Anger And The Android


by Shannon Munford - Date: 2007-01-08 - Word Count: 328 Share This!

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. -Robert Ingersoll

A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self- control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I never tell my clients to stop being angry. It is an impossible task. You could not do it if you tried. To not be angry is to not be human. Anger is a normal human emotion and it can be very useful when it serves us, not when we serve it.

Without embarrassment, I can proclaim that I am a genuine "Trekkie." A Trekkie is a fan of the long running science- fiction series Star Trek. One of my favorite characters on the show is Data. Data is an android, a mechanical human like creation who has obtained self- awareness. Despite Data's accelerated intelligence and sensational strength, he lacks emotions. Throughout the series Data embarks on a quest to be human- to love, to laugh, to cry and to feel anger. I've counseled a lot of people and it seems many of us are trying to become more robotic and less human. I'm afraid we have risen a generation of Data's, men and women void of emotion, filled with apathy. We are unable to cry and afraid to laugh. It is as if our emotional circuitry has been fried. We are often left with one functioning base impulse, the emotion of anger. Anger is one gift of our humanity, but like all gifts we have the choice to abuse it our use it for the greater good.

Anger Management classes focus on the consequences of anger while teaching techniques to avoid violence. Effective communication, self-awareness and stress management are productive tools for preventing anger outbursts.

Shannon Munford M.A. Daybreak Counseling Service http://www.daybreakservices.com


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Shannon Munford has a decade of working with troubled youth and families in Los Angeles County. He has been employed with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, The Department of Children and Family Services and The Los Angeles Probation Department.

Mr. Munford has been and continues to be a mentor to youth in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. As the Chief Executive Officer at Daybreak Counseling Service he has teamed with local faith based institutions that donate clothes, furniture and toys to foster and probation youth in Los Angeles. Mr. Munford is a member of the City of Gardena Police Chief Advisory Board.

His passion for the family inspired him to receive his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Master's of Arts Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University Dominguez Hills. He is Anderson and Anderson certified Adult and Adolescent Anger Management Educator. His clients consist of members with the entertainment industry as well as corporate America.

www.daybreakservices.com

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