Anger outbursts can affect people of all ages and can be caused by various factors, including mental illnesses and substance abuse. The physical symptoms preceding an outburst include increased heart rate and shallow breathing. Seeking professional help is necessary to control and manage anger issues.
Outbursts of anger typically refer to explosive, violent, or loud reactions to events that are uncaused or disproportionate to the actual event. People of all ages can suffer from angry outbursts, although they are most often associated with children. Adults with anger issues, or sometimes those suffering from other mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety disorders, can also experience these outbursts. This can cause significant problems in all aspects of an individual’s life, especially work and interpersonal relationships. Often, an individual with anger problems will feel as though they want to control their anger, but that it is not possible to do so.
There are a few common characteristics that people with anger outbursts will experience whenever they occur. Many people will feel changes in the body that precede an outbreak, such as an increased heart rate or shallow, rapid breathing; others will actually feel warmth or heat in their body and face. This is typically due to a rush of adrenaline in the body, often known as a “fight or flight” response. It only tends to make anger outbursts worse, because physiologically it is very difficult to control this adrenaline response.
Depending on how a person usually reacts to anger, this adrenaline rush can cause outbursts to appear different in each person. Some people will respond by yelling or using inappropriate language at someone. Others will behave more violently, sometimes throwing or breaking objects or, in worst-case scenarios, becoming violent towards another person. Abusive relationships are often characterized by angry outbursts of this nature, which is always unacceptable, regardless of the cause. Sometimes the person experiencing the outburst will legitimately feel as though it is beyond their control; at this point, it is time for the person to seek professional help.
Anger outbursts can be caused for a variety of reasons. Sometimes people just never learned how to express themselves properly. Substance abuse, especially alcohol abuse, also often contributes to these types of outbursts. Other mental illnesses such as anger and depression can also cause these events, sometimes because anger is the safest way for an individual to express how they are feeling; furthermore, some outbursts can be attributed to ADD or even low blood sugar. Regardless, people who are experiencing this situation in their lives need to take immediate steps to get help and fix the problem.
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