Please answer the following questions true or false.
| I don't show my anger about everything that makes me mad,
but when I do -look out. |
T |
F |
| I still get angry when I think of the bad things people
did to me in the past. |
T |
F |
| Waiting in line, or waiting for other people, really annoys
me. |
T |
F |
| I fly off the handle easily. |
T |
F |
| I often find myself having heated arguments with the people
who are closest to me |
T |
F |
| I sometimes lie awake at night and think about the things
that upset me during the day. |
T |
F |
| When someone says or does something that upsets me, I don't
usually say anything at the time, but later spend a lot of
time thinking up cutting replies I could and should have
made. |
T |
F |
| I find it very hard to forgive someone who has done me
wrong. |
T |
F |
| I get angry with myself when I lost control of my emotions. |
T |
F |
| People really irritate me when they don't behave the way
they should, or when they act like they don't have the good
sense God gave lettuce. |
T |
F |
| If I get really upset about something, I have a tendency
to feel sick later, either with a weak spell, headache, upset
stomach, or diarrhea. |
T |
F |
| People I've trusted have often let me down, leaving me
feeling angry or betrayed. |
T |
F |
| When things don't go my way, I get depressed. |
T |
F |
| I am apt to take frustration so badly that I cannot put
it out of my mind. |
T |
F |
| I've been so angry at times I couldn't remember things
I said or did. |
T |
F |
| After arguing with someone, I have myself. |
T |
F |
| I've had trouble on the job because of my temper. |
T |
F |
| When riled up, I often blurt out things I later regret
saying. |
T |
F |
| Some people are afraid of my bad temper. |
T |
F |
| When I get angry, frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself
by eating or using alcohol or other drugs. |
T |
F |
| When someone hurts or frustrates me, I want to get even. |
T |
F |
| I've gotten so angry at times that I've become physically
violent, hitting other people or breaking things. |
T |
F |
| At times, I've felt angry enough to kill. |
T |
F |
| Sometimes I feel so hurt and alone I feel like committing
suicide. |
T |
F |
| I'm a really angry person, and I know I need help learning
to control my temper and angry feelings because it has already
caused me a lot of problems. |
T |
F |
If you answered true to ten or more of these statements, you are
seriously prone to anger problems. It’s time for a change.
If you answered true to five questions, you are about average in
your angry feelings, but learning some anger management techniques
can make you a happier person.
If you answered true to even one of the last four questions, then
your anger has reached a danger level!