Why do we get angry ever so often even as we know very well how it spoils our health and sullies our goodwill?

Question

Some people can and do control their anger to a degree.... but can there be anyone who never gets angry?

Answer 1

Because anger is an emotional response and as such is usually not under the control of our intellect (which understands "how it spoils our health and sullies our goodwill").

With the general 'level' of humankind, I think there may be a teeny-tiny percentage of people who CAN make the first step of never 'expressing' anger -- and even fewer who never 'feel' anger!

Answer 2

Anger is like any other emotion, and has both physical and emotional basis.
Although often difficult to quantify, our emotions all have survival aspects, and anger isn't always bad for our health, or sully goodwill, although on the goodwill side, our own responses and expression of anger may be detrimental in some situations.
Our anger is often a release of stress in situations in which we feel threatened, and spurs us to defend ourselves.As such, it can be a catharsis and self protective measure which serves us well.
Like any other emotion, it isn't always controllable, in as much as having a choice of experiencing the feelings, but in most cases, we do have the ability to control our behavior while the emotion is present to some degree. While some may claim to never experience anger, that isn't realistic, as it is a part of the physical makeup, and observed in virtually all mammals, and most animals of a certain higher order of brain development.
ANY emotion, when uncontrolled, and without rational basis, that takes control of our lives or behavior, may be deemed detrimental.This is sometimes a physical inbalance, such as clinical depression or manic mood swings, sometimes learned behavior. Children who see their parents physically abusive in anger are many times more likely to respond to anger with physical violence, but the two need to be separated, anger does not equal violence.
Those who claim to not experience anger are subjugating their anger, and it will almost always manifest it's self in some other way, passive aggresive behavior is one example.
Most of us will correctly recognise our emotions for what they are, a reponse to an environmental or emotional circumstance, and act accordingly. Anger is part of our humanity, and as important to our mental health as grief or joy.

Answer 3

Anger is encoded in our DNA in the form of the "fight or flight" response. Anger is a survival mechanism that is triggered when something appears to be a hindrance to our well-being. Jealousy is along the same line--it has to do with the dominant needs of an individual. We were once wild--our emotions are survivalist and animal.

Answer 4

Coz some people are just too rude, annoying, nasty, scheming, manipulative..etc...I could go on, not to get angry with. It's uncontrollable!