WHAT IS ANGER?
Anger is an emotion in our lives. In order to recognize emotions and direct them correctly, one must be aware of their emotions. Anger also has physiological and biological effects. When we get angry, our blood pressure rises and our heart rate accelerates. Our adrenaline and noradrenaline levels also increase.
There may be internal and external reasons among the causes of anger. As with environmental factors, the person may experience anger arising from his internal processes. In this case, the person must first recognize his anger and know its source. The way of expressing anger can vary from person to person, but it can manifest as instinctively aggressive reactions. Anger is necessary in a certain amount for us to defend ourselves. A person must know himself in order to control his anger and project it in the right direction. An anger management problem is not a personality trait or a temper. Each person's way of reflecting may be different, but it is necessary to control the point where the person harms himself or the environment. When we look at the points of anger, anger can occur when the wishes of the person are not fulfilled, when he is prevented when he is wronged, when he is disappointed, when his boundaries are violated, when he feels inadequacy and loneliness. In order to cope with this situation, the person must know the source of his anger and be aware of his inner processes. When the source of anger is known, it will be easier to reach the right ways to cope. Anger that is not let out can be reflected as guilt, depression or anger directed at oneself.
Defense mechanisms can also be used to cope with anger. It can appear as suppression, ignoring, projection. The person using the defense mechanisms can then transfer his anger more destructively in different situations. In this case, the person will have difficulty in controlling his anger. Anger that is not expressed appropriately can cause physical symptoms, headaches appear as somatic complaints. Sometimes, when anger turns into physical complaints, it also turns into causes such as anxiety disorders, depression, passive-aggressive behaviors, and sleep problems. interest. Reflecting your anger on feelings and thoughts It will be expressed in a more controlled way. Another way is to suppress the anger and reflect it in another direction or to return to itself, which may give more serious results. Anger can also come out behaviorally, or it can cause consequences such as difficulty in breathing, heart attack, and self-directedness. Anger that occurs as destructive, on the other hand, is the verbal and behavioral manifestation of the person in a way that is harmful to both himself and the other person. In this case, the person may have an anger control problem.
Anger control is learned as a child and can be developed in later ages. It is the functioning of the anterior region of the brain. Traumas experienced in childhood and wrong attitudes can prevent anger control. Traumas experienced in adolescence and adulthood will manifest as anger towards the outside world or oneself. We can define people with anger control disorder as anger that comes out uncontrollably when confronted with a triggering factor that throws their anger into them, such as distress, stress, anger, as well as those who express their anger as destructive behavior and have tantrums.
< br /> HOW TO COPE WITH AN ANGLE CONTROL DISORDER?
To cope with anger is not to ignore anger. What is experienced is an emotion and it can be started by knowing what the source of this emotion is. It is how a person can deal with this problem after learning the real source of anger. Separating emotions is also an important element; Behind the emotion that comes out as anger, there may be sadness, guilt, regret. Anger will come out to suppress these feelings. The person should accept and realize the negative emotions he/she experiences. Talking by thinking and being alone in angry moments is necessary for the person to understand and reflect his/her emotions correctly. People who cannot control their anger alone can manage this process in a more controlled way by getting the support of an expert.
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