Anger Management

Anger management is the process of learning to recognise when you’re becoming angry, and taking action to calm down and deal with the situation in a positive way rather than trying to stop the anger or keep it inside you.

Anger is a completely normal emotional response to an uncomfortable, difficult or threatening situation and often, once we have had time to calm down, we move on from it. However when a consistent level of frustration and anger leads to damaging situations or hurting other people it is time to seek help.

Anger can come in many forms - triggered by internal or external situations, events or people. However, feeling angry and showing it when it is disproportionate to the trigger may have a detrimental effect on you and/or the people around you. Sadly, the efforts we make to contain and control ourselves can often end up fuelling unacceptable outbursts when we are simply no longer able to help keep ourselves under control. The dam bursts! Unfortunately, often, we can end up hurting those we love - “kick the cat” syndrome.

It is important to know the difference between having a bad temper and having issues with controlling your anger. Temper is when you act out in a rage; it is when we allow our actions to be controlled by our feelings of anger. Therefore anger is the emotion and temper is the expression of it.

Anger issues can be a symptom of other psychological or emotional issues or simply a sign that you are struggling with other areas of your life. Speaking to a therapist or counsellor will help you identify any underlying causes that might be compounding these feelings