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How do you deal with anger?

How often do you get angry?

  • Very often. (85-100% of the time)

    Votes: 2 2.4%

  • Quite often. (50-85% of the time)

    Votes: 19 22.4%

  • Quite rarely. (25-50% of the time)

    Votes: 23 27.1%

  • Very rarely. (0-25% of the time)

    Votes: 41 48.2%
  • Total voters
    85
CarlisleUnited said:
I punch the wall, the pain makes me forget I'm angry :p or just go for a run.
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Invest in a heavy bag. It's cheaper than replacing dry wall 2x a week.:p

I pound on a heavy bag hanging in the back yard. Nothing lets me vent like wailing on a heavy bag for 5-10 minutes. I keep my anger pent up until get home to pound away my aggression. It's cheaper than therapy and dry wall.;)
 
Mousse said:
Invest in a heavy bag. It's cheaper than replacing dry wall 2x a week.:p

I pound on a heavy bag hanging in the back yard. Nothing lets me vent like wailing on a heavy bag for 5-10 minutes. I keep my anger pent up until get home to pound away my aggression. It's cheaper than therapy and dry wall.;)
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Many (and maybe most) walls in the UK and I imagine much of Europe are made of brick. When it comes to a battle between human flesh and brick, brick wins.

But I concur. Punching bag > walls, any day.
 
I'd guess I feel genuine anger maybe once every couple of months. If it's something that's really bugging me, I'll head out to John Wayne, drive out onto the airport, park the car just off of taxiway bravo, put my feet up on the dash, and watch airplanes take off and land.

Dorky I know, but it's great for anger, sadness, or just plain old boredom. :)
 
iBlue said:
Many (and maybe most) walls in the UK and I imagine much of Europe are made of brick. When it comes to a battle between human flesh and brick, brick wins.

But I concur. Punching bag > walls, any day.
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The one and only time I've been so angry I've punch something, I punched a wall and shattered a knuckle.
:eek:
 
I'm probably a bit too analytical for this question, but I would definitely say anger is on a spectrum that ranges from mild annoyance/irritation to full blown rage. The question is how one handles the symptoms often associated with anger as they move up the scale. Do you become quiet or do you become verbal? Are you aggressive or do you withdraw? Can you still think/act clearly or do lose all impulse control? Are there physical symptoms like, sweating, shaking, clenched teeth, change in skin color, etc.? A key question is does your anger affect your ability to function and negatively impact your interpersonal relationships.

I probably get frustrated a couple of time a week, but I rarely get to what I would call a point of anger. My typical symptoms of frustration could include racing thoughts, being verbally snappy, and what I'll call "intellectual relational aggression". By this I mean that if someone has frustrated me then I will began to analyze my relationship with them for weaknesses or points of conflict and might then bring those up in an admittedly immature effort make myself feel better. I might mention these areas, I might not. Yeah, yeah, even though all of you think I'm just wonderful, I am more than capable of being a real jerk at times. ;)

Another interesting point that was made above by iBlue is the circumstantial nature of anger. Often something that would make us angry in one situation will not even bother us in a different context. For example, if person A does X then we just mentally brush it off as no big deal, but when person B does X it really bothers us. This is just one of those consistently inconsistent parts of being a relational creature.

Sorry for the long post, buy you know... ask a therapist a coping or lifeskill question and this is what you get. :)
 
I just isolate myself, then there's no one to shout at or take my anger out on (not physically mind you). Then after a short while I calm down and move on. I created a system :p
 
I tend to take out my anger in a physical way.

if I am at work I generally ask one of the guys if they want to spar or act as mobile punching bags

if I am at home I generally channel anger into cleaning.
 
Gregg2 said:
The poll:
I don't think the percentages match the descriptions very well. If someone is angry for one hour out of every four, that's a whole lot of anger, but, at 25%, it's "very rarely" (If I recall correctly.)

Wouldn't it be better to cast it in terms of how many times in a day, a week, or a month? Man, if you're really angry about something each day, that's a problem.
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Sorry, let me clarify what I thought the poll meant. I intended it to mean out of the times where you could have been angered did you get really angry or calm down. Basically do you anger easily compared to those around you. Sorry, if it was not clear enough.

King Mook Mook
 
i usually just fist pump until i'm happy again. :D

seriously though, as someone else already said the descriptions and percentages on the poll don't match up. i voted "Quite rarely" based on the description, i'm not every two/three/four hours.
 
I am usually calm. Like 75% of the time. I can handle pranks and stuff and don't mind them. Sometimes though. I will get really angry. To the point where i don't think and get extremely violent. I can either do that or tear up lol. Because if my size. I tear up because i dont want to hurt anyone because i can get violent. In a situation like that, t calm down, i will go biking or play piano.
 
I am getting better at managing it all the time.

Mostly I am passive-aggressive, cynical, or sarcastic. Very, very rarely am I loud or obnoxious, mostly because as a very small man I am not really all that terrifying or intimidating should I choose to get physical. I do, however, have a vindictive streak that runs deep in my family, so if you piss me off I will find a way to make someone suffer.

Generally, I try to take the high road. It isn't worth the ulcers. It isn't worth the strained relationships. Most things seem inconsequential in a day or two anyway.

I am thinking, however, about getting a punching bag. I bet it would be fun.

Cheers!
 
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