Many people receive anger management training to be less aggressive, but is it ever appropriate to train someone to feel more anger?

The one group that absolutely and unquestionably should be encouraged (I don’t like the word “train” in this instance) to get in touch with their anger are abuse survivors and victims of oppression of any type.

Abusers do anything and everything to dismiss, minimize, and flat out ignore the response to abuse and oppression as “being too sensitive” or “crazy” or “you’re a classic case of an angry [insert marginalized community].”

Yeah, that shit’s always gonna make me angry and I’m always gonna call it out.

It’s a society-wide case of gaslighting that I’ll give no quarter.

I’m not saying the anger should incapacitate and restrict oneself or harm others. I’m saying anger is a legitimate response to being hurt.

Abusive, dismissive assholes should run for cover.