By Junaid Tahir: Muhammad Amjad is a good friend of mine and I always spend quality time with him. Today, while we were disc...
By Junaid Tahir:
Muhammad Amjad is a good friend of mine and I always spend quality time with
him. Today, while we were discussing different personality traits from
Anger Management perspective, he introduced me to the concept of
Explosive and Implosive Personalities. So here is the summary of what we
discussed:
If
you belong to the "Explosive Group of Angry People" then you tend to react
on the spot when you don't like things, talks or an event whenever it
happens. You don't hide your feelings and say whatever you feel about
it. For example, at a ticket counter when someone breaks the queue, you
speak loud about the violation that has happened. On the contrary, you
belong to "Implosive Group of Angry People '' when you keep your feelings
within you. You feel that you can absorb the situation and keep the situation peaceful.
Well,
based on the above paragraph it will not be appropriate to conclude if
Explosive Anger Reaction is better or Implosive Anger Reaction as both
have their pros and cons. Below is the summary:
Explosive Anger Management:
Since you don't keep things in heart instead you speak up so you are not building any stress inside you. So you are an open heart personality. Disadvantage is that if you have misjudged the situation and reacted all of a sudden, there is a chance that you will regret your statements and acts. Remember, words once spoken cannot be reverted. Because of your reactive personality, people prefer not to mingle with you as their respect is on stake while near you as they never know what will happen if you don't like anything at any point in time.
Implosive Anger Management:
The advantage is that you are creating a peaceful environment and avoiding any kind of brawl in your surroundings consequently people feel comfortable when you are around and they are easy to get along with. The disadvantage is that by not speaking and reacting to the situations you are building stress inside you and impacting your peace of mind. Also, you are not playing your role in improving the situation and you are not adding any positive impact in your surroundings, society or family whichever applicable.
Overall,
both approaches can be adopted at different types of situations. The
optimum approach would be to keep yourself cool in all kinds of
circumstances. Whenever a situation triggers your anger, be logical, analytical
and ethical in your response in such a way that you are contributing to
improve the situation for yourself and for others.
If you have different opinions about Explosive and Implosive Anger Management, please do share.
