What is hair trigger rage?

Cinergy Coaching by Cinnie Noble. You may have heard the phrase hair trigger temper referring to someone who reacts strongly when angry. As an adjective hair trigger has been described to mean “easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause”.

How do you approach someone with anger issues?

When anger becomes a problem

1. Don’t ignore the person.
2. Be open to listening to what they have to say.
3. Keep your voice calm when they’re upset.
4. Try to talk things through.
5. Acknowledge their distress, but don’t feel like you have to back down if you disagree.
6. Avoid pushing advice or opinions on them.

How do you deal with an explosive temper?

Try some techniques to manage your feelings add

1. Breathe slowly – try to breathe out for longer than you breathe in and focus on each breath as you take it.
2. Relax your body – if you can feel your body getting tense, try focusing on each part of your body in turn to tense and then relax your muscles.

When should you seek help for anger?

Notice how you experience anger and seek help if necessary….Signs of Anger Issues

• Are hurting others either verbally or physically.
• Always find yourself feeling angry.
• Feel that your anger is out of control.
• Frequently regret something you’ve said or done when angry.
• Notice that small or petty things make you angry.

What are some common characteristics of people with hair trigger tempers?

Persons with hair-trigger tempers often have assumptions containing demanding “shoulds”, “musts”, and “got tos”. *Habitual practice of knee-jerk responses. Often folks with hair-trigger tempers have practiced rapid fire anger frequently. It becomes habitual.

What causes hair-trigger anger?

I want to explain some things to you about your anger that will help. 1) Unconscious, hair-trigger anger like you are describing comes from the Reptilian brain–part of the Limbic system, where the fight-or-flight reflex resides.

What are the causes of impulsive anger?

Impulsive anger may have been modeled in the family. *Demandingness. Persons with hair-trigger tempers often have assumptions containing demanding “shoulds”, “musts”, and “got tos”. *Habitual practice of knee-jerk responses. Often folks with hair-trigger tempers have practiced rapid fire anger frequently. It becomes habitual. *Brain chemistry.

Why is my anger so out of control?

1) Unconscious, hair-trigger anger like you are describing comes from the Reptilian brain–part of the Limbic system, where the fight-or-flight reflex resides. 2) Fight-or-flight reactions are literally light-speed in the brain, sending signals to your emotions, and that’s why you feel out of control.