Band 6: Suppressing Anger. Healthy or not healthy? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Anger is a primal emotion within human beings. Being angry at certain times is normal. That's what makes us human. It's an old behavior exhibited by any person. Too much of anything is good for nothing. If a person gets angry often, then they certainly have some anger issues that really need to be dealt with. The opposite of expressing anger is to suppress it. But my question is, is it healthy or not healthy? In some studies, it is shown that dealing with emotions is a great way of processing them and moving forward. But if you keep suppressing anger, it is generally considered unhealthy because, from my experience, what I have personally noted with people is that when they get angry and suppress it, the longer they do, the more the contained anger is about to explode. The person is about to explode with anger. It is like a portal filled with gas ready to burst open its cap. Just a flick is more than enough to make it burst. If the person doesn't address what makes them angry in the first place, and if this behavior continues, it's a disaster. It's a disaster. It's going to hit soon. It can create some unhealthy events. So that's about it.

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Anger is a primal emotion within human beings. Being angry at certain times is normal. That’s what makes us human. It’s an old behavior exhibited by any person. Too much of anything is good for nothing. If a person gets angry often, then he certainly has some anger issues which really needs to be dealt with. The opposite of exploring with anger, one can suppress themselves from showcasing it off. But my question is, is it healthy or not healthy? In some studies, it is shown that dealing with emotions is a great way of processing it and moving on forward. But if you keep on suppressing the anger, it is generally considered unhealthy because from my experience, what I personally noted with people is that when they get angry and when they suppress it, the longer they do, the more the contained anger is about to explode. The person is about to explode with anger. It is like a portal filled with gas ready to burst open its cap. Just a flick is more than enough to make it burst. And if the person doesn’t address what makes him angry at the first place, and if this behavior continues, it’s a disaster. It’s a disaster. It’s going to hit soon. It can create some unhealthy events. So that’s about it.

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