Anger can have psychological roots tangled with other mental health issues, leading to angry outbursts. These other mental health issues include:
People suffering from mood disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar, often have a hard time managing their emotions and frequently feel emotionally dysregulated. Emotionally dysregulated people’s responses to anger can be more challenging to control. If you have mental health concerns, it’s crucial to find effective ways of working through the emotions that come up to avoid escalating into aggressive, angry outbursts.
People who are addicts or alcoholics may struggle with anger issues that can lead to destructive behavior. Substances tend to numb a person out so that they are not in touch with their emotions. This numbing effect exacerbates the underlying issues at hand and allows them to become an even stronger driving force. Additionally, substances interact with our neurotransmitters, so people are less in control of their thoughts, emotions, and actions than when they are sober. They may be unable to control their reactions to their feelings and lash out in response to minor incidents that would otherwise mean nothing.
People with personality disorders, such as histrionic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, or antisocial personality disorder, are often characterized by explosive anger and impulsive behavior. As a result, they can quickly respond with aggression when angered. Due to the nature of these disorders, people are less in control of their actions than people without these characteristics.