Anger & Emotion Regulation

Anger is a natural, healthy, productive human emotion that can guide a person to set boundaries, express needs, and protect themselves from danger. When anger is expressed aggressively, passively, or not at all, relationships with self and others significantly decline creating feelings and experiences such as:

• Depression
• Paranoia
• Self-destructive tendencies
• Overuse of sarcasm and cynicism
• Chronic muscle tension
• Chronic headaches
• Chronic stress and anxiety
• Bitterness, enviousness, resentment
• Self-critical thoughts
• Feeling as if everything is your fault
• Exploding and lashing out
• Defensiveness
• Controlling behaviors towards self and other

With compassionate curiosity we can work to utilize your anger to enrich your life and relationships instead of harm them. This is done by creating understanding about what is underneath your anger and developing skills that can help you express your anger in ways that are more likely to be heard by others.