Addiction To Anger Issues

Posted by David Lenthal

September 5, 2008

Anger Issues

Even though usually most anger issues often gets resolved in time, many of us seem to be forever tempestuous at just about anything. Sometimes, our anger issues are so incongruous that we could not even understand why we are tempestuous at all. If you’re one of those folks who seem to have so many anger issues and is having problem controlling your anger, you might be suffering from what numerous experts call “anger addiction”.

So, What’s Anger Addiction?

According to experts, doctors and psychiatrists, some folks are so concerned about their anger issues that they become perennially angry. Like any other types of addiction, someone who is addicted to anger and violence display symptoms such as self-stimulation, obsession, compulsion, withdrawal, refusal and unpredictable behavior.

In fact, self-stimulation is one of the most general manifestations of anger addiction commonly. For those people who are addicted to rage or anger, expressing their anger is self-stimulating. It does not matter how petty their anger issues are, these folks would express their anger in some ways because it gives them an emotion of pleasure.

Since venting their anger stimulates them and give them a feeling of gratification, people who are addicted to anger wants to be angry most of the time. Then, to fuel their anger, these folks often resort to alcohol. Unluckily, such attitude is very destructive.

In most cases, the family, friends and colleagues of a person who is addicted to rage often suffer. Children of parents who are addicted to anger and violence usually get abused.

Apart from self-stimulation, folks who are addicted to anger tend to be compulsive and obsessive. These folks tend to dwell on their past anger issues even when these anger issues have already been properly resolved.

It’s very difficult for these folks to forgive others that they often harbor ill feelings to people whom they think have offended them in some ways. In most cases, these folks do not listen to causes.

Yes, they may attempt to listen to explanations at times and may even agree to make peace with the people whom they think have offended them but when they’re alone, they tend to dwell on their anger issues again.

As these people continue to live on their anger issues, they become obsessed with the idea of revenge. Many times, these people lose control over their emotions. At this point, the person who is addicted to anger merely becomes dangerous to him/herself and to the folks around him or her.

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