Anger Management in Holly Springs

Anger Therapists

Anger is often triggered when you are not happy with a situation. But what if that anger gets out of control? What if that anger starts affecting your personal and professional life?

That's when you need anger management or therapy to keep your emotions under control. Unfortunately, controlling your anger isn't always in your hands. This may be because of an underlying disorder, depression, mental health problems or alcoholism.

Another sad part about anger issues is that they can end relationships. Many call it mental instability and the inability to grasp another person's emotions. It's a sign of overriding someone else's emotions because you can't control your anger. Therapists categorize anger problems according to their types.

Inward Anger

As the name suggests, inward anger takes place within yourself. You don't express your anger to anyone. However, you have dark and depressing thoughts in your mind.

You even talk to yourself. There is a sense of avenging something that keeps playing in your mind 24 x 7. Some people even punish themselves because of their inward anger.

They tend to go inside a shell and stop doing things they enjoy, like going out with friends, watching TV, or playing games. Sometimes, it may also lead people to deny their basic needs like water and food.

Outward Anger

Outward anger is just the opposite of inward anger. This type of anger involves expressing your emotions verbally or even physically toward another person or things. For example, you will notice people breaking things when they are angry, cursing at others, or sometimes hitting their loved ones.

Passive Anger

Passive anger or passive-aggressive behavior includes sulking, not talking to the person you are angry with, giving them a silent treatment, or passing sarcastic, degrading comments.

Does Therapy Help With Anger?

Yes, therapy can help with anger issues. A therapist knows the management techniques for feelings of anger. From talking to the client to asking him to perform a few activities at home, the therapist will try different techniques to keep anger issues under control. His first job is to listen to why you are angry.

Next, he will assess your symptoms, underlying conditions for your anger and then suggest ways to come out of it. It may take time to control your anger, but attending the anger management sessions will help in eventually dealing with it positively.

What are the 3 stages of anger?

Anger has three stages, and each stage has different symptoms.

Passive Aggression

Many people don't openly admit that they are angry. They don't usually prefer confronting the persons they are angry with. But this passive aggression makes you grumble. You become a different person altogether.

For example, you start procrastinating, sulking, or pretending that everything is okay when it is clearly not. Passive aggression mostly happens to those who want to be in control.

Open Aggression

As you can understand from the name, open aggression is the opposite of passive aggression. Sometimes, you are so angry that you lash out in rage. You abuse your near and dear ones around you, maybe become violent towards someone, break expensive things in your house, or hurt yourself.

In most cases, open aggression comes out in bullying, fighting, accusing, blackmailing, bickering, shouting, cussing, criticism, and sarcasm. The similarity between open and passive aggression is the fierce feeling of remaining in control of the situation.

Assertive Anger

This may not seem a problem to many because it involves justifying why you are angry. You are busy explaining yourself over and over when you don't have to. Anger is a natural human emotion.

Sure, open aggression and passive aggression are not healthy, but assertive anger also doesn't portray a good picture of you. You constantly try to explain the situation even though the concerned person doesn't want to listen. This may give rise to conflicts that, in turn, may lead to open aggression.

Does Reframe Offer Anger Management Therapy?

It most definitely does. We are all ears to your anger issues. Our therapists don't judge anyone. They are unbiased with their solutions.

Our job is to control your anger. If that makes you a better person overall, that would be a feather on our caps.

Reframe Counseling conveniently has practice locations in North Raleigh and Holly Springs.