Supressed Anger

[Rayy]

HI everyone goin on day 7ish and im feeling prettty i just have one problem of supressed anger. A couple times a day i get the urge to beet the **** out of something. Im ashamed for sayiing this but i get the feeling that i want to destroy something beauitful.alot o fthe day not sure why could it be all the Aminos or the Xanax? or teh Withdrawals and what should i do about this anger?

Thanks RayRay

[wait2long]

you can get pretty good punching bags at olympia sports...if any of you are interested...it really does work...good exercise too

[Rayy]

yeh i think the punchin bags sound best cause i cna hit it as hard as i can for as long as i can but i think i might have to destroy my own garden or something cause thats how i feel i feel like nothing can be nice aruound me

[wickedwanderer]

i deal with the same issue.  i've not found a good way to handle it though.  in the past i've self-injured, but breaking something would be a lot better me thinks. :D or a punching bag would be nice.  maybe i will use my brother.

[wait2long]

SUPPRESSED ANGER!..you betcha...i have a punching bag in my garage...it helps...and my kids love it also (for fun)

[Rayy]

i wanted rehang my punching bag from my teens good idea?

[3 1/2 yrs sober]

This sounds stupid, but when I went to treatment at the Meadows, we had a group for a week called Survivors.  One of our things we had to do was take this padded ball bat and hit an empty chair with it.  I know it sounds crazy, but it was very theraputic!  I would suggest maybe hitting a pillow or something that you cannot hurt!