In How To Be An Adult (a great book, by the way), David Richo says anger "is a signal that something I value is in jeopardy." I've recently had the opportunity to be around a couple of people I didn't know well who were expressing anger. In each of the two situations, I had NO idea what could possibly be in jeopardy for them. Emotionally, I found myself feeling disconnected from their feelings which was actually nice. On an intellectual level, I was confused about what was going on for them.
I've been pondering anger since, and plan to write more posts about anger and David Richo's take on it. In the meantime, let me know your thoughts. All you have to do is click on the link at the bottom of the post that says "__ comments" and write away!