The following questions are related to ‘Anger’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a very close friend that even says he regards me as a brother, but recently we’ve been falling out a lot. I tend to do a lot of favors for him, such as simple ones like lending him money, to stuff like going back into town late at night to lend him [...]
Q: I am 18 and live in Jersey City, New Jersey. Every day when I come home from school, from hanging out with friends, or whatever event I do, I am welcomed back by the stares of my father who always yells at me for having horrible friends who “supposedly” give me bad habits, for [...]
Q: My five-year-old son is extremely defiant and displaying aggressive behaviour. He has always found it difficult to control his anger, and he winds up throwing things. We have found that over the past couple of months his behaviour is escalating and he is yelling, screaming, punching, kicking and spitting at us. He gets so [...]
Q: My father has always had an anger problem. He can be very angry at times. He will use inappropriate words and swear constantly. He usually refers to us, his kids, as pieces of sh** or ***holes, things like that. I am very confused with his behavior. I don’t know what to do. He feels [...]
Q: What are these moods I’m experiencing? I can be fine for weeks or even months at a time acting as my normal self, just very much an introvert (that’s normal for me) but then all of a sudden something will happen or set me off. I’ll get really angry over something, so bad that [...]
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