All About Anger Management

Anger
Management

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

Contact details
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Address: 4 Warrendale Ct, Etobicoke, ON M9V 1P9
Phone Number: 855-787-2424
Website: https://addictionrehabtoronto.ca/anger-management/