Healthy expression of anger suggestions?

Healthy expression of anger suggestions?
Dewey2k

Dewey2k

I had a T session on Monday night, and we spent along time talking about ways to get out the anger I'm carrying around instead of letting it leak out sideways toward my kids. She had a number of interesting ideas above and beyond the classic writing letters or the punching bag. Things she recommended:

- Walking, stepping on the perp's face with every step
- Finding what 'color' the anger is, and coloring a piece of paper with that color crayon(s) until the paper is covered

Any other ideas out there?
 
Staying emotionally open helps me tremendously. If I close up, don't write here, don't talk about my stuff, I slip into emotional distance, and that's where I lash out at people. Anything that helps me feel every day keeps me nice.
 
Dewey2k,

I get it out sometimes by venting here, usually on the Members' side. Sometimes I'll send a vent in email to some people. Just about any writing can help.

One time I used a large-ish pile (9 cubic yards) of mulch and a wheelbarrow to burn off some anger. Another time I cut down a tree, cut it into logs, and split them for firewood.

How old are the kids? Sometimes we play "Calvinball" where they make up the rules as we go along (even in mid-play!), and the physical exertion is good, while the time with the kids is even better.

Thanks,

Joe
 
Try roleplaying. Have someone you trust be the perp, and you unleash verbally on him? I did it with my sister's giant sized teddy bear. Then I beat it up and ripped the stuffing out of it. That reminds me, I still owe her a new one!

Another thing is to remember to take a time out. When it is getting to the boiling point, take a looong bath, or just sit outside and listen to the sounds and feel the wind and the sun.
 
Well, I was going through old posts looking at my post history sort of like seeing where I've been/come from and somehow, while editing a spelling error, I managed to delete the contents of this one. Can't retrieve it. I'll try to recreate it here but not sure I'll get it the same, as if that really matters.

Dewey,

Sometimes I vent my anger as well as express other emotions by writing fiction. No one will ever see it except maybe my wife. I'm not very good at it anyway, but it helps me put things into perspective.

Courage,

John
 
Dewey,

Well, just in case Dave doesn't come by and tell you about what he does, I will. He told us how he has taken an axe handle and gone after one tree or another and really let go. I don't know if pictures any specific thing but he does say that it works.

I like what some of the others have said. It used to be running for me, until I had back surgery. Now it's walks. After several miles, the endorphens have broken lose and I'm usually feeling better.

Any physical activity, even cleaning house...yuck, but it's got to be done anyway, so why not use it.

Good luck, let us know what works best for you.

David
 
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