Displaced anger can lead to displaced aggressionphysical or emotional hostility toward someone or something other than the initial trigger.
Talk therapy can help identify this process and improve self-awareness with increased understanding.
Additionally, displaced anger may result from certain mental health conditions.
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Working with a mental health provider, such as a therapist or psychologist, can help.
Learning how to cope when you feel angry can help prevent your anger from escalating.
This can help you decompress during, or after a stressful day.
It can lead to displaced aggression, which involves causing physical or emotional harm to other people or things.
Living with displaced anger can be challenging for the person displacing the anger and the people around them.
you’re able to learn to manage your anger before it escalates.
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