Aggressive Anger is overt anger that is aimed at whatever the angry person chooses to direct it to. It is openly driven angry behavior that is fed by frustration that snow balls to full blown acts and attacks of angry behavior. In this type of anger frustration and anxiety is acted upon with no control what so ever. Aggressive anger can become a problem if the person is constantly displaying this type of overt behavior. In this case they need professional help as soon as possible.
The first behavior sign that lets you know you are dealing with a person who has aggressive anger issues is they will use threats. Threatening behavior is an emotional device they employ to frighten those who they let their anger out on. The main reason they use threats is to get what they want from you. They will threaten you verbally and reinforce it with physical jesters like shaking a fist at you to try and invoke fear.
It is needless to say that aggressive anger always involves some form of hurtfulness that is targeted at the victim. This is one of the main stays of an aggressively angry person. They are ready to hurt another at an instance. The aggressively angry person will always consider physical violence as a form of hurting someone. Anything that causes pain or hurt is fair grabs for people harboring this type of anger. The types of pain they like to cause the person who is the brunt of their anger usually take some abusive form. The range of abuse has a spectrum from verbal, to emotional, to physical abuse including for some sexual abuse as well. An aggressively angry person ignores your feelings. They do not care that they are hurting you or how you feel. They tend to dole out unjust punishments at will. They also place the blame of their feelings on the victim. For example they will blame you for them hitting you. They take no responsibility for the cause of their anger or the results of their anger.
When people have aggressive anger they like to destroy things. This destructive behavior is towards objects, animals, others and themselves. They will destroy property of another as well as hurt themselves like self mutilation. Their destructive behavior can also take the form of recklessness like driving insanely and substance abuse.
Bullying is overt behavior that aggressive angry people use. It is done in an effort to inflict fear on a victim to empower themselves by dominating someone they view as weaker. Bullying is directly aggressive, including physical and verbal abuse. The bully always goes after that person or animal he feels is weaker than he is in order to empower himself at the expense of the person.
Shifting blame on innocent people for the mistakes they themselves make is how they reason and deal with their overtly angry behavior. An aggressively angered person will rationalize that the victim deserves the treatment he gives out even though it is not rational or just. This behavior includes accusing others constantly and not taking responsibility for one's feelings but rather blaming others for their emotions. For example "It's your fault I hit you because" (what ever excuse) would be a classic example of this.
Many aggressively angry people experience manic behavior. Manic behavior takes the form of extreme mood swings from being ecstatic on moment and depressed the next. Signs of this include a person who walks and talks too fast, workaholics and expecting everyone around them to be the same. Other symptoms include compulsive behavior like overspending and things like driving too fast.
In order to justify their anger, an aggressively angry person will have an inflated ego and view of themselves. They are show offs, display distrust, will not delegate responsibilities, are sore losers, have to be the center of attention all the time, do not listen to others and then talk over their heads when they do. They expect others to kiss and make up with them when the act out.
An angry aggressive person also has a constant need to constantly seek revenge. Having to seek revenge keeps the anger fueled. This includes never forgiving or forgetting and always having to seek revenge and get even with someone to the point of obsession. They constantly rehash things from the past as a catalyst for vengeance.
The angry aggressive person is a time bomb waiting to explode. They will blow up from any little thing that annoys them. The angry aggressive type will attack without discrimination or discretion. They will dole out unfair punishments, inflicting harm just for the sake of hurting, initiate illogical arguments and abuse substances.
These are all the symptomatic behaviors of a person that has aggressive anger issues. A person harboring aggressive anger needs intervention professionally. They can be dangerous to themselves and others if left unaddressed by those who know how to handle these types of people. If you are in a situation with this type of person and they do not agree to get help it's better to disassociate with them all together. If they do not let go then you may have to opt for police or another legal avenue to get this person away from you. This is especially true if your safety is a concern.
