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I have a quick temper, it's something I've been working on for a long time now, but at the moment I'm struggling. I'm trying to quit or at least cut down on smoking (marijuana), but it's the only thing that calms me when I feel myself flying into a rage. Maybe it's got something to do with my childhood, I grew up in an area where the ability to be violent was an asset.
I'm 51 now and it's better than in my teens, 20s, or even 30s. In fact if I lived in America through that time, the easy access to guns over there leaves me in no doubt I'd be in prison for murder. Even though I'm 51 now, I almost got into a fight the other day with some little scrote who was rude to me in a shop, it's only because he threatened to shoot me (not a real threat where I live) and I started laughing, which diffused the situation.
I hate losing my shit, I hate how I feel afterwards, I hate making people feel scared or uncomfortable (I'm a big [not fat] guy) and it just all round feels like a waste of energy.
The usual advice (count to ten and all that bs) does not work on me, I'm too angry in the moment to feel it. When I lose it, I can feel my brain splitting in two. On one side is the rational, much quieter side saying "no, chill, don't do this. You'll regret this afterwards" The other, much louder, side of me is shouting "JUST F*ckING SMASH!!!"
So, anyone else out there with these issues that has found a good coping mechanism please feel free to drop a few lines on how it's worked for you.
I'm 51 now and it's better than in my teens, 20s, or even 30s. In fact if I lived in America through that time, the easy access to guns over there leaves me in no doubt I'd be in prison for murder. Even though I'm 51 now, I almost got into a fight the other day with some little scrote who was rude to me in a shop, it's only because he threatened to shoot me (not a real threat where I live) and I started laughing, which diffused the situation.
I hate losing my shit, I hate how I feel afterwards, I hate making people feel scared or uncomfortable (I'm a big [not fat] guy) and it just all round feels like a waste of energy.
The usual advice (count to ten and all that bs) does not work on me, I'm too angry in the moment to feel it. When I lose it, I can feel my brain splitting in two. On one side is the rational, much quieter side saying "no, chill, don't do this. You'll regret this afterwards" The other, much louder, side of me is shouting "JUST F*ckING SMASH!!!"
So, anyone else out there with these issues that has found a good coping mechanism please feel free to drop a few lines on how it's worked for you.
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