HI Blue, This is a great question!

Anger is an emotion. Is it a mood?

Anger may be a part of a mood disorder. It might be a symptom of a mood state. For example some people might experience anger/rage when they are hypo or manic. I can get very irritable when hypo. Uggh! I then need my meds tweaked!

At the same time, I feel too many of us, as in everyone in the world, do not attend to our anger to discern its source and to clear it from our mind-body.

Sometimes, when we feel intense anger, there is a reason other than a mood swing. How do we know which it is? Well, we need to learn to be in touch with our anger, as well as with our other feelings/emotions.

I think it is important to recall that anger is a secondary emotion to an emotion felt before the anger. An example might be: My brother called me fat today. I am angry with him. Before I was angry, I was "hurt." So I need to attend to "hurt." I need to realize I am angry because I am feeling hurt.

Is anger a mood? We do say he is angry. He is sad. She is happy. I guess it can be mood or can describe a mood. We also say: He is in a happy mood. She is in a sad mood.`

I am very interested to see what others write here!

Much Love, Blue