I've always thought of most anger as a defense mechanism. It can mask so many other emotions...such as fear and sadness. It can represent a more intense response to other emotions that weren't acknowledged. It definitely carries a lot of meaning with it. Maybe as a child it was a response to feeling that situations were out of your control and that you had no voice. And when it resurfaces now, it reminds you of the chaos of your childhood rather than the security you should have felt. I haven't read this entire thread (sometimes I like to jump in with my first inital thoughts),but do you feel fear when you're angry, Blue?