Where did that come from?

‘Where did that come from?’

‘I thought we were having a friendly conversation and all of a sudden someone is just outright rude.’

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I think the majority of surprising anger stems from the un-evolved brain stem.

The Neanderthal section that takes over when someone cuts us off in traffic.

The interaction may have appeared completely innocent to you but triggering to someone else.

I think reminding ourselves that we are all capable of such primitive reactions helps to make sense of shocking outbursts.