In the past two years, there has been a burgeoning of interest in a context for addressing anger that has come to be called, “Anger Management Counseling.” And of course, with the advent of this entity there has been a corresponding increase in those for whom this is deemed appropriate; namely, angry people.

They come from marriages, “road rage”, work stress and as part of a combination with other limitations such as addictions. So, for example, there is the alcoholic who expresses explosive anger; the gambler who is frustrated with losing, the parent who feels out of control in relation to his/her child, and so forth.
Anger, as it is implied within the context of the need for “anger management counseling”, is that class of explosive, out-of-control behaviors that are expressed frequently over time; this in contrast with the occasional verbal interchanges that are “normal” in the course of relating to a partner in marriage. Not surprisingly, not everyone who is angry either recognizes that or desires assistance. Motivation to do things is usually of two types: Movement toward something pleasurable, or movement away from something unpleasant. Again, it should come as no surprise that the motivation to seek assistance with anger issues is organized around a “moving away from” strategy. That is, people often wait until there is no choice but: (1) A spouse threatening to leave, (2) The Law intervening, (3) A friend, relative or other individual in that person’s life offers a “tip” to seek help, or (4) The health of an angry individual—or one of his loved ones—is threatened.
Interestingly, though this concept has become quite popular, there is little agreement among professionals or those seeking such treatment about what specifically constitutes an Anger Management Counseling Program. Different agencies and practitioners advocate variations in size of the group of participants (still others engage such clients individually), what specifically is discussed, whether it is educational or more remedial, and what percent of those who enter such a course of action succeed in becoming less angry. Never the less, one of the features most anger management counseling programs have in common is that anger is present during the intervention; anger is discussed and therefore, the states in which anger occurs are accessed!
The paradox becomes one in which participants “try” to not do something (or do less of that)… after they already have done so; namely, be not angry. In order to resolve the paradox, people enrolled in such a course of treatment would need to be able to do something else when they ordinarily become angry. And something else is possible.

For information on what that Something Else is, go to the following website link:<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
www.creativesolutionsinteractive.com/anotherchoice
 
Learn an alternative to getting angry regularly.  Be well, and remember…
 
Think positive…for a change!