Originally Posted by
blueblooms14 
Thing is, it was stuck in me, like two black pool balls, hard and heavy in my gut and my throat.
I really like that.
I once described a feeling of serenity in such physical terms to a fellow Al-Anon and that person told me that if I can find fitting physical descriptions for specific emotional stances or states of being then I have formed a mental image that I can recall to re-enter that state of mind. Reentry to serenity is a desirable thing.
I can see how applying the same method to undesirable states could be equally useful if for no other reason than quick and accurate identification and relation under stress. I would think that If I can identify anger as those two pool balls again then I can make a quicker transition into dealing with it in whatever way I have learned how.