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611067 tn?1458591483

What do you do when you get Mad!?

What do you do when you get really mad or angry?  Everyone deals with anger differently!  I'm just curious.

I tend to cry when I get really mad or I get quiet.  Then when I calm down, I can talk about it with the person who angered me.  I don't get angry often, but when I do - it has to be bad!
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If it gets really bad? ALL of them! Then I sleep it off! lol
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611067 tn?1458591483
Teko:
LOL!!!! Happy Easter!
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Avatar universal
Noe of the above
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585414 tn?1288941302
None really apply. Most everyday things don't make me angry. If it involves a conflict between me and another person I try to think who is in the wrong. If its me I apologize. If its the other person I don't bother to get angry. I explain things so they finally understand why they are in the wrong. I don't get mad or get even. I find a negotiable solution. Anger is energy misdirected to me that could be spent otherwise.
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587315 tn?1333552783
I voted for yell and scream, but something has to really set me off.  I go through different stages of getting PO'd-LOL.  The first stage-slightly PO'd-I will try to tell the other person how I feel in hopes of working things out.  The second stage-quite PO'd-it's sarcasm time and don't care to work things out with the other person.  That "final" stage may get to the yelling point!  I'm not really the type to throw things!  That's a good thing!  LOL
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362249 tn?1441315018
Since my DH can really get under my skin i put yell! That's usually what i do but im more in between i VERY firml state my opinion and then zip it and refuse to talk to him LOL!!
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535822 tn?1443976780
I get mad but it is gone the next minute , I have been known to dwell too much but seem to have taught myself not to do that ..I am not allowed to speak it out ,I get shouted down and I do mean shouted ....so I am apt not to get rid of my frustrations, I live with that ..its my choice.. I know..I  talk to the cat who found me or come here to you guys ..to moan..LOl
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173939 tn?1333217850
I have a quick temper and try to stay away from people when it flares up. Everyone in my vicinity knows I am best left alone for these couple of minutes. And around my child I give myself a time-out. Things only escalate when I see violent behavior around me. It turns me into a raging bull, ready to defend the victim. It all goes back to childhood experience.
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599170 tn?1300973893
I swear like a @#$$ truck driver....really got a potty mouth when I blow up,,,working on it,,the good news is I seldom get angry do not let other people have that power over me ,,,,I can totally blow people off, if needed.
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495284 tn?1333894042
When i get mad i get really quiet and busy.....underneath my breath i would make a sailor blush with my language!!!!
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599170 tn?1300973893
LMFAO...get it hahaha we are bad girls,,,
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365714 tn?1292199108
Shout, run up to my room, and slam the door really hard...Then maybe find something to do to occupy my time....  It depends a lot on the setting and what made me mad though.  In public I tend to break down and cry and cry....and cry....feel out of place with my surroundings and my body...
At home I tend to slam the door.  I have thrown stuff in the past...anger management is one of my challenges.

Another really odd thing:  It seems really minor things upset me more than major things.  I can be strangely calm in some situations, only to have a blow up later over something really small....
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518031 tn?1295575374
Remember the 7 words George Carlin wsn't allowed to say on Tv well i add about 15 to them....Cheri and I think alike....lol
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365714 tn?1292199108
Here's a random question:  I wonder what would be worse/better: Swearing or slamming doors, etc?

At least when swearing one isn't doing physical damage, but it could be embarrassing if someone else steps into the area.
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599170 tn?1300973893
both are bad in one way or the other one is verbal non self control   and one is physical non self control,,,I suppose swearing is cheaper you could break the doors !!!
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362249 tn?1441315018
Slamming the door is worst! I didnt know when we moved our bedroom door was only attached by one teeny weeny screw needless to say drinking too wine yelling at DH and slamming my door only had bad consequences lol! on top of that being drunk i ran in to it knocked it over and put a hole in it with my knee (oh wait i think i punched it when i fell) and a bruise on my knee cap for a month LOl!! See i should have just swore like a sailor!
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365714 tn?1292199108
You're right about swearing being cheaper.  I guess when I am angry that energy needs to be expelled physically or I have to write something....either here or in my blog.  I'm trying to cut down on it, because I doubt anyone likes to read about me ranting and raving over whatever, lol. Been there done that...At least now I know better than to publish such things until I am in a better mindset! Now if I can find a way to skip the door slamming.

I have my dad and his relatives to thank... Quite a few of them can get violent explosive tempers if not kept under check.  I seem to feel the worst anger when I feel out of control within a given situation...  It's one thing to know the Serenity prayer, repeat it and another thing to fully be able to act upon it AT the time of stress!
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599170 tn?1300973893
mj I used to tell my  boys when they wanted to pound on each other to go beat up their bed pillow,,,,try punching your pillow I mean hard...let that anger out and you wont hurt anything cept maybe your hand...its never healthy to repress emotions,,I mean its inappropiate at times but its healthy to cry, to let go of anger etc...
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362249 tn?1441315018
pillow is  a good idea  i thought those punching bags was good until i saw kung fu panda lol so now i know i'd probably hit that thing and then it would hit me  bkwards flying and i d be more mad lol!
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599170 tn?1300973893
you think ( i suspect) that your blowing up over minor things, the major things are stored in your sub-consious memory, and when the minors  add up you blow...its just the straw that breaks the camels back

people who do not express anger or sadness...end up with things like ulcers, anxiery attacks etc...our bodies are wonderful at wanting us to be healthy...they do self protect if we consiously choose not too.
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791286 tn?1239614513
Take my lorazepam!!
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Avatar universal
I get really quiet.  i Also do the swearing under my breath. When I get angry at hubby I will call him Di(# for days instead of using his name lol! It gets really hard after a couple of times to do without laughing.

Terry
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750172 tn?1256147076
I start playing classical music on the piano.  It calms me down very quickly!  Usually something by Chopin, like Nocture #5, that's one of my favorites.
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541150 tn?1306033843
I start listening to music. Honestly, no matter what happens online, I don't really get mad at anybody. I don't think it is worth my time. When I get mad with someone (not online) I listen to music to forget all about it, or just watch tv.
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