Well, I threw my frypan out the window today..

[AKIRA]

Whoops!

I get so mad when I fuck up making eggs. The fucking pan, jesus. MY pan was dirty, so I thought Id use the more expensive one. My god damn eggs stuck, ripped the yolks, 6 eggs ruined. So I threw that fucker out the window in a pit of rage. I wash MY pan and whatdoyaknow. Same heat, same oil, different result.

You guys ever have temper tantrums that make others think you have roid rage? My brother looked at me weird and I said to him, "when the fuck have I not made a big deal about my eggs?"

After I ate my eggs, I thought about the eggs that did manage to fly off the pan when it became airborne. I couldnt stop laughing.

Anger managment? How boring. I like to laugh.

 

[DOMS]

I exhibit road rage, but only because it's fun.

 

[Brachiisaurus]

The other day, someone stole my subway from the fridge in the breakroom at work.
I was so pissed I slammed the door shut. Then opened it again, looked around one more time to be sure, then I smashed my fist through the sliding plastic door on the door. Then slammed it again, and kicked it.

 

[NordicNacho]

I exhibit road rage, but only because it's fun.

Do you get mad when they cut you off while your in the Miata. By some PAM your eggs wont stick.

 

[ABCs]

The other day, someone stole my subway from the fridge in the breakroom at work.
I was so pissed I slammed the door shut. Then opened it again, looked around one more time to be sure, then I smashed my fist through the sliding plastic door on the door. Then slammed it again, and kicked it.

Uh yeah... I think that's more along the lines of rage then mood swings. But funny as hell none the less.

 

[Brachiisaurus]

Uh yeah... I think that's more along the lines of rage then mood swings. But funny as hell none the less.

....but it was double-meat

 

[DOMS]

Do you get mad when they cut you off while your in the Miata.

Huh? I don't own a Miata.

 

[ABCs]

....but it was double-meat

Don't worry. I highly doubt someone will touch your food again.

 

[KelJu]

Yes, I use to be the worse. I think everyone on this site has seen me blow a fuse here and there, but I haven't blown up in some time. After thinking about it for a while, I come to realize that those blow ups are a sign of emotional imaturity. It took some work, but I have devised some tools to helping me deal with frustration constructively rather than acting like a 230lb 4 year old.

In the past I have thrown printers out of the window, punched holes in walls, broken people's noses, and thrown a rod through the hood of my car hitting 7000 RPMs because I was pissed that my headlights wouldn't work.


Dealing with anger isn't so hard. You have to learn to intercept those impulse to do express anger. Then take a deep breathe and smile at the absurdity of the situation.

 

[ABCs]

Dealing with anger isn't so hard. You have to learn to intercept those impulse to do express anger. Then take a deep breathe and smile at the absurdity of the situation.

Good post man. Dealing with anger is all how you mentally perceive it, then process it. I like to laugh and have a good time.

 

[MCx2]

My personal favorite bit of rage was about 7 years ago. I was piss drunk and I wanted to destroy shit. My head seemed to be doing an effective job, so I went with it. Only this tine I miscalculated and caught a stud with my forehead. I hit the wall so hard that the drywall looked like I hit it with a ball pin hammer, as it put a dent in it and chipped the paint away. Well I saw stars for a brief second, then I felt blood. I split my head open and the marks on my forehead were the shape of the chipped paint on the wall. I had to walk around with a "circle of shame" on my head for a few weeks.

Another good one: I was playing Grand Turismo 2 and I was consistently coming up .03 of a second short on the final challenge for my license. Needless to say I threw my controller across the room, only this time the Playstation went long with it. When I plugged it back in, it didn't work. I didn't skip a beat; I proceeded to jump up and down on the Playstation, screaming every explicative I knew. Then I threw it in the pond in front of my house. Then I bought a new Playstation.

Getting angry is fun.

 

[fufu]

My personal favorite bit of rage was about 7 years ago. I was piss drunk and I wanted to destroy shit. My head seemed to be doing an effective job, so I went with it. Only this tine I miscalculated and caught a stud with my forehead. I hit the wall so hard that the drywall looked like I hit it with a ball pin hammer, as it put a dent in it and chipped the paint away. Well I saw stars for a brief second, then I felt blood. I split my head open and the marks on my forehead were the shape of the chipped paint on the wall. I had to walk around with a "circle of shame" on my head for a few weeks.

Another good one: I was playing Grand Turismo 2 and I was consistently coming up .03 of a second short on the final challenge for my license. Needless to say I threw my controller across the room, only this time the Playstation went long with it. When I plugged it back in, it didn't work. I didn't skip a beat; I proceeded to jump up and down on the Playstation, screaming every explicative I knew. Then I threw it in the pond in front of my house. Then I bought a new Playstation.
Getting angry is fun.

 

[DOMS]

Good post man. Dealing with anger is all how you mentally perceive it, then process it. I like to laugh and have a good time.

Keep in mind that dealing with anger does not mean getting rid of it.

Anger, like every other emotion, servers a purpose for the mind. Sometimes it's a release of physical, or mental tension. Other times it's used to increase physical abilities.

That's not to say that you should let every little thing make you angry. It means that you shouldn't try to purge all anger out of your emotional life.

There are not bad emotions, just bad expressions of emotions.



Edit: I fucked up on the bold word. It gave the exact opposite meaning.

 

[ABCs]

Keep in mind that dealing with anger does not mean getting rid of it.

Anger, like every other emotion, servers a purpose for the mind. Sometimes it's a release of physical, or mental tension. Other times it's used to increase physical abilities.

That's not to say that you should let every little thing make you angry. It means that you should try to purge all anger out of your emotional life.

There are not bad emotions, just bad expressions of emotions.

And that's what I mean. I don't think tossing shit and breaking shit is the right way to deal with anger no matter how entertaining it might be to others. I chose to take a mental approach and defuse the situation with the best thought out scenario. I don't just jump in and let my body do the talking.

 

[KelJu]

Keep in mind that dealing with anger does not mean getting rid of it.

Anger, like every other emotion, servers a purpose for the mind. Sometimes it's a release of physical, or mental tension. Other times it's used to increase physical abilities.

That's not to say that you should let every little thing make you angry. It means that you should try to purge all anger out of your emotional life.

There are not bad emotions, just bad expressions of emotions.

I think you are mostly right. Lets say I take an extra 3 to 5 seconds to let my rational/logical brain decide whether I should be pissed or not.

Someone cuts me off in traffic is not worth me being bothered by it.
A random stranger insults me or a lady friend I am with is reason enough ot be bothered. I'll then use my anger to bash his head in repeatedly.

 

[ABCs]

A random stranger insults me or a lady friend I am with is reason enough ot be bothered. I'll then use my anger to bash his head in repeatedly.

Now that's where I kinda draw the line too. Someone disrespects my girl and then there is some problems.

 

[DOMS]

Someone cuts me off in traffic is not worth me being bothered by it.

That's where I usually let my anger out. For me, anger can be a useful emotion. I don't have the mentality that anger is a "bad" emotion. Like I said, it can really be a good release for the day-to-day tensions that we are all exposed to; and driving is where I do it the most.

Of course this opens up the obvious rebuttal: That's a dangerous place to be mad. In all the years that I've gotten mad behind the wheel, not once has it even come close to causing an accident.

A random stranger insults me or a lady friend I am with is reason enough ot be bothered. I'll then use my anger to bash his head in repeatedly.

If someone insults me, I don't care. My self-esteem is way too high to let some nobody chip away at it. I usually just make a derisive noise and let it go. The funny thing is that some people react very badly to that and want to fight.

Now, if a stranger insults a friend of mine, then I do tend to beat the shit out of them. If only to show my friend that I care.

 

[shiznit2169]

Now, if a stranger insults a friend of mine, then I do tend to beat the shit out of them. If only to show my friend that I care.

What if a stranger insults you and your friend does nothing about it? Would you question his/her friendship with you?

 

[BoneCrusher]

I'd question his motives first. We're all wired up different. First though ... I'd throw the perp a beatin'

 

[DOMS]

What if a stranger insults you and your friend does nothing about it? Would you question his/her friendship with you?

Of course not; but in my life, it's my perspective that matters. I know that I'm not bothered by it, because I know my own thoughts. I can never know what another is thinking. So I show what my thoughts are through actions.

This also applies to things more genial, such as love and respect.

 

[Yanick]

I am a very level headed person actually only got into 2 fits of rage in my life (well more if you count being drunk, but i don't count those). One was freshman year of HS when i was having a very bad day, some kid said something about me at the bus stop so i grabbed him, threw him into the middle of the street and was about to start beating him silly when some kids pulled me off. The other time i was having some girl problems and got drunk at night and passed out on my couch. My brother came home and woke me up to some bullshit bitching about me leaving my clothes around so we yelled at each other, i then walked to my room put a dent in the wall, showered, drove to central park and walked around for a while.

 

[AKIRA]

What if a stranger insults you and your friend does nothing about it? Would you question his/her friendship with you?

I wouldnt get mad. Sometimes Id get mad at my friend for robbing me of the pleasure of defending myself. A friend will know when its time to jump in.

Like arguing with a friend's brother about a wedding I deserved not to be invited to...

 

[AKIRA]

Dealing with anger isn't so hard. You have to learn to intercept those impulse to do express anger. Then take a deep breathe and smile at the absurdity of the situation.

Thats true. I flip out a lot less now, but certain things will trigger it. Eggs and Girlfriends.

No matter how mad I get, how big my rage is, how 'lost' I become, I return to Earth rather quickly and usually laugh at myself.

Every fight ive gotten into ended with me laughing. "I cant believe I just did that." Fun, until fear steps in and I wonder if I am going to be arrested.

 

[AKIRA]

Another good one: I was playing Grand Turismo 2 and I was consistently coming up .03 of a second short on the final challenge for my license. Needless to say I threw my controller across the room, only this time the Playstation went long with it. When I plugged it back in, it didn't work. I didn't skip a beat; I proceeded to jump up and down on the Playstation, screaming every explicative I knew. Then I threw it in the pond in front of my house. Then I bought a new Playstation.

Getting angry is fun.

Whoops! Eggs, Girlfriends, & License Tests on Gran Turismo games.


That fucking shit drove me so crazy in every game. I hated it, I dont know why theyd make anyone do it, but you have to in order to play the potential of the game. Fucking ridiculous. In fact, that was one reason why I didnt go out and buy 4.

Being angry is one thing, being annoyed constantly is something else.

 

[MCx2]

Like arguing with a friend's brother about a wedding I deserved not to be invited to...

I don't know anything about that..

 

[zombul]

I was at work and got a sub sandwhich out of the refrigerator that didn't belong to me.Some of the guys said the guy it belonged to came in and opened the fridge,closed it and then punched a whole through the sliding plastic door on the door.

 

[AKIRA]

 

[maniclion]

I hate when I'm writing and the house is empty and quiet then everyone shows up at home all at once making noise, I bang the keyboard, throw punches and kicks in the air, (I learned it's better to do that than it is to break my stuff) and generally stay pissed for a while....if anyone pushes my buttons further then I go outside and punch the grapefruits off of our tree or punch the fridge door or our metal front door they both have little knuckle dents on them nothing better than rocking my fridge with a flurry of punches.

My dogs have learned that if they bark in the middle of the night and don't stop when I say HUSH!, and I have to get up in bed they better hide because I will grab one of them by the neck and hold them to the floor while scolding them.

I've mellowed a lot, I used to do stuff like throw chairs in bars or kick cars that almost hit me in cross walks, I think that had more to do with my drinking and heavy drug use back then though...

 

[Little Wing]

i have two kids..... sometimes i throw a tantrum right back

 

[Brachiisaurus]

I was at work and got a sub sandwhich out of the refrigerator that didn't belong to me.Some of the guys said the guy it belonged to came in and opened the fridge,closed it and then punched a whole through the sliding plastic door on the door.

That's it, you and me in the parking lot!