Learn to Regulate and Manage Your Anger
Do you struggle to regulate, manage, or respond appropriately to your anger? If so, our anger management treatment using metacognitive therapy can help you. We offer individual oanger management treatment online.
What is Anger?
Anger is one of the fundamental emotions of human beings.
It is natural to feel anger, for instance, if your boundaries are crossed, you experience injustice (based on your values), or encounter various forms of betrayal.
Anger is an emotional and physical signal that something is wrong. It enables you to protect yourself, handle a situation, or communicate to others that you want something to change. Moreover, anger can create distance from others—both beneficial and detrimental.
Anger manifests in many forms, from direct expressions like yelling or violence to subtler behaviors like passive-aggressiveness or sarcasm.
Cultural differences also influence which expressions of anger are accepted and recognized and which may lead to social rejection.
Anger is a double-edged sword. On one side, it can be energizing—providing strength, determination, and persistence—yet it can also be explosive and destructive.
When Anger Becomes Problematic
For individuals who feel their anger has gotten out of control, it can impact their quality of life in multiple ways: personal relationships (partners, friends, and family), attachment to the labor market, success in achieving personal goals, and self-esteem.
Anger rarely exists in isolation, and difficulty managing anger is often associated with guilt and shame—both regarding the emotion itself and particularly the behavior it may provoke, such as outbursts, violence, or vandalism.
Additionally, anger can mask sadness, anxiety, and/or fear—fear of inadequacy, loss, or criticism/devaluation.
Anger narrows our focus, directing attention to a perceived threat while diminishing our sense of satisfaction or appreciation for things and others.
Persistent anger issues are not just about an emotion—they can shape social identity, meaning how one presents oneself and perceives oneself in relation to others, such as one’s social circle.
Thus, it can feel challenging and anxiety-provoking to let go of the defense mechanism that anger can represent. Metacognitive therapy for anger management can help! If your anger’s intensity, duration, and frequency are problematic for you and lead to psychological or social issues, you don’t have to face it alone.