Bookstore shelves are lined with books designed to help you work through anger management therapy on your own. Learning some of the skills needed to manage your temper and control your anger may be possible without anger management treatment. However, the DIY route is fraught with pitfalls. There simply is no substitute for professional mental health treatment, in a safe and comfortable setting, with skilled, compassionate therapists.
If your anger is bubbling over, out of control, and is hurting your relationships with family, friends, and co-workers, and negatively impacting your life at home, work, or school, reach out to Evoke Coconut Creek at 866.693.3871 to learn how anger management treatment can help.
What Is Anger Management Treatment?
Anger management therapy is the process of becoming educated about the signs you are about to become angry. With a dedicated team of professionals who care about you and want to see you learn and improve, anger management treatment can teach you various ways to safely calm down, soothe yourself, and successfully cope with frustrating situations in a safer and more appropriate manner.
It is important to note that successfully managing your anger does not mean suppressing the feelings that are making you upset and angry. This will not solve the problem; it only defers it and makes the explosions more violent, literally and figuratively. This is because anger is a normal and healthy human emotion. Anger can often be an instinctual response to fear, sadness, or disappointment. For the benefit of your emotional and physical well-being, you must learn how to express anger in a healthy way and understand why this is critical to maintaining healthy relationships with those you love and who love you back. This step is essential for your own benefit and all the people in your life. Anger management treatment in a state-of-the-art facility, with a staff of mental health professionals who care about you, will teach you how to do this.
Anger can also originate from an underlying addiction or a mental health condition. These co-occurring issues must be addressed as well in order to recover and heal fully. An anger management therapy program that works in conjunction with addiction treatment can help you achieve success in your recovery goals by teaching you how to successfully manage your anger going forward.
Do You Need Anger Management Therapy?
Anger management therapy will give you the tools to recognize your anger, see it, accept it, understand where it comes from, and recognize the problems it causes. You’ll learn a variety of methods for resolving anger in a productive way. In doing so, you will also learn different techniques for expressing yourself and saying the things you need to say, yet remain calm and in complete control of yourself and the situations at hand throughout the process.
Some of the common signs that you may need anger management therapy include the following:
- Negative thoughts and escalating frustrations
- Physical violence or making violent threats
- Arguing without resolution and focusing only on negative experiences
- Feeling you have to hold in your anger
- Fits of rage or frequent irritation
- Impatience
- Out-of-control and risky behavior
- Avoiding situations because of anxiety or a fear of having an angry outburst
Let Evoke Coconut Creek Help You Today
If you or someone you care about is struggling with anger management as a result of a drug or alcohol addiction, learn about how professional anger management therapy can be a part of the bigger recovery picture. You don’t need to go it alone.
Reach out to Evoke Coconut Creek today at 866.693.3871 or contact us online to get the mental health treatment you need and deserve in a luxurious wellness center designed to provide the utmost care to you and your family.
