INTERVIEW – He is sometimes a good counselor or a harbinger of disasters. He can be silent or growl. In recent years, anger has been everywhere, both online and on the streets. Why are we so obsessed? Answers with psychologist and psychoanalyst Monique de Kermadec.
Frustration piled up after a few insults at work, a snarl at a neighbor who parked badly, a voice raised to reprimand the youngest who takes too long to get dressed in the morning… Anger creeps in everywhere, both in and out of homes. professional or public sphere. Even in the cabin of our car, we lose our temper. According to the Vinci Autoroutes European Ipsos barometer published on May 12, 2021, the French are even champions of aggressiveness when driving; 65% admit to offending other drivers, compared to the European average of 52% (1).
Why do we get carried away? Why do we give up? Are our stressful modern lifestyles the only culprit? We interviewed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Monique de Kermadec. In his work Dare to be angry (Ed. Flammarion), he paints an emotion that is too easily misjudged and that expresses itself in many ways…
Source: Le Figaro
