r/Anger • • 10h ago

I Inherited my father's violent outbursts

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All my life my dad has been this way. He would yell, throw, and break things. Of course growing up with him I've gained the same horrible ways of expressing myself. Its terrible and I hate myself for it. Sometimes it feels like the only way to relieve my anger. I try to calm myself down, but all it does is make things worse. The act of trying to calm myself actively makes me angrier, and I'm worried. I'm angry all the time, I just try to bottle it up until it becomes too much. I have such a hatred for everything. I never asked to be born. I don't want to live in this world. I can't kill myself or it will hurt everyone I care about. I hate it. I feel trapped, like a caged animal.

I'm trying, but I don't know how to approach this. I'm really considering anger management. I don't want to be this way. I'm only twenty, I just want to fix this while I'm young, before I do something I truly regret.


r/Anger • • 17h ago

Neighbor heard me rage and banged on my door to stfu

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Always had a rage problem especially when playing competitive games. Just this morning I was playing marvel rivals and I was on a heavy losing streak and i lost it, screaming and raging. I did it before but since noone approached me about it I assumed noone heard. I never really had instances of people coming to me about it so I always assumed they didn't hear, or they didn't care. Just this morning someone did, and banging on my door telling me to stfu, angry about it. First time this happened, I'm so embarrassed. I know I have an anger problem but it genuinely gets worse, the more I play something competitive, especially video games. If there is rank involved I get obsessed with it, and it makes me tilt and rage so much if I lose elo or if I derank.


r/Anger • • 8h ago

Chronic pain and Anger

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I am struggling recently with anger while I’m in pain from my chronic issues with my back. My wife has noticed and mentioned it, I’m shorter with my kids, I don’t like it. I just don’t have the tolerance for children or loud bullshit when my neck and head feel like they’re being separated. I snap everytime. I hate myself for it.


r/Anger • • 14h ago

The sound of whistling or singing can make me freak out

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I lose my shit when I hear anyone do that, just makes me want to rage


r/Anger • • 14h ago

If you've worked on your anger, what finally made you open to therapy?

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Asking for my sister. She knows her anger is a problem: small disagreements become long fights, and it's wearing down her marriage and family relationships. She's said she wants to change, but advice from family makes her defensive.

- What got you to actually try therapy?
- Did anything family said or did help, or make it worse?
- Did a particular type of therapy work for you?

I want to support her without pushing her away.


r/Anger • • 20h ago

its becoming worse

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hi, ive been feeling really depressed for years now and ive finally decided to tell people about it ive tried telling my friends but its hard for me too so i never do but main reason im here im getting angry and more hurt my life is good and i dont know why this is happening i have a gf and i have alot of friends but recently my closet friend pointed out my mistakes and what i do wrong and how im a bad person basically he said the reason why you get bullied and had no friends is because you twist peoples words ragebait people on purpose and argue with people to make it so u always win i haven’t heard from him in around 3 months ive been taking alot of time trying to sort myself out ive been really sad and upset because i know hes right and im a fucking loser but thats not the point i was bullied throughout my childhood alot mainly my brother he pushed me down stairs tormented me restlessly and he laughed when bad things happened to me i shrugged it off EVERYTIME because i thought it was normal one day me and my brother were hanging out with a family friend that was younger than us and he started picking on him he encouraged me to join in so i did. It felt good made me feel strong but i knew it was wrong i understood why my brother did it to me i dont do it anymore but for some reason i do it to my friends and i dont know whats wrong with me throughout my childhood i was bullied and i came home crying it got to a point where i broke through my window from pure rage after my brother made fun of me just please anyone give me any advice i know im a loser and need help but im really trying to turn myself around and turn to jesus so please any advice helps.


r/Anger • • 20h ago

how do i stop getting angry easily?

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I get angry and irritated easily, especially with my family, particularly my parents. For about 2-3 years, there’s been a continuous cycle of them scolding me, me always being in a mad mood with them, constantly talking back, and getting mad at them in general. I would behave properly for a week or so and then come back. I truly wanna change but even once i offer a therapist session they move me aside, saying it’s pointless now.

Anything from my parents irritates me for some reason. Whether it’s them looking at me, talking to me, or even just standing there. They threaten to change my schools due to this behavior I have. I’ve genuinely been trying to change but no matter what i somehow always get angry.

I've always wanted to be seen as the calm and chill person but somehow I’m perceived as the opposite: an antisocial person who keeps to herself and an ass person. I’m scared to bring this topic up to anybody at all. I’m afraid to be seen vulnerable and abruptly start crying tears infront of everybody

I wanna try my luck asking them for another therapy / counseling appointment , but i’m scared they’ll say no to that too. How can i get better?