Life is stressful enough for all of us without having to suffer from some kind of anger disorder on top of everything; but for many folks, that is the case. They have a hard time controlling their anger in stressful situations and as a result, suffer with other physical and mental ailments as a result of those disorders that cause even more problems.

You could be suffering from some sort of anger disorder if you get angry on a regular basis by yelling and screaming at your family and friends, or shouting matches with your co-workers. Name calling, ridiculing, blaming and more aggressive types of actions like huffing, bullying, door slamming, and finger pointing are all part of the picture.

Another side of an anger disorder could be that of total anger suppression, where you never get angry at all and keep everything locked up inside. The trouble with that is that you will build up to the point internally that you will eventually explode and say and do things you normally would not. And your health suffers from this kind of activity: you may suffer from depression as a result, or are tired all the time because of the force needed to hold all that anger in all the time. Also, your immune system will be affected and you will begin to feel sick a good share of the time that will eventually progress into more serious afflictions.

Another type of anger disorder is that where the person with the disorder is addicted to anger and rage and enjoys the good feeling they get whenever they express that rage so much, that that expression becomes an addiction—-a compulsive-addictive pattern. This will happen over and over again, and quite often this disorder is the result of unresolved grief.

Passive-aggressive behavior is a common term in use today that all of us have heard of and recognize. This is a very common type of anger disorder and manifests itself on an unconscious level, usually; where it is referred to as “sideways anger”. This involves teasing another person unmercifully, or kidding someone to the point of tears; using humor as a weapon and with this disorder, you always have a victim. Sarcasm is used, cynicism abounds, and the sufferer will unleash his anger at the victim sometimes by making a statement to the victim in the form of a loaded question: (ex) ” You’re not really going to wear that dress, are you?”

Another type of anger disorder that manifests itself all too often in today’s society is that of intermittent explosive disorder; an actual diagnosed disorder where the sufferer becomes so out of control with his anger that he goes off the deep end, or over the top. The anger and rage are so out of control that they do not match the situation, and quite often can lead to dire consequences.

We all feel anger and rage sometimes when our lives and the people around us pressure us to the point of no return; but if we are not suffering from an anger disorder, we usually just vent the anger in a constructive way and get on with the business at hand. That is not the case for people who suffer from these disorders, and unless they get the help they need to control their impulses; their lives will always be plagued with outbursts, social alienation, and physical discomfort.

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