All About Anger Management

1. Anger Management

2. Table of contents • What is Anger? • When do I need to see a psychologist for anger management?

3. What is Anger? • Anger is a normal human emotion, characterized by feelings of resentment, irritation and aggression. It can range from mild annoyance to intense anger. It is normal to have feelings of frustration or anger, and when you use it constructively you can have positive results.

4. Anger is caused by external and internal factors. We may be angry at a particular person, at a situation, or even because of emotions building up inside us.

5. The instinctive, natural expression of anger is the aggressive reaction. Anger is a natural and adapted response to a threat. It involves dynamic, usually aggressive emotions and behaviours that allow us to fight and defend ourselves when attacked. On the other hand, we cannot attack every person when they bother or accuse us of something. There are laws, norms and of course common sense that put limits on where our anger can go.

6. The unequivocal and non-aggressive expression of anger is its healthiest expression. But to achieve this, we need to learn to recognise what we really want, how to get it, and especially not to hurt others in the process. The goal is to control anger and turn it into constructive behaviour. Unspoken anger, or anger that has not been expressed constructively, can cause other problems.

7. The idea is to find out what drives our anger and to develop strategies to stop these factors from fuelling it. It is neither a simple nor a quick process. But there are some ways to calm down the initial feeling and therefore stop it before it manifests into a bigger outburst. A first step is to change the way you think. Angry people tend to swear, and generally speak very loudly, which reflects their inner world.

8. When we are angry, our thoughts are exaggerated and take on a dramatic tone. An attempt to change these thoughts with more logical ones has significant meaning. For instance, instead of seeing doom and catastrophe, take a deep breath and accept that whatever happening is frustrating, but also understand that the end of the world has not come, and that getting angry will just make things worse.

9. Sometimes, anger and frustration are caused by very real and inevitable problems in our lives. Anger does not always have an irrational cause, and is often the healthy, normal response to these difficulties. • There are many types of anger and they include: • Chronic anger: a prolonged dissatisfaction, in which the person is looking for reasons to be angry. • Explosive anger: outbursts of anger, that is, unpredictable or accidental, uncontrollable, excessive or violent anger.

10. Critical anger: criticizing, underestimating, or correcting others in an attempt to control or hurt them, and make you feel better. • Passive Aggressive Anger: Anger that is indirectly expressed and difficult to recognize. It is characterized by sarcasm, emotional neglect, avoidance and hostility. • Drowning anger: typically resembles an outburst of anger and usually occurs when a person experiences a combination of internal and external psychopathic factors that they cannot deal with.

11. Vengeful anger: when someone wants to take revenge on someone who hurt or upset them. • Self-destructive anger: involves causing emotional harm to oneself, usually through guilt about something they did. • Constructive anger: it is usually fuelled by social injustice. This type of anger often causes positive changes, such as engaging in political movements.

12. So the best behaviour is not to focus on finding the solution, but to look at how to manage and deal with the problem. Making a plan and controlling the process from start to finish. Try to solve it by doing your best, but do not be strict with yourself when the solution does not come immediately. If you try to approach it with the best intentions and make a serious effort to deal with it, then it will be more difficult to lose your confidence and fall into the trap of "all or nothing", even if the problem is not solved immediately.

13. When do I need to see a psychologist for anger management? • If you feel that your anger is out of control, if it has a bad effect on your relationships and important parts of your life, consider consulting a psychologist to learn how to manage it better. Psychotherapy for anger management focuses on understanding the source of your anger and managing it to control the symptoms of anger in order to build more positive relationships and greater personal satisfaction. The sessions are not intended to suppress or accumulate your anger. On the contrary, they are intended to teach you ways to express your feelings of anger in a controlled way. Psychotherapy includes recognizing the causes and warning signs of anger, and learning effective techniques for relaxing and dealing with potential problems before they get out of control.

14. Anger in psychotherapy is allowed to be expressed freely. Over time you will begin to realise where this anger originates from. When the first signs of consciousness begin to appear, you begin to perceive the emotions that have been hidden behind anger for so many years. It is therefore reasonable to go through a short period of emotion which will mean mental progress and general psychological development.

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