Anger Management Support Group

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haha. I don't know. I am a rager myself. I guess there is some dialect able behavior groups in my city that might help. That is all about mindfulness and mediation. Such has helped int he past. I should really try one of these groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialec...

I've been practicing mindfulness meditation for decades. It's fantastic for so many things in my life. My anger? Not so much. I think it is a good idea to figure out why you're angry. That's an important step. In my case I know why. I was seriously abused all my childhood. Now the repressed memories are coming back. They make me want to kill someone. Sandusky would be good to kill. I really think I would feel better for it. Anyone know some ass hole who deserves to die?

Sorry you guys. I must sound like Dexter. I was not serious. I'm, you know, just angry.

Sorry you guys. I must sound like Dexter. I was not serious. I'm, you know, just angry.

i found running and workong out a great outlet... punish the hills and the weights instead of yelling at the Ex.

Hi All,

One thing that I think has hurt me over the years is telling myself that I "should not be or feel angry" when I did. Also, I did not want to be "that person", the one who blows up at the drop of a hat. Now, I will say to self, okay, I feel angry energy, why? If there is a good reason, I use it as a cue. For example, if someone is trying to manipulate me, then I am trying to stick up for myself, more. Saying "no" instead of exploding (and I was famous for taking it out on someone who had NOTHING to do with my issue).

Now, I am doing a few things differently. First, instead of being carried away by the emotional energy, I try to figure out what I am thinking that is creating this anger. I used to be furious when I would be driving. I did not act out in any way, but I felt anger and insulted that people did not follow the rules, cut me off, pulled out in front of me, or held me up by driving so slowly.

And during those times, I would be telling myself things like "that person is wasting my time, minutes of my life with their slow driving" blah, blah. Now, although it is true that I could get to my destination quicker if there was not some slow driver in front of me, I cannot control the Universe. I can only control my response to it.

So, now I try to take my focus off that kind of thinking, because true or not, there is nothing I can do about it. The only result of my being all frustrated was that my adrenaline would race through my body and I would be all bent out of shape when I arrived at my destination. How does that work for me? Not well, and I do not have to do that. Change your thoughts, change your life (heard that somewhere).

Shar