[shakespeare47]

It was last week...
I've been getting together for coffee w/ a small group, and one of the guys happened to mention a very specific detail of the airport in the city where I grew up. For some reason, I got angry and disagreed.. I did admit that I left there in 1990, and that it could have changed since then... (but, he was wrong.... even today the airport doesn't have that detail)

LOL. I'm still not sure why it upset me. Or why I expressed my anger. I'd like to get better at recognizing my anger before expressing it, and dealing with it in constructive ways.

Last week, it was at my teenaged son for not helping more around the house. It was from frustration of asking him again and again to do the same thing and him ignoring me.

Ultimately though I was tired from a very busy chaotic shift at work and this is what made me quick to anger. My husband identified it before I did and he was right.

A lot of the times I think anger is borne of frustration.

At 11:15 this morning. My GP gave me an unpleasant diagnosis. I didn't get angry at him; rather, I got pretty upset at myself.

[missbelle]

this morning at a meeting...This woman is hard to handle and my serenity is affected

[orangyred]

I'm not sure when I got full blown mad that I was throwing a temper tantrum (I think right before Christmas), but I do get angry quite a lot. My mind is always gravitating towards the negative. I started in on someone in my head on the way to work just this morning. I know it sounds trite on some level, but finding positive things helps. It's often difficult to find something the angrier I am and sometimes it is just as hard to remain focused on the positive. My mind easily gravitates back to what's annoying/bothering me. But it's slowly getting better.

[NotDeadYet]

Right now, I'm getting pretty frustrated due to my lack of have a quiet place the my own. I just wish I had a door or something srsly

[bornunderabadsign]

Today I got mad at a doctor because he gave me a Rx and didn't sign it. I didn't discover it until I was at the pharmacy and had to go back to the doctor only to find that he was gone to lunch. Finally got the Rx and then went back to the pharmacy and the Pharmacy Tech who saw me at the pharmacy was gone to lunch and I had to wait in line again instead of just going to her and letting her handle it because she was very nice and said to just come back to her when I got the Rx signed. The next Pharmacy Tech was a pain in the patooy and I gave him a peace of my mind. Still a little steamed about that but not like I was earlier.

[Apanthropos]

I'm always angry. Angry and hateful at the world, society, other people...

[cakeladie]

It was about 2 1/2 hours ago. My daughter brought her dog into our house and the dog peed all over the place and my daughter just laughed. I have had little sleep for the last 3 days and the last thing I wanted to do was to clean up dog pee on my hardwood floor. And she could have cleaned it up she knew I wasn't feeling well and I haven't been sleeping she did not offer to clean it up she just laughed

@shakespeare47: Maybe the way of discussion what upset you, not the detail itself?

I'm impulsive, I know that. Luckily, I'm not around people a lot. I'm not proud of that, but I hurt people when I feel offended, and I'm offended easily. Anyway, the last time I was really angry with someone in real life was probably a year ago, where I yelled at a co-worker who was talking in the office and I couldn't concentrate. I told him to leave the office and talk outside.

Originally Posted by Apanthropos

I'm always angry. Angry and hateful at the world, society, other people...

Your name sounds Greek. What does it mean?

I have felt angry a couple of times lately with the charity I volunteer with - I can't go into details because of confidentiality but they have not been behaving in a supportive manner towards volunteers or service users.

This morning I saw a friend at the gym who brings her friend to a group (for vulnerable adults) run by this charity and the group has been temporarily stopped because the charity hasn't got organised. She was angry and I empathise. We both let off some steam - I was on the exercise bike and noticed I was getting faster and faster (I was supposed to be cooling down!) - it was like a communal anger vent.

I think again it was frustration - this charity holds all the trump cards and can pretty much do as they like, we are just railing against it. Maybe a good vent did us good idk (or maybe it just fed it).

[shakespeare47]

I got irritated and confronted someone on the street just the other day. We were waiting in line at the local theater, and the line just wasn't moving. It was only a few minutes before the movie was supposed to start, and an employee started taking a group of people to another smaller annex theater next door... There was no announcement, no explanation.
When she came back towards us, I asked loudly enough for everyone to hear, "Why did you take a group of people to that other theater!?" She answered, that ticket machine isn't working, so you can get you ticket at the other theater... I asked "Are you saying 'we can' or 'we must' (get our ticket there instead?)."

Anyway, I was irritated with the lack of communication. I felt irritable in general that day, and could sense myself getting very critical, thinking thoughts like, "this is so stupid... why aren't they moving faster?" I even thought to myself, "I bet someone is just asking asking dumb questions of the employees and holding up the line".

I felt embarrassed afterward and regretted my attitude and the way I questioned the employee. My son was with us, and I felt I was a bad example.

[calcifur]

The last time I was angry was two days ago when my bf woke me up. The anger was very short lasted and I am glad i do not have a terrible anger problem. The key to resolving anger is to be the bigger person and swallow your pride and keep things civil, calm and simple (to the point....why are you angry?).

I need to replace my cellphone and renew my plan. The agent on the phone told me any charges I could defer to the next billing statement of my account. But, when I was at the store they insisted I pay the fee for a new SIM card upfront. I don't have the $15 until next month. I got pretty steamed in light of what the phone customer service agent told me. I also got steamed by the service at the store. I am a former retail manager (for many years). Considering how much money they are going to make off me I would have waived the $15 entirely and absorbed the cost. Ridiculous. I was very angry and let him know that. Fortunately I stopped short of making a scene.

[shakespeare47]

On Sunday, I was angry at my 8 yr old because he was interrupting me while my wife and I were watching one of our favorite TV shows. I got the sense he just needed our attention. I'm not sure what to do about that one. There are times when we are doing other things and can't attend to his desire for attention. I know there is a way to handle his desire for attention (when we're busy) w/o feeling angry.

I felt angry on Monday night (and the previous Monday) when our professor started making claims about what our textbook said about ethics... I confronted him and pointed out that our textbook did not say what he said it did.

I'm glad I confronted him, and it was a serious issue, but I know I could have accomplished the same thing without getting emotionally upset. My goal is equanimity in all situations. I was aware of my mental state, and was able to calm myself down quickly.

[TishaBuv]

I never get angry at minor situations like incompetent employees or traffic.

Over the past two years, I have posted here daily. I have been triggered to hysteria (and diagnosed with an emotional disorder) over volatile relationships with my closest family members. (Specifically, husband and mother)

And it's not over perceived slights, it's over very real struggles.

Shakespeare, could you imagine having been the best child you could be, even giving your mother plent of money and support, and she calls you a mercinery little b**ch?

It has been 24/7 for the past two months I've been reeling from this.

I think I am desensitized to smaller hurts because I've had to deal with such huge ones.

I'm angry a lot of the time since I choose to drown my sorrow out with anger but the last time?

It would have to be at my game. I was playing Hearthstone in arena and Blizzard (the game developers) can't balance arena worth a damn and considering you have to pay either a lot of hard earned game currency or real money just to get in and earn prizes (you get more stuff the more you win), I expect to win a lot if I am smart and skilled enough to draft a good deck and play correctly. Despite the fact that I'm one of the top 2% of hearthstone players in the nation and I've beaten a couple of professional sponsored players in the past, I can't win more than 4-5 times in arena because one class (mages!) are too freaking overpowered, yet they continue to give that one class the best spell removal in the game and won't even take the effort to cut some of those cards from arena.

Bunch of idiots; I could do a better job at balancing their game than these losers haha

Oh and plenty of things not related to gaming piss me off. Like people who want to bother me with my headphones on. Come on, there is a reason I have them on and have the volume up so STFU you annoying little prick you!

People in general piss me off.

[shakespeare47]

Originally Posted by TishaBuv

I never get angry at minor situations like incompetent employees or traffic.

Over the past two years, I have posted here daily. I have been triggered to hysteria (and diagnosed with an emotional disorder) over volatile relationships with my closest family members. (Specifically, husband and mother)

And it's not over perceived slights, it's over very real struggles.

Shakespeare, could you imagine having been the best child you could be, even giving your mother plenty of money and support, and she calls you a mercinery little b**ch?

It has been 24/7 for the past two months I've been reeling from this.

I think I am desensitized to smaller hurts because I've had to deal with such huge ones.

I do acknowledge that there are some issues where a reaction of anger is understandable. And in some situations it is an impetus for change.

But.... in my own life, I've decided that the negatives far outweigh the positives, at least in the way I experience and deal with anger. I believe there are ways that I can change for the better. I've had successes in the past by being honest about problems, being assertive, and thinking about ways I can change that would reduce my anger (like making a plan about what I will do next time).

Originally Posted by shakespeare47

On Sunday, I was angry at my 8 yr old because he was interrupting me while my wife and I were watching one of our favorite TV shows. I got the sense he just needed our attention. I'm not sure what to do about that one. There are times when we are doing other things and can't attend to his desire for attention. I know there is a way to handle his desire for attention (when we're busy) w/o feeling angry.

I felt angry on Monday night (and the previous Monday) when our professor started making claims about what our textbook said about ethics... I confronted him and pointed out that our textbook did not say what he said it did.

I'm glad I confronted him, and it was a serious issue, but I know I could have accomplished the same thing without getting emotionally upset. My goal is equanimity in all situations. I was aware of my mental state, and was able to calm myself down quickly.

I know it can be frustrating when young children need attention and you can't ever seem to have a moment to yourself, but you are right it's best to deal with this situation without anger. He loves you both and wants to connect. You've probably had this said to you before but they aren't little long - one day you will have lots of time to yourself and he will be grown and gone.

[Rizzar]

I used to be a very angry person. I was angry today when a telemarketer called.

I have been working on my irritability and propensity to be easily agitated. I am trying my best. I got really angry with a neighbour this week. Fortunately it resolved itself. I have calmed down. "Clear skies and blue oceans' is my mantra.

[~Christina]

Walmart angers the hell out of me lol

I generally don't get angry , just not my personality.

I witnessed two people who appeared to be new Canadians arrested last night. It seemed to be that the officers were being far too rough with the couple - especially the woman. I've no idea what they were alleged to have done. All I know is that despite appearing to be very cooperative the officers were using excessive force. I was quite angered and bothered by this.