My Short Fuse

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I have a bit of an anger problem and it comes when it comes to difficult school work or some other depressing time in life. Whenever things don't "go my way" like when I can't get something right or something I know I can't control is causing problems/annoyances, I spit out acidic words at the thing stressing me, even if it's an inanimate object. ^^; It pains me to do that, I know it bothers my family and others when they notice this, and I know it's pointless and immature, but I can't stop. It's especially hard to stop when I find pleasure in the thought of putting the "evil responsible" through agonizing torture. Just so you know, I'm not a sociopath and I don't want to be one. I barely ever actually commit violence, I don't get mad at every little thing, and I manage to calm down once the stressful moment is over. I just have a problem when it comes to expressing my anger. Can someone please help?

I do the same thing. I figure it's all right as long as I:
1)never direct it at a person
and
2)do it where people can't hear me.

The yelling and screaming can be very cathartic.

If you like violent movies, something by John Woo is a good one to watch when frustrated and angry, I've found.

Anger is basically our internal sense of justice making itself known. We get angry at things because we think they shouldn't be there, and we want to punish whatever made it exist. But in the heat of the moment, we don't always point our anger at the correct target. So, when it happens, I'd first ask myself, "Who/what am I really mad at?" Is it the printer's fault it won't print out your term paper when you're running late for class, or is it yours for leaving it till the last minute? It's easy to get mad at something that can't defend itself against your accusations of incompetence and sloth.

lol at least you don't light up a ciggerette and smoke it in front of the person who pissed you off because you hope they see it and don't like it and suffer some discomfort because of it.

But yeah I tend to do what you described as well...though it is with the addition of me going on a rant about how mad I am that someone intentionally went into my room and hid something of mine from me when that is never the case.