All About Anger Management

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Anger Management
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Table of contents

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

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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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• 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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Contact details

• Business Name Addiction Rehab Toronto
• Address 4 Warrendale Ct, Etobicoke, ON M9V 1P9
• Phone Number 855-787-2424
• Website https//addictionrehabtoronto.ca/anger-ma
  nagement/