Alcohol and Anger
Domestic violence cases are on the rise. Nine times out of ten, alcohol is involved. A person gets drunk and takes everything personally, from a comment said to the state of the economy to a stranger's sideway glance.
A person is not thinking straight when drinking. Incoherency, misunderstanding, these are just two of the things that can easily happen when someone gets drunk. If confronted about his or her drinking, a person gets mad. If disagreed with in any way, a person gets mad.
Alcohol is a depressant. When a person consumes too much, he or she is not in their right mind and takes everything personally, whether directed at them or not, whether said in a bad way or not.
A woman may not want to be kissed because of a guy's alcohol filled breath. He gets angry and assaults her. A man may just want his wife or girlfriend to relax and get some sleep, she may get mad and think he is “dissing her”. Alcohol and anger go hand in hand. It is not always a party.
People cannot control themselves when they are drinking. Therefore, it makes sense that people cannot control their anger, either. Hurtful words cannot be taken back, leaving the person who can't remember the night before wondering why his spouse is mad at him, his children scared and his friends avoiding him.
If drinking is suppose to be for “partying”, then why is there so much anger involved? Good question. The truth is that as a depressant, alcohol attacks the brain and this leads to anger issues. Most people who attend anger management classes are found to have an alcohol problem. If that person does not recognize this, then going through such classes will not do any good in the long run.
An Alcoholic will hurt his relationships. Things are blown out of proportion, decades old friendships can be ruined in an instant. Alcohol fuels emotions and things are taken out of context. The next day, though, even if one has suffered a blackout and has no memory, the other almost always does.
People who decide to give up drinking find out through support groups that anger management classes are good and effective in learning how to deal with sobriety at the same time that they are learning to control their emotions. Just as drinking causes anger, learning to deal with being clean and avoiding a relapse can at times, too. With an anger management class under one's belt as well as a support group, this can be done.
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