Vikram's temper had cost him a job, a friendship, and nearly his marriage. It wasn't that he wanted to explode — it felt more like something took over, a fire that lit before he even registered the spark.

After the fight with his wife that finally made her pack a bag "just for the weekend," Vikram sat alone in his kitchen, ashamed and confused about how a disagreement over dishes had turned into shouting he couldn't take back.