For people who lose their temper and hate it afterwards. Practical, non-judgmental support for managing anger before it damages what matters.
Most people who come here aren’t angry people. They’re people who’ve snapped at someone they love and spent the rest of the day sick about it.
Anger itself isn’t the problem — it’s information, and often it’s pointing at something real. What causes damage is what happens between the feeling and the response, which is a narrower gap than it seems and can be widened with practice.
What people talk about here
Losing your temper and the regret afterwards. Yelling at your kids and the promises you’ve broken to yourself about it. Anger that’s damaging a relationship. Road rage, workplace flashpoints, and the small things that set off a reaction wildly out of proportion. Recognising the physical build-up early enough to do something about it. Anger that turns out to be grief, exhaustion, shame, or untreated depression wearing a different face.
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Support beyond the forum
- MensLine Australia — free support for men on relationships and anger. Call 1300 78 99 78.
- Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention counselling. Call 13 11 14.
- Medicare Mental Health — free government advice line connecting you to local support. Call 1800 595 212.
- healthdirect — Australian Government information on anger and mental health.
If anyone in your home is unsafe, call 000. For confidential support around family violence, 1800RESPECT is available 24/7 on 1800 737 732.
How to use this category
This is a space for people who want to change something, and nobody here will pile on for admitting what happened. That said, this is peer support rather than treatment — if anger is frightening you or the people around you, a professional programme will do far more than a forum can, and asking about that here is welcome.
Be honest about what you actually did. Sanitised versions get sympathetic but useless replies.