Anger: Children, Driving, etc.
Anger
People feel angry when they have been treated unfairly. It is a normal and valid feeling as a reaction to being deceived, insulted, or even under attack. For many, this natural reaction comes and leaves quickly. However, for some, it gets out of control and starts affecting their life.
If you find it difficult to control your anger, it can lead to mental and physical health problems, affect your relationships, work, and even self-esteem. Carrying a lot of anger about your past inside you is like drinking poison and hoping that another person will die.
Anger can manifest in many ways, both physically and mentally. Here are some of the ways you might notice anger affecting you:
- irritability
- feeling unable to relax
- keep reliving an event
- muscle tension
- shaking
- feeling hot
- tight feeling in the chest
- headaches
- dizziness
- feeling guilty
It can be helpful for you to note the way anger affects you so you can recognise your red flags. Gaining awareness of this and your triggers is the first step to managing your anger.
Hypnotherapy is very effective at anger management. First of all, your hypnotherapist will help you to understand the root cause of your anger. Most of the time, the feelings of anger stem from past experiences. These experiences can shape your behaviour and belief system. So, while you may think another person or situation is causing your anger, it may well come from inside of you. Once this is understood, your hypnotherapist can begin work changing this.
Once the root cause is understood and eliminated, your hypnotherapist will help you change your negative thought processes. You will start noticing that your reaction to anger triggers changes, and you feel calmer and more relaxed. Feeling calmer in stressful situations helps you to think more clearly so you can react in a more appropriate way.
Therapists who solve this problem
Katerina Furman
Psychologist, Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist and Supervisor, EMDR practitioner
Relationships and psychosomatics expert, founder of Fuller Life Centre
