Have you ever lost your temper?

August 6, 2011 10:33am CST
Did you ever yell or scream when you get angry? just this morning my nephew got angry with his brother, little brother got into his room and played with his toys without permission,and then maybe not intentionally but he broke it, we were just shocked that when he found out he screams and cry then ask his brother not to show his face on him the whole day... I just wonder do you also do this? or if you have kids do your kids react the same?
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
I guess some people have more patience than others. I used to be easily agitated or mad and can get from calm to furious for no big deal in an instant but I have grown up and have developed more patience, so right now I can say that I can control my temper most of the time, still there would be times that anger would just rush in and temper limit just breaks off. I tend to scream and throw things, but mostly just scream out if I lose my temper. The good thing with me is, I can go calm and good as fast too. Now, I have learned the value and art of anger management.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
22 Aug 11
My dad used to have anger management issue. I remember how scared my me and my siblings were of my father before. He was just so cruel when he got mad, but now it's like the total opposite. He seldom gets mad and really just try to remain calm all the time. I guess age really plays a great role in temper.
7 Aug 11
yes perhaps when person gets older they can easily control their anger than when they are younger. I hope I can also do that when I get older.
@2wicelot (2945)
6 Aug 11
I usually try to stay calm and not scream. Although when I was much younger I would have reacted exactly like your nephew did. I am guessing he really cherishes the toys thats why he was unhappy when his brother broke it.
7 Aug 11
Yes he love the toys it was his papa's present to him on his birthday last month, so he really is pissed when his brother broke it, even when his papa told him that he will buy the same toy again, he didn't listen and still continue crying.
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@2wicelot (2945)
7 Aug 11
He must have been really upset. But hopefully he will be happy again after a while.
@GemmaR (8517)
6 Aug 11
I don't normally lose my temper to the extent where I'll scream and shout at people, how I am sometimes a little short when I'm not in the best of moods. I've been in a bad mood today as I attended a rugby match which was important, and unfortunately my team weren't lucky enough to come away with a win on this occasion. But now I'm just choosing to spend the rest of the weekend relaxing and not letting myself get into a state about anything because really, life's just too short to spend it arguing with people and losing your temper.
7 Aug 11
thats a good temper you got there if you dont usually lost it, I sometimes want to be like that too, and just plays it cool.
@sais06 (1284)
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
Everyone I think has lost their temper but the question is to what extent do we let our anger go uncontrolled. Many times I have lost my temper but never did yell to anyone or scream or did anything I would have regretted. I just usually isolate myself inside the room until I cool off. My temper usually doesn't last very long so as much as possible I would try not to do anything stupid.
@sais06 (1284)
• Philippines
10 Aug 11
What I've noticed is that we easily lost our temper or easily get mad with a family member than other people. I don't know why is that but it's what I've observed. It's easy for us to say things to them but not with other people. Maybe I think we are aware that our family knows us and understands us better than other people. I always regret this if I have said something that I shouldn't have said.
7 Aug 11
I lost my temper in different way sometimes I also yell if it was my brother I'm mad about, but when other people I usually keep quiet and just ignores them then I close my room and wait for my temper to go down, so that I also dont say something or do something stupid.
@thetis74 (1525)
6 Aug 11
I do loose my temper sometimes but I know how to hold it because I don't vent it on anyone although I can't hide the expression on my face. Kids are normally like that even if a smaller brother touches their property. They just need to be taught not to do that because a brother or a sister is more important than any property lost or broken. And once they keep that in mind they will always remember and never get angry with others only for material things.
7 Aug 11
yes thats what his mama told him that his brother dont broke it intentionally and he needs to fprgive him, but he is so firm about his temper even if he is still a kid, well maybe he will learn that when he grows up.
@koperty3 (1876)
6 Aug 11
Many times as I have this type of character similar to volcano. I can be calm long time but when I loose my patience God have mercy :) My partner knows about it and never push me to the limit when I have enough. Last time when I lost my temper it was with scam ex employer of my partner. This man does not want to pay any wages to any of his employee. I was really mad when I talk to him.
7 Aug 11
I too are sometimes like that,but usually I only lose my temper if I also lost my patience.your reason about your ex-employer is a valid reason to lost your temper, that is a bad thing to do.
@koperty3 (1876)
7 Aug 11
hehe I did not say I'm violent to other people I'm just not very pleasant when I'm loosing my temper.
@samafayla33 (1856)
• United States
26 Sep 11
That's small stuff, don't sweat it because it just small potatoes. Kids fight and they get along better. One thing, these are small issues stuff gets broken and they are just kids.
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
6 Aug 11
I think one can only take a certain amount of pain, failure, sadness or any other obstacle of life then it is transformed into anger which can be crying, screaming,yelling or banging or throwing things. It is all up to yourself how to deal with your agression in a acceptable manner. As a child I think yelling, screaming and crying are very common. As for myself I can discipline my anger to a certain amount when I am with people, then when I am all alone I can walk in the woods and scream out loud to release all agression out of my system.
7 Aug 11
you control your anger better than others, and that's nice and I hope I learned to do the same.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
6 Aug 11
I do that all the time. I cannot control my anger at all. My anger is my weakness but the other thing is it cools down real soon too. Anyway when i'm angry i tend to yell and scream a lot and break stuffs But I'm working on controlling it these days!!
7 Aug 11
They say that about people with bad temper, they explode easily but then after they finish expressing their anger they just cool down so fast too.
8 Aug 11
i don't have kids.. i'm a giant 24 year old one! i loose my temper something shocking. little things set me off and i'll scream the place now.. but then i'm like a ticking time bomb, and when i loose it, boy do i loose it. i smash things, scream, yell, kick out.. major tantrum.. i've been to anger management but nothing helps lol.. and its only when people MAKE me angry lol..
30 Aug 11
I'm a short tempered person, I did scream or yell whenever I am angry. As long as I pour out my emotion it did relaxed me. For me its normal to and it can't be denied.
• Philippines
6 Aug 11
I have lost temper too many times. The recent was I got angry with my niece. She is just 5 years old. I told her to turn off the light and do her homework tomorrow since it is saturday. It is already late in the evening so I told her to sleep but she didn't listen. And so, I turn off the light but she turn it on. I turn if off again and she turn it on again. I lost my temper and told her that im starting to get angry. She yelled at me and threw her ballpen. I cant believe it. She was raised like that. So brat.
7 Aug 11
I also sometimes lost my temper with my niece because sometimes they are just too pushy, but I try to control myself of not yelling to them, but if I cant control it anymore I just go to my room and just close my door.
@veedee13 (242)
• United States
11 Aug 11
Yes.i have a bad temper especially when people piss me off.I scream,slam doors,lock myself in my room,turn on the radio really loud,throw stuff,and cry.I hate to admit it tha i have a temper because i am a teenager but people piss me off so bad that i do things i don't want to do.It's a bad habit and i'm learning to control it.
@Rogerz (3)
11 Aug 11
Normal kidstuff. Growing learning process of emotional responses between kids/individuals. If their responces does not seems right, simply call their name with an exclaimation mark (!), period. Do not get too serious - even if they bleed each others nose (in uncontrolled situations)... all you know the next day they're buddies again. Sadly the adults got hurt longer (parents).
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
Of course I did. When my two sons starts to fight and hurting each other physically I really go frantic and scream to them in order to stop their fight. Sometimes I am so fed up that I leave them and they will stop when one cry which is obviously the youngest one. Kids are cute but also a headache have a good day jaiho®
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
A pleasant day to you Flowerfest08, With reference to your main topic discussion, several times that I lost temper. That, I remember, I also yell since I want to draw out my irritation. But, after screaming, I just keep quiet since I know what I did was not proper.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
8 Aug 11
I have a very long patience and when i'm mad as hell i can do all sorts of monstrous things. I turn from to ! Seriously the last time that i was so mad and was such in a rage was because of my sister. What i did was kicked her boyfriend on the legs with my spiked rubber shoes and i wanted to do more than that. But people stopped me. Too bad! I do shout and i cuss when i'm really pissed off. But that seldom happens.
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
7 Aug 11
Unfortunately, I have yelled when I was angry. Funny story: When my husband and I were at home, I was doing laundry and cleaning the apartment. I asked him to go get the put the laundry in the dryers. The laundry area was down the hall. He was playing Nintendo all day while I was clean. Well any way, after I asked him and he said ok. He just sat there playing the game. About 10 minutes later I went and did it myself. He asked why I did it. I started yelling at him about sitting there all day playing that damn game while I was cleaning, cooking and do laundry. The least you could've done was put the rest of the laundry in the dryer. He look at me and said; "Do you really find it necessary to yell like that?" I yelled back; "Yes,I do find it necessary to yell like that. I then decided to go in the other room. I was mift. I don't yell anymore. Of course, I'm alot older now. Best Wishes!
@zerd87 (301)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
I yell sometimes and hurt their feelings if I have too. But it is very bad way. I couldn't help myself to get angry when I'm embarrassed or when I explain something and not letting me finish off. The kids sometimes they react on that manner especially when something is broken. They need to be guided by their parents in controlling their emotions or on what to do in case something like that happens. After all, they were just kids that needed guidance from their parents.
• China
7 Aug 11
Kids are just kids. They are just being naive. But when I was a child, I didn't react like this, I was a little bit reserved. Nowadays I saw many kids react like that.