the big book says that anger is the dubious foe for those who can handle it...but for an alcoholic is poison....

I know that there are times I have gotten angry...I just stuff it and let it go...I try not to act on it...I have not been in a fight for the longest time...

This can help.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you
will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
-- Chinese Proverb.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more
hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
-- Seneca.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
-- Seneca.

For every minute you remain angry, you give
up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned.
-- Buddha.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad
landing.
-- Will Rogers.

Speak when you are angry and you will make
the best speech you will ever regret.
-- Ambrose Bierce.

Consider how much more you often suffer
from your anger and grief, than from those
very things for which you are angry and
grieved.
-- Marcus Antonius.

Do not teach your children never to be angry;
teach them how to be angry.
-- Lyman Abbott.

How much more grievous are the
consequences of anger than the causes of it.
-- Marcus Aurelius.

Two things a man should never be angry at:
what he can help, and what he cannot help.
-- Thomas Fuller.

When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he
always gets angry.
-- Thomas Haliburton.

There was never an angry man that thought
his anger unjust.
-- St. Francis De Sales.

Anger is what makes a clear mind seem
clouded.
-- Kazi Shams.

No man can think clearly when his fists are
clenched.

You might want to read this.
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Alcoholism/forum/19428257-do-you-react-respond

Anger manifests its self in so many ways Bob from dissatisfied, to envy to over compensating with either good or bad deeds, its that emotion that hides by being overly gracious or humble, hoping beyond hope the inside self hatred(or confusion) will subside ...

So I'm sure anger has pointed me in the right direction sober as I've been able to understand the symptoms- underlying causes- by being open to signs posts it points too and investigate the similarities i am experiencing:))
Billy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RShRoz8aqXQ

Quiet time and meditation is a wonderful way to see what I dont wanna see in the light day..:)))

Come Home to Yourself
Come home to yourself. Observe yourself. That's why I said earlier that self-observation is such a delightful and extraordinary thing. After a while you don't have to make any effort, because, as illusions begin to crumble, you begin to know things that cannot be described. It's called happiness. Everything changes and you become addicted to awareness.

There's the story of the disciple who went to the master and said, "Could you give me a word of wisdom? Could you tell me something that would guide me through my days?" It was the master's day of silence, so he picked up a pad. It said, "Awareness." When the disciple saw it, he said, "This is too brief. Can you expand on it a bit?" So the master took back the pad and wrote, "Awareness, awareness, awareness." The disciple said, "Yes, but what does it mean?" The master took back the pad and wrote, "Awareness, awareness, awareness means -- awareness."
That's what it is to watch yourself. No one can show you how to do it, because he would be giving you a technique, he would be programming you. But watch yourself. When you talk to someone, are you aware of it or are you simply identifying with it? When you got angry with somebody, were you aware that you were angry or were you simply identifying with your anger? Later, when you had the time, did you study your experience and attempt to understand it? Where did it come from? What brought it on? I don't know of any other way to awareness. You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You don't change. But when you understand it, it changes.

Anthony de Mello

Anger just hurts me -- period. And when I'm hurt, I often hurt others. Its a bad cycle.
I've found the best way for me to deal with anger is a combination of exercise, meditation, prayer, and more prayer. And then more prayer.
Its a slow process but so far, its the best set of tools I've found.

Anger has not hurt my sobriety. There are times I am angry, just like there are times when I am sad and times when i am happy.

Sobriety has lessened my anger and II have an easier time letting it go.

Like you EJG anger can not hurt my sobriety, it is what I do with my anger, if allowed too, is what hurts me.

G8

Anger channeled correctly has motivated me to seek to find ways too change things I can. When I am in that frame of mind anger can be helpful. For me, anger is part of the spectrum of human emotions not to be suppressed or eradicated. In temperate form anger is helpful, as has been said, in pointing me in a proper direction. For example for me, anger often comes first, before sadness and grief. Sure it is important how I express anger. Sure the best option is often to think first (be slow to anger) before expressing anger at others and myself and let it turn to a more appropriate emotional response. At times yes it is best to bite one's tongue and walk away. And there are times when anger requires an immediate appropriate response. Rage is the thing more likely to get me into trouble every time.

I recognize anger and realize that its like a burr under my saddle. The only person my anger hurt s is ME. I pray for help when I get angry.

1-2

I've heard people in the rooms say things like "I cannot afford anger " or "guilt is a wasted emotion"
But it doesn't work that way for me . The key for me is to recognize the anger, feel it, understand my part in it and deal with.

Being drunk hid a lot of anger for me or meant I didn't have to look at it with a clear head.

For lots of reasons I have never been very good at recognizing or acknowledging it so it comes out sideways...so for me there was a period of specifically looking for, acknowledging and dealing with it. And now the booze is gone It still comes out sideways from time to time. ..take a breath, acknowledge it and try to respond not react as it says on another thread.

I wouldn't say it ruins my sobriety but an angry jag can ruin my peace of mind so I try to recognize and deal with it rather than indulge it, let it simmer, or worse yet pretend it ain't there.

Someone close to me is prone to raging and staying with it...reminds me excessive or misdirected anger isn't even comfortable to be around let alone sit with

P

http://www.psychguides.com/guides/anger-symptoms-causes-and-effects/

Would just like to point out that article talks about treating anger issues with prescription medication...I personally wouldn't recommend that especially to someone with drug or alcohol problems

P

http://www.angriesout.com/family2.htm