Have you thought about getting a punch bag?
I know several friends who use this method.
It is a bit easier on the knuckles.If you put it at the right hieght you could try kick boxing.

Punching bags are great. That's what I use when I get mad. Or, if I'm not where the punching bag is, I use things that are more forgiving than walls, such as pillows, big fluffy chairs and couches, etc.

Talking to the therapist to find the roots of the rage would be helpful. I do know that EMDR can bring up rage and formerly suppressed feeling though, so that could have alot to do with it.

Take care.

Isn't a compentent EMDR Therapist meant to teach you coping skills for emotions that may come up outside sessions? That was my understanding of EMDR therapists and therapy.
I used to suffer rage and used all sorts of methods to try and calm myself, the best way I found to bring myself down was to write (it doesn't matter how much paper you screw up cause the more you screw up, tare up or throw the more you calm yourself). Another therapy you could try for anger is accupuncture - it may sound strange but it released an amount of anger in me once when I tried it

I recently posted how do you challenge anger. I've never felt real anger about my trauma but more and more recently feel angry. I'm really scared at moment as to what I may do to me or police (my main trigger). My journal highlights my recent issues. I'm not sure of any good ideas as I either fight to block the anger or sit on it. Good luck.

Hi,
well, I just had a serious issue with anger. last week I had a breakthrough in counseling about something I didn't understand about myself. it made me feel really better, and I went home feeling good. next morning I woke up and wanted to kill everyone in my way. I hate being angry and here I was being angrier than hell.
stayed all day, next day even worse....third day, I wanted to start smashing stuff. I never hurt myself, but I sure love to smash things!. however I didn't this time. I held it in, still trying to figure out why I would be so angry. next day, I woke up so violent I didn't know what to do. I was litterally gritting my teeth and screaming I just want to kill someone!
I picked up the phone and left a message for my counselor. said, I know this isn't my counseling day, but if you don't hurry and call me when you can, I'm gonna blow..I'm seriously angry.
he called back within a couple of hours, and said what's happening. I told him, and he said he expected me to get angry after everything we touched in counseling. but he didn't expect me to get violent. I said well I feel violent but I haven't done anything.
he talked to me for awhile, and said, If you can't stay calmer, call me again.
told me what I had to do, processing that sent me into shock. then I had a funeral the next day, and it was like I WAS DEAD.
and I cried through the whole thing..
yesterday I was seriously depressed and just vegged all day. and today I woke up in a decent mood, and I go to counseling this afternoon.
Now I know that doesn't tell you what to do, but it sure does tell you how FAST one can get that angry, and YES, I did not have a clue why just like you.
which is irritating by itself. it's like WHYYYYYYYYY!
so we'll talk today, and see what's going on, and if things are getting resolved.
hope you feel better knowing someone else gets just as angry. and oh, by the way, when I was younger, I used to punch walls and smash everything in the damn house. one time I hit a brick wall and broke my wrist, in three places. wasn't fun, and definately not worth it.
so ya, I have done stuff like that in the past. I learned not to do that anymore. more fun, smashing shit anyway.
nancy

If the punching bag doesn't do it for you, you could try the opposite aproach and meditate. Meditation can do wonders along with deep breathing. Try hard to empty your head of distressing thoughts and get some quiet time to meditate. It can't hurt you, or anything else! I've heard if you do it regularly it can take years off you.

I'm going to be trying EMDR soon, but in the mean time I'm trying to calm myself down by meditation and positive thinking. I'm happy to say that I haven't cut myself in over a month.

Rage unchecked with cause you great harm. I have left a lot of carnage in my wake. Find a way to focus that energy into something physical. Punching bags might help for some, others may be other forms of physical exertion. More recently I have sat on top of a mountain in a serene setting and had a good cry...stopping only to scream. Anger is the other side of depression. Good luck

Sometimes when I'm angry, it helps to write letters to everyone who's hurt me. Or just beat the crap out of my bed with a baseball bat :)

Oh, I hate the flood of old pent-up emotions! For me it's usually crying and I just can't stop, though recognizing that I'm crying about old trauma rather than my current situation does help the crying jags shorten and be less intense. Also recognizing when anger is over old issues helps it to stop becoming full-blown rage.

When I went through my divorce my ex pulled some humdingers! I was livid! I asked God besides the obvious why am I so starking and raving mad? He told me "anger is a sign that something dear and close to your heart is being attacked." Yoga is a very good way to deal with anger and looking at the whole picture. You are a special person and deserve to be treated with love, dignity, and respect, so when you think of your former days of abuse it angers you. Realize that they no longer can abuse you and that you have your power back and are going to create and probably already have created boundaries. I had to tell my own mother and father unless they were going to be speak to me with love, respect, and tell me things that were constructive that they were not allowed to call or write me. It is okay to cry, weep, and talk about the things that hurt and betrayed us. I scream and cry out to God all the time. A big HUG for you, my friend!!

i write out all the bad thoughts and feelings then shred the paper into tiny little tiny tiny pieces and then burn it al and watch it burn. It helps. otherwise i walk my dog or punch the punching bag if i have to but i dont do that all the time.

Exercise hard,run, lift weights, hike uphill...Yeah i rage every day, the only thing that helps is exercise..

I'm working on some of this too. I find Diaphragmatic Breathing helps to get rid of some pent up emotions. I also find howling. I have a dog and we howl together. Her howl is so sad.

I know you can't stop and do those things if you are having flash anger, but you could always get a punching bag and try those as therapy to prevent flash anger. That's what I do. I don't have flash anger anymore where I get physical so now I can work on the verbal.