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Q&A How do I portray irrational anger in first person?

None of the other answers really acknowledge this, but several can work alongside it: Sometimes irrational anger does not have a target. The person is angry without reason, and is seeking somethin...

posted 5y ago by Phlarx‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:49:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Phlarx‭ · 2019-12-08T12:49:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
None of the other answers really acknowledge this, but several can work alongside it:

**Sometimes irrational anger does not have a target.** The person is angry without reason, and is seeking something to blame for their anger.

You could even write this experience in a similar way to rational anger... except that the target is constantly changing, unknown, elusive.

There will also probably be a good deal of frustration to go along with this: frustration at not being able to find the source of the anger, frustration at others for not also being angry (because if they were angry too, it surely would be at the thing making you angry), and even frustration at oneself for being angry in the first place.

On another note, from personal experience (other emotions too, not necessarily anger), I am sometimes aware that my emotions are irrational, but that knowledge does not help me change how I feel, at least in the short term, and in some cases may even exacerbate the situation.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-28T21:01:26Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 1