LET’S TALK ANGER IN MEN
Jamal T. Jackson, LCSW
6/26/25
When anger is chronic and not addressed it can create physical health challenges including but not limited to…
PHYSICAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
When anger is chronic and not addressed it can also create mental health challenges including but not limited to…
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
- Keep the body in a state of tension which increases anxious symptom
- Fuel symptoms of depression when tied to feeling hurt, sad, powerless and embarrassed
- Can create a pattern of negative thoughts that remain on repeat.
When anger is chronic and not addressed it can also create unhealthy coping behaviors including but not limited to…
UNHEALTHY COPING BEHAVIORS
WHAT COULD BE UNDER THE ANGER?
There are various factors contributing to unaddressed anger in men including societal beliefs of what it means to be a man, entertainments interpretation of men without emotion and anger that past down generationally from either a father’s absence and or a father’s consistent modeling of unaddressed anger to his children. However, what may lie underneath the anger could be hurt/pain, sadness, embarrassment, anxiety and feeling powerless.
WHAT SHOULD MEN DO?
- Find a therapist who specializes in working with Men’s Issues
- Listen to podcast about men – The American Masculinity Podcast
- Mindfulness Activities
- Exercise