Physical signals of anger
- Flaring nostrils
- Sweating
- Holding elbows wide from the body, chest thrust out
- Sweeping arm gestures
- Handling objects or people roughly
- A high chin
- Noisy breathing
- Legs that are planted wide
- Baring one's teeth
- Repetitive, sharp gestures
- Cutting people off when they speak
- Jerky head movements
- Protruding eyes
- Flexing the fingers or arm muscles
- Cracking knuckles
- Rolling up sleeves or loosening a collar
- Eyes that are cold, hard, flinty
- Entering another's personal space to intimidate
- Jeers, taunts, a cutting wit
- Tightness in the eyes or expression
- Glaring
- A reddening of the face
- Lips that flatten or curl
- Closed body posture
- Nails biting into one's own palms
- Pounding one's fist against thighs, table, a wall, etc
- Slamming doors, cupboards, or drawers
- Punching, kicking, throwing things
- Stomping or stamping
- A vein that pulses, twitches, or becomes engorged
- Laughter with an edge
- A shaking or raised voice, yelling
- Deepening one's tone
- Deploying sarcasm, insulting others
- Picking fights (verbal or physical)
- Snapping at people
Mental responses to anger
- Irritability
- Poor listening skills
- Jumping to conclusions
- Irrational reactions to inconsequential things
- Demanding immediate action
- Impetuosity
- Taking inappropriate action or risks
Internal sensations of anger
- Grinding the teeth
- Muscles quivering
- Pulse speeding, heartbeat pounding
- Body tensing
- Heat flushing through the body
- Sweating
- Obscured, or tunneled, vision
Cues of suppressed anger
- Using a carefully controlled tone
- Drawing in slow, steady breaths
- False smiles
- Passive-aggressive comments
- Avoiding eye contact
- Slanting the body away from the source of the anger
- Withdrawing from the conversation
- Hiding one's hangs and feet so clenching and twitching can't be seen
- Headache
- Sore muscles and jaw
Cues of long-term anger
- Exploding over little things
- Ulcers
- Hypertension
- Skin problems
- Damaging one's own property while venting
- Long recovery times from physical injuries and mental traumas
- Road rage
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