What Happens to Your Body When You Shout?

You Become Hyper-Focused

Again, anger is closely related to the well-known fight-or-flight response, which we often associate with stress or fear. "Anger works the same way," Klapow says. "Our body is preparing to fight." As a result, our ability to process complex info decreases, resulting in a sort of fugue state. "We see the world through a filter of anger and we may have a very difficult time actually understanding, hearing, or interpreting other people," he says. "We become single focused and single purpose."