How do you handle anger?

As an emotion, anger can have both beneficial and detrimental effects. You can use it as motivation to do something constructive (like tidying up a disorganized desk) or destructive (like yelling at a delivery person without reason). Anger tests, meanwhile, have received millions of views on TikTok. People are clearly interested in understanding their anger levels.

You may ask yourself, “Do I have anger issues?” Take our test to find out.

The Breeze Anger Test contains 20 quick questions that explore your anger, emotional regulation, and stress responses. It’s adapted from the Multidimensional Anger Scale, a widely recognized tool for assessing anger issues.

Overall, this test helps you consider:

• How often do you feel tense or angry
• Your ability to identify triggers
• Whether you express frustration in healthy or reactive ways
• How do you recover or self-soothe after being upset
• Whether your emotional habits feel empowering or overwhelming

The results of this anger test can reveal how you typically handle stressful situations, anger, and other emotional issues. After receiving your results, you'll have the opportunity to learn more about your patterns and triggers and be offered a personalized Breeze healing plan. You will be able to control your anger and enhance your emotional health, manage your triggers, and improve your relationships with the help of this personalized plan.

Anybody who wants to learn more about how they deal with stress, anger, and other emotional problems in their daily lives can take this anger issues test. It’s not a diagnostic tool, but it can bring awareness to how you express (or suppress) anger and frustration and help you reflect on whether your current coping habits are supporting your well-being or if you need help learning anger management tips.

Anger is defined as hostility toward someone or something that you believe has intentionally wronged you, according to the Encyclopedia of Psychology. Anger is a completely natural and usually healthy emotion that enhances assertiveness and helps you defend yourself in unpleasant situations. This emotion can also allow you to express negative feelings or motivate you to solve problems.

Either external or internal stimuli can trigger anger. Someone or something may cause you to become angry. For example, a person may have jumped in front of you in line, irritating you.

Also, anger can be a defense mechanism against facing unpleasant feelings like sadness, loss, fear, isolation, or emotional pain. In these situations, rage becomes a secondary emotion in the anger iceberg. Anger can be a reaction to physical pain, fear, a perceived attack, or frustration.

Here are four common types of anger:

• Assertive anger is a healthy way to express anger to defending your boundaries in a healthy way.that does not involve threats.
• Passive-aggressive anger is another type of expressing anger, but in a more indirect way. People can suppress their anger to avoid dealing with it or the consequences of showing it, so they usually express it in a discreet and undermining manner, e.g., sarcasm or offensive jokes.
• Open aggressiveness could be followed by verbal or physical violence, such as screaming or hitting objects. Usually, this kind of rage aims to harm the person, either physically or mentally.
• Internalized angeroccurs when you begin to direct your anger at yourself. It includes negative self-talk, depriving yourself of things that make you happy, and even basic needs like food. Other ways to direct anger inward include self-harm and isolating from others.

Anger, while a normal emotional response, can become problematic when you always feel angry even over minor things; it gets out of hand and leads to regrettable words or actions. Excessive anger can also have negative consequences. Anger-related physical changes, such as elevated blood pressure, make it difficult to think clearly, jeopardizing both physical and mental health. [1]

You may have anger issues if:

• You get mad a lot
• You feel that your anger is out of control
• Your anger is interfering with your relationships
• Your rage harms others
• Your anger drives you to say or do things you later regret
• You physically or emotionally abuse others

Use simple anger management tips to keep your temper in check:

1. Regularly check in with your emotions with the mood tracker in the Breeze app. Identify the specific situations or people that cause anger. Mindfulness and self-awareness may also help you prevent impulsive reactions.
2. Try to engage in regular physical exercise to release tension and boost mood.
3. Practice mindfulness meditation to deepen your emotional awareness and EQ.
4. Learn active listening techniques to improve communication and reduce misunderstandings. It might also be helpful to practice time management skills.
5. Explore engaging in creative activities like photography or writing to promote relaxation and self-expression.
6. If you are concerned about your anger levels, please consult a mental health professional. Research has shown that with therapy, people can learn to better control their emotions, have fewer reactive outbursts, and get better at handling their anger over time. [2]