I know I have anger issues...I have had them all my life. The therapist part is missing, but I have been considering it.

If not anger, I hold a lot in. I am married 11 yrs to a wonderful women, except for 6-month break up yrs ago we are together 18yrs, problem is, during our break up she played the field more than I and I have not forgiven her...13/14 yrs ago.

I don't let go and I am sure that is what a therapist would say to me.

Do you bottle up your emotions? Are you consistently finding yourself bite your tongue? Do you feel like the underdog?

Did your therapist work with possibilities to help get the anger out? Sounds like you need to figure that out next.

What can you do to exhale the anger, per se'? Gym, yoga, write, call a friend, run, drive for a while, see a movie, jump up and down, punch a punching bag?

it's all about experimentation in what works for you. many times our anger is from past traumas or incidents in which we still are stuck emotionally in the past. I hope this is something you explore with your therapist as well.

best of luck, i hope i gave you some ideas/advice.

Sincerely,
Brian
http://www.progressivetransformation.blogspot.com

Here's how we worked through releasing the feelings in a natural way. Picture a coke bottle full. Shake it up (that's the feelings heating up, stirring up, moving around in confined area). Release the cap of the bottle, and you see foam, soda, and the natural balancing of pressure.
That is what you have to do to let go of your feelings safely. I at first thought I had a lot of anger issues, however, I had even more denial issues.
Best wishes!

anyone correct me if i am wrong,but i believe all negative emotions and thoughts has the potential to cause anxiety.grammie.

A lot of us with anxiety have pent up anger. Our personalities are such that we don't feel strong enough to express ourselves or that we even really deserve to express ourselves. We are "people pleasers" who don't like to make waves. But that is only one trait we have that contributes to anxiety. It ain't the whole ball of wax. It takes several different traits, all working together, to create the perfect storm of an anxiety disorder. I think your therapist has a very simplistic approach and I would bet money he/she has never had an anxiety disorder.
Expressing yourself and venting your anger would probably help you feel more powerful and that is a great thing, but I don't think that in itself would be enough to notice any significant improvement in how you are feeling. But I don't know you or what your history is so I could be completely wrong......

Also wanted to add that there is a difference between angry/being mad and pent up anger. Being mad makes us feel powerful. It is virtually impossible to have a panic attack when you are mad because when you mad you don't feel weak. You feel strong. That is why I encourage anybody who is panicking to get good and pissed off.
Pent up anger is different. It usually isn't even anger at all. It is more of a frustration.....a resentment. It is there because we feel powerless over whatever the situation is. We don't feel like we are strong enough to express ourselves, or as I said before, that we deserve to express ourselves. And the fact that we feel weak and powerless is what contributes to the anxiety. Not the pent up anger itself. So if I were you, I would work on why I feel weak.....not why I feel frustrated and angry.
But again, I am not a therapist and I don't know your situation so I could be way off base. My thoughts are just a result of years of my own self analysis..lol. I have lots and lots of practice at that. :)