Anger as motivation

darkangelism · 05-03-2005, 07:37 PM

Anger is my best motivator, i wish it wasnt, that i could push myself without anger, but so far it has pushed me to better on certain tests, i got my drivers liscence out of anger. I become an unstoppable athlete when im mad. But i dont think it should be my primary motivator.

Star · 05-04-2005, 09:16 AM

anger shouldn't be your primary motivator for everything! Have you thought of perhaps taking an anger management course? that might help.

darkangelism · 05-04-2005, 11:26 AM

no, cause im not really an angry person, for the most part im not, it just builds up until i explode then its all better again, t takes a lot to get me to that point.

YellowLioness · 05-04-2005, 02:27 PM

Have you thought that maybe it's all that pent up testosterone which has no outlet? ;-)

Just teasing, DA. :-)

Well...seems like you've been through an awful lot, and anger is a wonderful motivator.

I don't see anything wrong with that unless the emotion itself has taken over your life, and you're just angry at everything all the time.

darkangelism · 05-04-2005, 03:28 PM

yeah im not anger all the time at all, very rarely am i, i just am lazy when im not,lol. Yes there is plenty of testosterone that i need to get out, but with no sports and no girl that makes it difficult.

Merika · 05-04-2005, 04:24 PM

Oh....when I'm all p*ssed off.....I can clean the crap out of my house! I'm the same way at work.

I don't think it should be the ONLY motivating force in a person's life....but if every now and then it boosts you to move along...then use it when you need to.

Vautrin · 05-04-2005, 09:15 PM

Yes, anger can motivate me. To humiliate the person who made me angry. Preferably with words, or something I am good at (chess, anyone?)

I rarely, if ever, get stressed and that also increases my performance level. But I suppose that is natural.

Duke · 05-04-2005, 11:40 PM

I drink if I get angry, fortunately I'm not angry all that often.

darkangelism · 05-04-2005, 11:54 PM

is that why to stopped drinking often

Duke · 05-04-2005, 11:57 PM

I stopped drinking because it only started to make things worse. I started seeing my demons everytime I looked in the mirror or acted foolishly due to intoxication.

I still drink now and then. I'd guess that I may drink the equivalent of a 6 pack per month but now it's no longer to get drunk and forget, it's just social. That was a very tough distinction for me to make and took over 17 years to figure out.

darkangelism · 05-05-2005, 12:02 AM

social drinking is ok, thats the meduim im looking for, i still drink til im drunk.

Duke · 05-05-2005, 12:07 AM

I did too for many years. I remember my friends always talking about how they "knew their limits". I had no idea what that was and still really have no concept of it either. Of course now I'm older and lack the desire to drink much anyway.

darkangelism · 05-05-2005, 12:10 AM

i found the way to limit myself is to not bring much money so i cant buy more...that only screwed me once when i got free drinks. I have been drinking les often now, and when i go home next week ill be sober for 4 months.

Star · 05-05-2005, 05:33 AM

When I was in my early 20's partying it up with my friends, we'd get totally loaded. I don't think that anyone that young really knows "their limit". Nobody I hung out with did anyhow. If we went out drinking, our goal was to get loaded and have a good time.

Rock · 05-05-2005, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by darkangelism

Anger is my best motivator, i wish it wasnt, that i could push myself without anger, but so far it has pushed me to better on certain tests, i got my drivers liscence out of anger. I become an unstoppable athlete when im mad. But i dont think it should be my primary motivator.

Are we motivated by the emotion or what caused the anger? Anger is the result of something and I think that whatever caused you to be angry is what drives you.