Comments on: Substance Abuse Is The Main Cause For Anger http://www.selfhelpzone.com/anger-management/substance-abuse-is-the-main-cause-for-anger/ A Place for Self Help, Self Improvement and Personal Growth Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Julie http://www.selfhelpzone.com/anger-management/substance-abuse-is-the-main-cause-for-anger/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Julie Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.selfhelpzone.com/anger-management/substance-abuse-is-the-main-cause-for-anger/#comment-139 I think you've got that backwards - substance abuse does not cause anger - anger causes substance abuse. If you squeeze an orange juice, orange juice comes out. If you squieeze an individual and anger comes out - it was always there. Anger is a part of thehuman construct - substance abuse is a choice one makes - usually to deal with another problem that already existed. If anything, the influence of drugs or alcohol enhances the emotions that already exist (depression, anger, sadness, whatever). Just ask my clients who came to me for anger management coaching AFTER they had gone through the detox process. Even when you take away the substance, the anger is still there. Once you deal with the roots of the anger, very often substance abuse is no longer an issue. I think you’ve got that backwards – substance abuse does not cause anger – anger causes substance abuse. If you squeeze an orange juice, orange juice comes out. If you squieeze an individual and anger comes out – it was always there. Anger is a part of thehuman construct – substance abuse is a choice one makes – usually to deal with another problem that already existed. If anything, the influence of drugs or alcohol enhances the emotions that already exist (depression, anger, sadness, whatever).

Just ask my clients who came to me for anger management coaching AFTER they had gone through the detox process. Even when you take away the substance, the anger is still there. Once you deal with the roots of the anger, very often substance abuse is no longer an issue.

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