Anger Management Counselling Brisbane

What is anger

Anger is an emotion that can range from mild annoyance to intense rage. It is a feeling that is accompanied by biological changes in your body, such as an increased heart rate and blood pressure, and the release of stress hormones. This can cause you to shake, become hot and sweaty, and feel out of control.

Learning to recognise anger

When people have angry feelings, they often behave in angry ways too, such as by yelling, throwing things, criticising, ignoring, storming out, and sometimes withdrawing and doing nothing.

Anger is often associated with feeling hurt, frightened, disappointed, worried, embarrassed, or frustrated, but one may express these sorts of feelings as anger. Anger can also result from misunderstandings or poor communication between people. Anger can often lead to violence if not properly controlled.

Anger becomes a problem when it affects your personal relationships with others, your health and work, verbal and physical fights, and/or damaged property. You can also experience anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, psychosomatic illnesses, and problems with alcohol or drugs. It is important to seek help to manage anger before it leads to other serious problems.

How can a psychologist help with anger management issues

A Psychologist can work with people with anger to understand why it happens, learn new skills to better express anger, and know how to prevent it from occurring in the first place. Specifically, anger management is about knowing the triggers and early warning signs of anger and learning techniques to calm down and manage the situation before it gets out of control. Your psychologist can help you manage other problems that may be associated with anger, such as depression, violence, or difficulties in your personal relationships.

References

Australian Psychological Society

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