Is it possible for healthy anger to turn into unhealthy rage over time?

This is feasible, yes. It is normal to feel angry when someone treats you unfairly because it is a means to let the other person know that you are a valuable person who shouldn’t be treated that way. You will need an outlet for the anger if you keep thinking about what happened, and your anger begins to become more intense and widespread.  At this point, you might consider forgiving the other person.  If you choose not to forgive, then that anger can grow so strong that it eventually transforms into an unhealthy form over several months, which may result in anxiety, depression, disturbed sleep, and even hatred toward the other person, if you have no way to release it and keep thinking about what happened. A crucial remedy for all of this is forgiveness.  In other words, it is never too late to forgive.

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