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How To Know When It Is Time To Manage Your Anger Better?

The emotion, of anger is something we encounter in our dealings with others and as a reaction to certain events. Knowing if how we respond when we are angry is appropriate or if we need to master some anger management techniques can sometimes be difficult to determine, partly because it is human nature to reject the notion that we may have a problem with how we behave. Your first clue may be hearing some of these phrases from those around you:

"You need to watch your temper buddy!!"

"Why are you always so angry?"

"Can't you control that temper of yours?"

Listen to those around you, the people you work with, go to school with, or live with and really hear what they are saying to you about your behavior. Especially pay attention if the above phrases start to sound like a broken record in your head.

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Some other clues may lie in how you handle things when you are upset, feeling frustrated or experience physical or emotional pain. Do you find yourself reacting in the following ways?

Screaming uncontrollably

Throwing objects

Slamming, hitting, or beating objects with your hands or feet repeatedly

Causing physical injury to yourself or others during fits of anger

Seeing or learning how hurt someone has become over words you said to them in anger

Experiencing fits of road rage, even one time can be too many

Experiencing damaged relationships with partners, your child(ren), coworkers, friends or neighbors, due to your anger.

You have come up against problems at your workplace because of your anger issues.

Your doctor explains that some or all of your health issues are related to your manifestations of anger.

You have difficulty handling tough situations without becoming angry.

You've run up against the court system as a direct result of your anger.

You feel overwhelmed by the problems and issues your anger has created for you, and you are really stressing out about it.



We all slip up on occasion and say or do things out of anger when we are overly tired, have had an extremely bad day or have been ill. Doing any of the above mentioned items with any consistency may signal that you have a problem dealing with your anger and could benefit from either taking classes, seeing a professional or reading books on Anger Management. Doing anything from the above list that results in physical violence against another person or animal during a fit of anger, even one time, should signal a need for help.

Knowing that you have a problem managing your anger is half the battle. Once you have admitted that you have a problem with controlling or focusing your anger, then you can really start to make things better for yourself and others. Being able admit you have difficulty handling your anger and taking steps to learn how to control your anger can give you a real sense of power. If you have been listening for the clues mentioned in this article or have been hearing the phrases listed here, being said about you; then, take the first step towards managing your anger today. You can start to locate anger management tools, classes and books by asking your physician for these resources.

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