ANGER MANAGEMENT IS NOT THERAPY

Most people have anger issues. Does that create a need for therapy? My opinion is that it does not!

Just because you experience the ANGRY REACTION does not mean you are mentally ill or crazy for which therapy might prove useful.

The ANGRY REACTION is an aggressive form of behavior that is the expression of the emotion we call ANGER. This reaction follows the well known “FIGHT or FLIGHT” mechanism inherent in the behavior of ALL animals. We, as humans, are animals and not different in our behaviors from dogs, cats or even lions and zebras except that we have larger brains with the capacity to think and reason.

So what’s the problem?

When we are children, we learn the ANGRY REACTION from our parents, siblings or from movies, TV or even video games. Usually, by the age of two to three this behavior is set within us. This reaction forms a memory, is stored in our brain, and is the automatic response we exhibit WHEN WE PERCEIVE OR SENSE WE ARE BEING ATTACKED. Our brain functions much like a juke-box in this regard. When our so called buttons are pushed, the immediate response is that automatic Angry Reaction. Many times it’s hurtful behavior and it's always aggressive toward the attacker.

So, what’s the solution?

The solution is to learn the techniques to gain control of ourselves, to reduce our aggressive behaviors, to manage our stresses more efficiently, to begin to understand our own emotions as well as the emotions of others and to improve our communication skills.

Unfortunately, these things are not taught in our schools. Actually, our aggressiveness is enhanced via sports activities, later on by military training, by the movies we watch, by the news we read about and very often by the very jobs we hold and the education we receive for those positions.

So, the solution is to change one’s behavior by learning the skills you never learned before and reducing one’s aggressiveness. This is accomplished easily in an ANGER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM and not in therapy.

To repeat, just because you experience the ANGRY REACTION does not mean you are mentally ill or crazy! It just means that you have never learned to express your anger in an appropriate way through assertive communication.

We all have experienced that Angry Reaction especially with people we love and with whom we are very close to. We would all do well to remain civil in our interpersonal relationships and learn to treat others with respect and love.

Remember, Life should be a Celebration and not an Endurance Contest.

For more information, please contact

Dr. Steven J. Sinert, Certified in Anger Management
Nevada Anger Management, LLC
5812 South Pecos Road, Suite B
Las Vegas, NV 89120

702 – 353 – 1750

dr.sinert@nevaaangermanagement.com
www.nevadaangermanagement.com