. Hope that helps. Nancy Walker At 10:34 AM 3/19/96 -0500, you wrote: >I am presenting a workshop on anger (Anger is NOT a Four Letter Word) at our >PD symposium this Saturday. If you have written anything or have any helpful >hints or resources on the subjeect, I would love to hear from you. If anyone >else has anything you would like me to use or to address in discussing this >often closeted emotion, let me know. My areas of focus will probably be: 1) >Why is anger treated like a four letter word? 2)How do we recognize when >we're angry and what are we angry about--PDer's anger, CG's anger 3)What are >our fears in expressing our anger 4) Rules to follow in expressing anger to >others 5) Now that we know we have it, what do we do with it? >I have found a few cartoons that hit the nail on the head. Sometimes a >picture is worth 1,000 words >. >Thanks for your help. > >Susan Reese >APDA YOPD I&R Center >1-800/223-9776 >[log in to unmask] > >