Ann Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 What do you do to vent anger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I write. I get homicidal with my garden weeds. Mostly, I write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patkid Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I am a cryer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Mostly I keep it in, if it is bad I take a Valium Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geri Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Cuss, stomp around, cuss, maybe throw something small, cuss some more, keep on stompin'. My favorite is to see how many cuss words can be strung together (all in my head), in how many different combinations! My fanatasy reaction is to sweep all the dishes off a shelf with my arm........don't want to clean it up though so won't be doing it. Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jang Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Workout! It always works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBeth Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I bake. I bake alot. Then I eat it. I eat alot. I hate it when I get angry; so does my waistline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I write mostly, too. Till I get my venom to a reasonable level...and then sometimes I send the letter! Mostly I don't though....the writing is just a good purge. Or I vacuum or scrub "terlets". Some form of housework to work out the physical energies of it all. This is a timely question, because an idea for a post has been tooling around my slightly Decadron-influenced brain this morning...and I'll probably post when I get back from radiation. You'll see then, what the link is to today's question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 If it is an inanimate object that caused my anger (like trailer tail lights) I just get up an walk away for while. If it is a similar human being that caused the anger I tell them my feelings, listen to them and then if need be walk away. I try to make it a game, if they make me mad...they won....if I make them mad....I won. jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 If I'm REALLY angry, I cry!!! I just hate to be in a really angry confrontation with someone and cry. I feel that they think I'm a real wimp but...when I get mad enough to cry....look out! That's when my mouth becomes uncontrollable and I say things I often regret later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patkid Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 JimBen, I am going to use your anger management tool from now on. Ann is more honest than I am. I admitted that I cry, but I also say things I regret.........now I will use your tool and try to do better. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy B Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I usually cry. I use to slam doors but it scares my dog, so had to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I am a cryer. it's so disempowering. I swear like a sailor, too. I try to stomp around, but I am so klutzy I usually trip, which of course makes whoever else is there laugh...which often diffuses the whole situation. I try to talk through it, when it involves someone I care about, without saying mean things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I stifle (one f's or two?). Then I get a little made at myself that I didn't show my anger. Then I just chat (gossip) about it to everyone that will listen and drive them all crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindseysmom Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 It depends on whom I'm angry with. If I am at work, I pretty much keep it in. I do not like confrontation. If it is with my husband I can be kinda of crazy. Depending on how mad he has made me. Cuss and yell and then I'm over it. Best Wishes, Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I go for (woods/pond/lake/beach) walks. Nature has a way of putting things in perspective and gives one a chance to think things through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Well depending on the degree of anger..low level or ballistic?? I like to work it off by doing something...but usually I have to express it verbally to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogfam Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I cry, pray, & call a friend and vent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebywater Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Sometimes I post replies to wacky messageboard posts that hit me wrong. I write. I'm also a cryer... The worst thing is when you're REALLY angry and need to *look* angry... and I burst into tears and just look like a slobbering fool and can't put a cohesive sentence together to save me... I hate that. Then I get angrier and cry more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 how do I respond to anger? Let me count the ways....! Depends on what is UNDERNEATH that anger. If it is fear, then I cry...for sure! If it is embarrassment, I may lash out if someone embarrassed me in public. If it is hurt, I may lash out again, or I may keep it in if I feel that someone hurt my feelings by accident. If it is helplessness plus fear, I go into a rage! Yikes! lookout! Whenever I do become angry, I do try to look to see what feeling is underneath. There is always something else. It does help me to stand back, if I can, to look to see what is really going on and then deal with that underlying feeling. I do bite. It is the bain of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ry Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I usually talk louder. Hit something. Break something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 i spout off like Mount Vesuvius. then I calm down, take deep breathes, and do something constructive. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I cry, I eat, and sometimes I can get a little mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I react just like Ginny! I actually laughed when I read it because it is just so ME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Well, I have been thinking about this one. I didn't quite know how to respond...UNTIL I read Ginny's!!!! Yep! That's me too! Kasey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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