Does releasing anger help anxiety?

[Nack]

For the past few weeks i've been feeling like im about to burst. The idea of going around the house and smashing everything seems to excites me. But, of course i will never do it. I think it was two weeks ago i started yelling for no reason? (Am i going crazy?) Around the house, my family was like, " wth is with you." Lol, but i'll tell you what it felt kinda good.

So my question is does releasing anger help with anxiety? and what if you scream and punch untill you fall down from fatigue? what will happen then? Will i be cure?

 

[slimjim119]

Releasing anger does help ease anxiety. Exercising and burning off nervous energy is a great stress reliever. It's not a cure but temporary solution. Fatigue can be a good thing. Use a punching bag to get out your anger. Don't take it out on other people. Start an exercise program and lift weights. It will really help in the long run. It's a great way to manage your anxiety symptoms.

 

[danstelter]

Releasing anger would probably help anxiety, yes. I know that in my case holding in that anger causes me to be anxious because I do not like to express my feelings very much in front of other people, even if they are strong feelings.

Releasing the anger in healthy ways, screaming and punching objects instead of people, or just shouting out loud by yourself is probably very beneficial. Holding in your feelings is generally not a good idea.

I don't think that you will be cured if you choose to let out your feelings, but I do think that it will help. Anxiety is a complex problem and does not simply stop if anger is gone. So, yeah, if it helps do it, but don't expect to be fully cured. Do, however, continue to express your feelings, all of them including anger, in healthy ways.

 

[Anubis]

Technically, it does help. But only for so long. By messing up your house, you're essentially dumping your anger on the people who live at your house (and who most likely have to clean up the mess). This works because you're eliciting a "Win" from the fact that your parents and siblings eventually have to "Lose" from putting up with your anger. Think "Win:Loss" paradigm.

You win by unleashing your anger ... they lose by absorbing the damage that comes from it. It's all good for you though! But sooner or later, the people that are putting up with your anger will be fed up and fight back, exerting "Win:Loss" scenarios to you. In extreme situations, they may also leave you. So in the long term, you lose. You're also in a more precarious situation now because you no longer have any people to unleash your anger on. This leads to stored anger and eventually depression.

This is why a sign of a mature person is a person who releases his anger in a constructive Win:Win way. You release your anger in a way that's helpful to you, and the people who have to experience it also benefit from the critique. This is what people call being assertive. And it works.

Contrary to popular belief, anger is actually good (and quite necessary) when you express it in mature ways.

 

[lettypagb]

i just feel like smashin everythin when im on my period ... so i cant really say that it helps...

 

[Errordotocx]

I believe it helps. Hitting up the gym and releasing all my energy until i'm tired really does help. So does hitting the punching bag, or practicing kick boxing or jujitsu. When I listen to my Death Metal(Hate music) it also seems to be an outlet for my anger as well.

 

[LoneWolf09]

Certainly it helps. I get frustrated and it's like you better get out of the way. Funny though, whenever I do get mad I never really feel scared about anything during that time.