This is a continuation of the “Use Stoic Philosophy To Learn Self Help Anger Management” and the last in the series. The first post in the series can be found here.

What is Anger?

I’m sure every human being has experienced anger one way or the other in their life because it seems to be hard-wired into our DNA.  Anything can trigger this emotion to swell within and then explode into rage.  Some people can tame it before it gets too out of control; some can manage it and turn it into something positive; but some people do not possess the presence of mind to be able to deal with anger at all.

For those of you who cannot put out the fire of anger before it runs wild, you must learn to use your minds as extinguishers to fight anger and then put it out for good.

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Seneca’s & Plutarch’s Stoic Philosophy against Anger

I have personally learned a lot about self help anger management by reading ancient philosophy from the great thinkers, who purported to know the answers towards dampening the fires of Man’s failing grace – anger.

So let me begin with the Stoics who fall into the category above.  Lucius Annaeus Seneca and Plutarch, who wrote essays about the importance of being aware of the dangers and effects of anger.  Both men agreed that if left untreated, anger can do irreparable damage to the mind, spirit and relationships.

The essays in question were Seneca’s On Anger and Plutarch’s On Avoidance of Anger which can be found in the books Seneca: Moral and Political Essays and Plutarch’s Essays respectively.

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