I have a friend who gets angry easily, at the slightest (and sometimes without valid) provocation. I'm afraid that she might end up hurting someone physically one of these days. How can I do a kind of intervention and convince her to go and get professional help?

If you believe that her anger is out of control and is having a negative affect on her life and relationships, help her seek the help of a mental health professional. A psychologist or other licensed mental health professional can work with her to develop techniques for changing her thinking. A mental health professional can help her to deal with her anger in an appropriate way. Choose a therapist carefully and make sure to seek treatment from a professional who is trained to teach anger management and assertiveness skills.

Encourage her to seek out the support of others. Talk through her feelings and try to work on changing her behavior.

For a reaction and and avoiding to get angry. Try to take a deep breathe and saygently what your reactions are and after wards ake a deep breath again. Because impulse reactions more than often result in deep feeling and regrets to come out.

I also know someone who has to deal with this issue. He keeps on whining and blaming others. How can I possibly tell him that he needs to change this behavior? Do you think he needs to take anger management counseling?

My partner and I finally decided to take anger management classes. Anger really affects his job, with emotional outbursts and other bad behavior. I'm afraid that things might get out of control. I'll be attending the counseling with him.

Is there anyone here who can help me set our expectations as a couple?

The thing in dealing wiht anger is that you realize you have a problem with anger. Try realize that then consult a psychologist to help you get a theraphy for anger management.

I don't think it will hurt if you take an anger management class. At least you will know how to handle the situation better.

If you get angry, you might want to take some "time-out" to ease the tension.

To begin with, I would like to congratulate both of you for the decision that you've just made.

For a couple like you, make sure that you don't keep too much history of the behavior. Instead, try to track your reaction when he behaves that way. This way, you can realize what you can do for him during the counseling.
The expectations can be different, depending on the program that you are having, but normally, expect some parts to be educational, some parts experiential. The experiential part is about practicing communication and relaxation in regards to the situation.

Good luck!

Once both of you undergo anger management the counselor usaully speaks to both of you. Sometimes it will speak each one of you. You will be ask qustions like medication, occurrances, physical and mental health. So good luck i hope seeing a counselor will help you overcome your anger.

How can we determine if a person is already cured after his/her therapy?

If it can be determined that this type of anger issue is not merely because of some suppressed, past childhood issues, then it's often times due to congestion within the body's systems that can actually be responsible for the anger. Anger is usually just one of many other symptoms that the person is struggling with. Often times, there's gastro-intestinal and digestive issues, tension in neck and shoulders, low energy, etc.

I've developed calming tonics that help remove the congestion and back pressures on the internal operations. Result is a lasting calming with this kind of release. It happens quickly, too. Noticeable improvement in 2-3 days.

Charles in Arizona
The Herbalist
http://www.cureyourbody.com/forums/viewthread/9/

How many anger management sessions should one undergo?

Is this a mental problem or stress?

I think its stress. We feel mad and angry if we are too stressed on things like work and surroundings.