When to Seek Help For Anger Management [Video]

Losing control of anger on a regular basis may mean that there’s an underlying issue worth probing into. To diagnose an anger management problem, a mental health professional will look at patterns or trends in an individual’s behaviour, taking into account their physical and emotional symptoms as well. Anger is a completely normal and healthy emotion, but we don’t all manage it well. Losing our cool from time to time doesn’t mean we have anger management issues.

Disappointments in life can make us angry or upset. They happen to anyone at any time and quite often do.

Some situations that can result in anger

• The car won’t start in the morning making you late for work• A huge bill arrived in the post• Your spouse said the wrong thing• Something isn’t where you left it• Things didn’t go according to plan• The house floods

When there’s excessive anger present lasting for …