I am unable to control my anger and the slightest thing sets me off
Symptom
I am a generally angry person and nothing really seems to make me happy. I get angry about the littlest things and I fly off the handle at everybody. I don’t seem to be able to stop myself even when I can see I am upsetting the person I am angry at. I am full of remorse afterwards but I need to find a different way to vent my frustration instead of shouting at people.
Possible Solution
I had always been interested in art but had pretty much stopped once I left school. My wife suggested I start again and bought me an easel for Christmas. I was not sure what kind of art I wanted to do so I looked in the local paper and saw an art course so I went along. I had no idea I was walking into a therapy room and at no point did I feel I was having therapy but through my art I found peace of mind. I also met a whole group of other people who found it hard to control their tempers and we talked about it. That helped too. In the meantime my wife also started a yoga class and as I was being nicer to her she asked me to come along and I loved that too. I still get angry but not nearly as much and I can now handle it much more quickly and effectively.
Possible Therapies
- Art Therapy
- CBT
- Counselling
- EFT