Anger Management Blog

Posted on: May 16, 2012

When I first looked into writing this blog I thought I would right it in third-person perspective as I now specialise in anger, stress and emotional management. But depression and anger was a big part in my life so I will write this as a sufferer of both.

I left school with one GCSE above ‘C’ in art, attended three colleges, a failed year at university and had around 20 different jobs. Then in my early twenties I slipped into depression. I had lost my identity, my self-esteem and confidence were at rock bottom and my life was going nowhere.

Did I think anger played a part in me becoming depressed or compounded the symptoms, no not for one minute. Did I shout and scream or get aggressive, no. Aggressive behaviour is only one end of the spectrum; the other end is passive aggression. Both can have a major impact on individuals’ lives and the people around them. The passive side by it’s nature can be hidden and for some they don’t even know the effect it is having on them. Anger is part of our lives; it’s a natural feeling and it’s only in the way we express it that makes it healthy or unhealthy. When I got angry I felt...

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Anger & Addiction

Posted on: July 5, 2011

As an organisation, the British Association of Anger Management has counselled many people when anger has been affecting their lives.

When working with individuals who have had addiction in their lives, we have found that, after the initial rehabilitation process, feelings and emotions come to the surface. If left unaddressed they have the potential to affect lives in unhealthy ways.

One of the strongest of these feelings is anger. In principle this is a neutral feeling but how we express it makes it healthy or unhealthy. Unhealthy anger can be expressed passively by being internalised or externally through aggression.

In our experience there are two main triggers of anger in rehabilitating addicts. These are Primary Needs and self-defence anger.

Primary Needs are something that we require in order to succeed, achieve, or even survive.

When these needs are not met, anger, hurt, and fear are activated. It is at this point that our survival instincts kick in. When an individual responds forcibly with anger, underlying that anger will be strong feelings of...

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Introducing Beating Anger Bath

Posted on: June 15, 2011

My name is Mark Urry and I am the director of Beating Anger Bath. I specialise in anger and emotional management and my clinic currently covers the South West and South Wales regions.

My background is the Royal Navy having served 12 years as an aircraft engineer. It was during this time that I experienced the negative effects of unhealthy stress and anger in my life, particularly due to tough working conditions and extended period of separation from my family.

I decided to train as an anger management specialist with the British Association of Anger Management (BAAM) because of the effectiveness and the positive effect the course have had not only on my life but also more than 12,000 individuals who have attended courses over the past 14 years

Mike Fisher director of BAAM, author of the bestselling book ‘Beating Anger’ and a leading international authority on anger management has personally trained me to facilitate a variety of courses.

My courses are designed for anyone interested in exploring and understanding their anger, as well as discovering the necessary tools and knowledge to express it in a healthy, constructive and...

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