‘Anger’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Q: I’ve been involved in an on and off again relationship with a man for almost two years now. While I’m normally very happy with him, he has a tendency to close up and withdraw socially when his personal life is in turmoil. And when a situation becomes extreme enough, he will lash out at [...]

Q: My husband has outbursts of intense anger over stupid, little things, and I don’t understand why. I never know just what is going to set him off! He calls me a stupid idiot in front of our children. He yelled and screamed at me because he saw me putting a spoonful of baked beans [...]

Q: I’m generally pretty mature for my age, but I’ve been dealing with anger issues all my life. Recently, they’ve started to affect my relationships with my bosses and co-workers. I’ve made improvements, but I feel so drained every time I manage to stop myself from having an outburst and usually can’t keep from having [...]

Q: I am a 23-year-old male who is often described as calm, laid back and very social by friends, family and coworkers. I’m usually very difficult to upset and am mostly logical about conflict.
I recently purchased a pair of guinea pigs, and have spent a lot of time and effort to house them and make [...]

Q: Today was a bad day! My mom sent me to cut onions, and I went to do it. Anyway, while I was doing it my dad started shouting at me because he noticed that I was not “smiling” while I was doing the work. I got angry and talked back to him saying that [...]