Dealing with anger

I was abused decades ago and yet I hung onto a lot of anger for a long time. I realized it was making me miserable. So I did visualization of my anger being in big balloons tied to my head. Then I said to myself, I want to let go of this anger that is so strong for so long. Then I cut the strings on the balloons and let them float up real high in the sky and then burst like an atom bomb. I have felt better since. I also prayed to let go of the anger, too. Life is too short to be angry all my life. I previously have worked on my emotions in therapy but always had an anger issue even after therapy. I really am glad I have let go. It feels good to have happy thoughts again. Now this isn't saying I don't get annoyed at times. That's normal.

glad that has helped you!

I'm not a visual person so I can't seem to make this work. Letting go is hard, but I'm getting there. I still get angry from time-to-time, but it seems to be getting better. I visited with a counselor about anger about 6 months ago and he helped me to understand some things I was going through differently.

Thanks. I think anger is normal. But I was overly angry all the time about everything. I had to tell myself to lighten up, too, because every situation doesn't call for me to go into a rage. Talking about anger helps too. Anger is a normal emotion but being consumed by it is very uncomfortable. I got tired of how that felt.