We all feel angry sometimes. Experiencing anger is natural in the right circumstances, and we can usually control it. However, unmanageable anger can lead to outbursts and aggressive behaviour. Frequent and intense anger affects the people around you and your own overall well-being.
There are many reasons why you might be feeling angry. It can result from mistreatment, challenging experiences or as a coping mechanism for various emotions.
It’s okay to acknowledge and understand these feelings in your personal experience. However, we categorise anger involving annoyance and antagonism as passive-aggressive, aggressive, and assertive. This can be more damaging to yourself and others.
Struggling with anger doesn’t make you a bad person. However, poor anger management impacts your health and relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. It causes isolation that can further impact your mental health. The crucial aspect is to take steps to regain control of your reactions, as the source of your anger may not always be removable.
Finding healthy ways of expressing your emotions is vital. If your anger becomes a problem, consider exploring anger management strategies to control it. Seeking treatment and support is important, particularly if there’s a concern about any risks to yourself or others. There are numerous options, including developing techniques through anger management hypnotherapy.
32% of people have a close friend or family member facing challenges in controlling their anger
Britain has the most road rage incidents in Europe. 80.4% of drivers have been involved, and 1 in 4 admit to road rage acts
45% of people regularly lose their temper at work
74% of ex-service personnel reported significant difficulties with anger
Anger can be helpful. It enables us to identify issues. It can give us determination and focus towards something. It can help us to take a stand against injustices and speak up for change. It provides us with some protection, giving us the energy to defend ourselves in potentially dangerous situations and helping to keep us safe.
Research consistently shows that women experience anger as often and intensely as men do. Men display aggression more frequently, but women can also be motivated by rage.
Anyone may struggle to control their anger occasionally, but it can become a problem if it is happening to you regularly. It’s essential to look for the root cause of your anger management challenges.
Anger’s impact can be extensive, affecting your physical and mental wellbeing and behaviour. Some express it outwardly through aggression, while others internalise it, taking it out on themselves.
Physical symptoms of anger at the moment may mean you feel a faster heartbeat, chest tightness and a sensation of heat. You may tense your muscles and clench your fists.
Struggling to manage your temper risks damaging your relationships with your friends and loved ones. They may feel the need to be cautious around you. They may also feel unable to discuss important matters with you. As a result, they may start avoiding you or excluding you from their plans. This can lead to you feeling lonely and increasingly isolated, making it difficult to talk to someone about your problems.
Your anger management issues can also impact your work if you are unable to control your anger in the workplace. Your colleagues may perceive you as difficult to work with. Your team may feel hesitant to ask for your help. Your bosses may view you as someone who struggles to handle feedback. Ultimately, failing to properly manage your anger could jeopardise your job.
It can be hard to overcome anger in the moment.
To effectively manage your anger, you need to be aware of your individual triggers and warning signs (like clenched fists and a racing heartbeat).
Do you lose your temper more when you’re interrupted while doing certain things? Are you more likely to react badly to something when you’re tired at the end of a day? Does caffeine or alcohol affect your anger levels?
Understanding what circumstances trigger your anger and looking for early warnings will help you regain control and know when to deploy coping methods.
You should also prepare by thinking about strategies that will give you time before fully reacting to something.
How can hypnotherapy help with anger management?
With anger management hypnotherapy, we help you identify the root causes of your anger. We also address symptoms like anxiety or stress. How often you take part in hypnotherapy sessions for anger will vary based on your circumstances.
Your hypnotherapist may help you to rehearse scenarios that have made you angry in the past. This will enable you to practise anger management techniques in a safe environment.
It’s important to know that managing your anger is a continuous process, and hypnosis can help you.
Our Anger Specialists
Benn Baker-Pollard
Sittingbourne
Carmen Harrington
Market Harborough
Caroline Prout
Thrapston
Chris Johannes
Spalding
Claire Noyelle
Maidstone East
Dawn Ibbetson
Chelmsford
Gary Johannes
Peterborough
Jill Whitehouse
Newcastle upon Tyne
Keeley Smith
Southend-on-Sea
Kerry Seymour
Weston-super-Mare
Peter Ely
Islington
Victoria Anderson
Sunderland
Why Choose Inspired To Change
Our solution focused hypnotherapists empower you to better understand your brain, helping to guide you towards solutions and achieve the outcomes you want. We have a team of fully trained hypnotherapists, giving you the choice of who to work with and how you want to work with them. Solution focused hypnotherapy is just as effective in-person or online in the comfort of your own home, so you can find the ideal therapist to help you reach your goals.
Every one of our hypnotherapists is recognised by governing bodies like the National Council for Hypnotherapy, the UK’s leading not-for-profit hypnotherapy professional association. They have all trained with Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training, one of the leading hypnotherapy schools in the UK.
