"I wouldn't call it anger exactly. I just feel sad when people laugh at my ideas."
--Taylor, 8
"When I get mad, I talk about my feelings to a friend or grandparent. If there is no one around, I count to 20. That's how I deal with anger."
--Matthew, 12
"I get upset when people get up in my face about everything."
--Brett
"I felt really angry today because Jake was tripping me and I fell. I was crying."
--Laura, 10
"Anger is one thing I do have. It's nothing I'm proud of because it's got me into some pretty dark places in the past year. Boot camp 3 times! If I have to go there once more I have to go to JDC."
--Misty, 13
“My brother and sister drive me nuts. It frustrates me when they're being really loud in the car. When my brother is saying something hilarious, I just laugh right along and it helps ease the anger I feel towards him (unless it's making my parents mad).”
--Molly, 11
“The thing that makes me most angry are bullies and people who act dumb and think they are all that. That’s what I hate most.”
--Maria, 10
“Sometimes I get really mad at my mom one way or another. When I'm about to explode, I get away from my mom, find a big fluffy pillow, and scream in it or punch it or when I'm really mad I curse in it. After that, I feel much better. I don't let my mom know that I'm mad at her because she'll get sad or take away my privileges. I think I've been getting mad at my mom because she gets so disappointed in me when I don't do well in class but I'm working on that. Thank you. It feels good to get that out.”
--Erica, 11
“What really makes me mad is when my mom leaves me home alone to watch my little 5-year-old sister or when I don't get my way! Most of the time I handle these problems by doing something I SHOULDN'T be doing like yelling or cussing!! I mean, I just want somebody to help me control theses anger problems.”
--Mallorie, 12
“I try not to yell at my brother when he teases me about how I look! It makes me feel really bad! When I try to ignore him my anger builds up and I start doing bad stuff! PLEASE help me!!!”
--Nabila, 11
"When my brother takes things from me."
--Jonah
"I don't know how to control my anger when somebody tells me something really mean. I can't help it. I blow my top and my mom thinks I am nuts. Sometimes I even take it out on my friends and family, or my wall. I try to listen to the adults, but it makes me madder when they discipline me. What should I do?"
--Erica, 12
"It really makes me mad when my sister goes into my room and takes my stuff. Sometimes she even breaks my stuff. That makes me really mad. When she makes me mad, I just take a big breath and think about what will happen if I hit her. I will get in trouble."
--Whitney, 10
"I'm always angry and I don't know why. I'm frustrated. I can't control my anger."
--Danielle
"What makes me really angry is my mother. She doesn't see me or even stand up for me. She lets people take control of me. When she is wrong or does something not so nice, she doesn't even say sorry. I don't think that I can forgive her for all the hurt she has given me. The way I deal with it is to hold it in until it blows out and we start arguing. I don't know what to do. Should I try to work it out knowing that in the end I am still angry and bitter?"
--Kristina
"I have and I can't control my anger. It really makes me mad when people make fun of my girlfriend Kayla. Then they turn on me for going out with her and we're the same age. Another thing that makes me mad is that I only weigh 74 pounds and I played 7th and 8th grade football. I have been picked on by kids 3 times my size and nobody gives me any respect. They say that I'm so small and that I can't be a real man. I really hate it when people push me around and I have already got into 1 fight. I want to learn how I can control my anger if anyone can help."
--Zach, 13
"When my little bro annoys me or when I have to do my chores, or when I wanna be left alone but everyone still annoys me!"
--Alexis, 12
"I get angry when I get ignored. What I do is I come home and I play with my dog Marshmallow and it makes me feel better. I know at least someone likes me."
--Libby
“What makes me really angry is if that one of my friends doesn't stick up for one of their best friends (we all hang out in the same group). I get mad and say stuff like, ‘You aren’t a true friend if you can’t stick up for your own best friends!’ My friends and I love each other like BROTHERS AND SISTERS so we usually forgive each other and fix everything.”
--Alexis, 11
“Sometimes I get really jealous because my best friend doesn’t get time to talk to me. I get really upset until I just feel like going away from school and never returning.”
--Sally
“My parents won’t let me have a pet, not even a little thing. I can’t because where I live they don’t allow pets. I feel like punching the wall. If you want to know how I deal wit it, let’s just say it feels like my head is gonna explode.”
--Ilana, 11
“I really hated it when my friend teased me bout my boyfriend, so I stayed away from her until I felt better.”
--Jordan
“I get so angry that I want to explode. My entire world is annoying when I’ve had enough. Luckily it happens only once every month. I cannot control it.”
--Kaytie, 10
“I am very quick tempered. The littlest things bother me. I hate being told what to do if it is demanding. If I do bad on something, I get upset. I like being alone. I just like quietness and I have to be in a mood to chill with friends. I always feel like throwing stuff and hitting something but I just don’t. Everything builds up. I want to do it so bad but I just don’t. I don’t know what to do. Nobody knows how I feel. In school I'm a totally different person. I just hide it.”
--A
"My sister is always upset about something. When I moved to my new house I had to share my bedroom with her and started to be like her. I need to change my attitude or else I will end up like her."
--Aline, 11
"I get really angry when I try to ask a friend a question and they yell at me. I call it 'biting my head off.' When this happens I try to get out and do something, such as playing golf or basketball. This helps me take my mind off of what I'm angry at."
--Taylor, 13
"What makes me really angry is my friends. Sometimes they just leave me and sometimes they're really annoying! I deal with it by asking them to stop or usually I just back off for a couple of days. My friends know me well enough that if I back off, I want to be alone and they let me."
--The Blonde
"My family is quite poor and we don't have a lot of stuff. I found out a really cheap way to learn the drums but they still won't let me do it."
--Melissa, 12
"My mom will not let me have a pet at all. None, zip, zilch, nada! If you want to know how I deal with it, I deal with it poorly."
--Katie, 13
“My Mom and sister always say they’re right even if they figure out they're wrong. It makes be so mad and my sister is just so mean to me. I go ride my bike around and scream into my pillow.”
--Natalie, 11
“What gets me mad is that nobody understands who I am or what I'm into. Not even my parents understand. I know if I tell them what’s going on they would get the wrong perspective and give the wrong advice. My sister would just tell me it's the reason I don't have many friends. What I do to deal with it is to tell my best friend what’s going on and she understands me totally.”
--Elizabeth, 11
“It makes me angry when it seems like my mom is being mean to me, but she is trying to teach me to behave.”
--Abbie, 9
“I get mad a lot because I have a temper. I get mad when things don't go the way I want them to. As I get older, I am controlling it more. When things don't go your way, just forget it and have fun.”
--Anne, 11
“I’m angry when everyone else is, so I’m like the same as them.”
--Jessy
“I get mad when I get in trouble for something I didn't do.”
--Fernanda, 12
“I'm really angry right now because my parents won't let me see the really cool-looking movie ‘Freddy vs. Jason.’ I always think whenever I'm denied seeing a horror movie, ‘Why is every cool movie rated R? Why?’ Does the media want to torture me? Everyone's out to get me! I'm currently working on a script for a new, less bloody version of ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ that I'm going to tape. There are going to be tryouts, makeup, costumes, the whole nine yards! However, I am going to have to deal with more anger when there will be all these girls trying out for Jason. It's Jason! Not Jamie, not Jane, Jason! I'll cope with that later. :)”
--Larina, 12
”Everything makes me angry sometimes. The way I deal with it is that I take a nice fluffy pillow and slam it till I can't slam it anymore. By then I’m not angry anymore.”
--Kelsey, 12
“I play many sports and stuff. When people make me mad I just hit them! HARD!! I only have a couple of friends but hey, I have to look out for myself!!”
--Jen, 13
“I really get mad at my friend when she bothers me.”
--Sally
“I just destroy my causes of anger.”
--Nick, 10
“I get SO angry when someone says to me, ‘I'm always here for you, no matter what you throw at me,’ and the next thing you know, they give up on you and don't want to know you!”
--Anonymous
“I really hate it when I have a boyfriend and someone tries to steal him away from me. My theory (which is a rather childish one) is, ‘I had him first! He's MINE!’ but it can lead to bad things. How I deal with it is to I doodle in my special secret notebook and write in bad things about the girl who tried to steal my boyfriend.”
--Larina, 12
“When my family gangs up on me.”
--Lizzy, 10
“When someone makes fun of me.”
--Amanda, 11
“When my mom makes me pick up messes even when I’m not responsible for it. I just do it.”
--Heaven, 10
“I get really mad at my family (mom, dad, and sister). Sometimes I do things without thinking, for no reason other than I'm mad. Then I always regret it. Other times I remember what might happen and how I'll hate it afterwards. So I breathe, calm myself, apologize for what I was about to do, and go on with my life.”
--Rachel, 9
“What makes me mad most is when someone is bullying me or when someone in my class is mean especially when one of them is my best friend. When I see someone hurting someone else, I usually stop talking to that person and glare. What makes me most angry is my little brother! He's 7 years old and he gets to control everything in my home! Whenever he tries to distract me from my studies or when he forces me to do something, I usually shout at him.”
--Angela, 12
“What makes me angriest is when my older sister fights with me and always gets her way. Every day she makes my life a living hell and I wish I could punch her. I can't wait until she goes to college!! What I do instead is lock myself in my room, turn up to rock music and write in my diary until my hand hurts.”
--Megan, 11
“To everyone here, your parents, friends, and relatives love you. God doesn’t care how mad you get or how mean you are, he still loves you!”
--Kaytie, 10
“I get really ticked off when I get blamed for something my little brother did! I usually want to do something back to him, but instead I scream into my pillow.”
--Sam, 12
“You know what makes me mad?!!!! When my friends make a joke of everything I do. Now my cousin is making fun of me. What did I do to make them do that???”
--Kayte, 11
“What really ticks me off is when I get the blame for something my 9 year old sister does and how she ALWAYS gets her way. I try ignoring her, but she just bothers me more.”
--Joey, 12
“When I get grounded, I do my chores.”
--Iesha, 11
“When someone annoys me I get mad, so I draw.”
--Michelle, 9
“A boy at my school calls one of my friends in my class names, like ‘Shrimp’ and ‘Shorty.’ It makes me so angry! I want to do something mean to him, but I know it’s not right.”
--Amanda, 9
“Pretty much anything and everything makes me angry. When someone has attitude, I give one even worse back. I get really mad when people lie. I get mad when people tell me they’re gonna do something and then don’t.”
--Ray
“When I get mad, I basically turn into The Hulk!”
--Lil' A, 11
“I just wanted to tell you about how I deal with my anger when I am angry. I cry a lot and I am really quiet because my boyfriend cheats on me a lot. That’s what makes me mad.”
--Karina, 13
“What really ticks me off is when my mom blames things on me that I did not do!”
--Sarah, 9
“When some one lies to me and a lot of other stuff.”
--Diamond, 13
“When someone teases me I just ignore them.”
--Maya, 8
“What makes me really angry is that I feel like sometimes nobody cares about anything I do. It's like when I made a salt project and brought it home. That same day my brother brought home a fossil he made!!! I told my parents that I bet I worked as hard as he did.”
--Kimmy
“What makes me very MAD is when my little cousin Cory says he'll help me and then he doesn’t!”
--Katie, 13
“One time me and my friend were in a fight and I was so angry I accidentally mouthed a bad word to her!”
--Josey, 10
"I get mad a lot. What I do is I go into my room and listen to heavy metal rock music! I may be a girl, but it cools my temper!"
--Punkrocker, 12
“I can't deal with anger at all. When my friend Fiona started hanging around with my other friend Gemma a lot more, it got me furious. I shouted at Fiona so loud in the middle of class. The teacher told me off and Fiona explained she was organizing my birthday party! I was so red and embarrassed.”
--Nancy
“I get angry too easily and then I sulk, trying to make other people angry. I have smart friends and family so they ignore me. This is what you should do when somebody is unnecessarily angry. I usually get over it, but I shouldn't get angry at all.”
--Samantha, 12
“Another thing that makes me angry is when people are ignorant and when they call someone a name. I had this one experience where a friend of mine's mother had never met my mom before but she had met my dad. My dad is white and my mom is black and the lady didn't know so she said to my dad, ‘It was so nice of you to adopt 3 little children’ because my bro, sis and my skin are all darker than my dad's. Then my dad said, ‘No, they're mine.’ She was like, ‘Oh, really?’ She was astonished.”
--Tyler, 11
“My little brother makes me so mad. I just listen to my CD player and go visit ‘It's My Life.’”
--Candy, 11
“My mother makes me angry even when she doesn’t do anything bad to me. She tries to be nice to me but I just blow up in her face. I hear her cry at night but I just don’t care. We are constantly fighting and she’s gone a lot. I don’t have a dad and my little brother lives with nana so I'm all alone. Whenever my mom is even around, I just can’t stand to be in the same room with her!! Help!”
--Shannon, 13
“When my dad always fights (arguing) with my step-mom. I deal with it by not listening to them and remember that my dad loves me very very much.”
--Sabrina, 13
“One time this one girl (I won't say who) stole my boyfriend at the dance! I was so upset that I went back into my dorm room and drew a picture of her. On it, I added some ‘attributes’ and pointed out her bad side.”
--Lindsay, 11
“What makes me angry is when my sister is not listening to me. I mean, the most natural thing to do is do something to her, but all I do is breathe in and out or write my emotions down.’
--Sara
"When people take advantage of me and when teachers yell at the whole class because 1 person was bad. I say bad things inside my head to deal with it and I take deep breaths and count to ten."
--Andrew, 9
"What makes me really angry is when my sister always bothers me. Every day she makes me angry, man!!!!"
--Anonymous, 12
"When people won't let me join in."
--Laura, 10
"I deal with my anger by chewing gum or watching TV or listening to the radio."
--Marleen, 11
"My friend Patrick calls me names. I just ignore him."
--Andres, 12
"What makes me really angry is when I don't get up in the morning for church. I deal with it by going to bed earlier and going next week."
--Paige, 10
"When someone makes fun of me, it really hurts inside because you may not know how to control it."
--Jordayn, 9
"I have a younger sister (not that young, just like 3 years younger than me) that sometimes gets on my nerves. What I do is just leave some distance between her and me and leave her alone and do something calming. Afterwards I will go and apologize about yelling at her and we will play a game together. Sometimes we will get mad again and I will just repeat the process. It helps. Trust me!”
--Vanessa
"I get really angry when children at school talk behind my back, but I just ignore them."
--Marlyn, 11
"When my sister makes me really angry, I really want to hurt her, but I just ignore it."
--Mercedes, 10
"When my teacher doesn't believe me. I usually try and talk some sense into her."
--Ashley, 9
"What makes me mad is when my friends back stab me."
--Nicole
"My sister gets me so mad! I can't get over it unless I listen to music or talk to my friends or hit my punching bag!"
--Erica, 12
"When my mom and I fuss. I think she's wrong and she thinks she's right. I try to talk it out with her and apologize."
--Nia, 9
"Kids pick on me sometimes and I get really mad. When I get mad I will walk away from the kids that are teasing me. Then I know how to do things without doing something stupid."
--Jason
“My brother and my sister are so mean. They both go into my room and take my stuff. My parents usually act like they are perfect angels. My sister pushes me into something that breaks and then my parents go overboard and punish me. My so-called friend ditches me at school and leaves me out and changes rules. I like to hang out with her but I am not sure if she is a good friend. I feel like crying right after I am all mad and angry. My room is very safe and I can sit and listen to music, lie down and sing or play with my toy stuffies. I also sit at my desk and draw pictures or just get on the computer and play or just surf the Web. I also have depression, but that’s another story.”
--Kaytie, 10
“I go to sleep, so I end up forgetting what I am mad about.”
--Naida, 12
“When my boyfriend forgot my birthday and went out with his buddy I got mad. I just do nothing.”
--Jennifer
“My mom and dad were recently divorced so I have gotten sad and angry a lot of times since. I just write in a journal about how I feel and how I can deal with it. I also write down my feeling and expressions.”
--Alexis, 9
“Sometimes I get mad at my 2 year old brother. What should I do? Should I yell in a pillow? YES or NO? Should I yell at myself?”
--Hotygurl, 10
“When my cousin doesn’t take care of the things I let him borrow.”
--Lilia, 11
“I always get yelled at for no reason. It’s always about my little brother. I help myself by going to my big brother and saying, ‘YA POKED ME IN THE EYE! YA POKED ME IN THE EYE!’ That always makes me laugh.”
--Weeze
“My friends in 6th Grade. My sister. My brother. My parents fighting. EVERYTHING MAKES ME MAD!”
--Dezyree
“When I get angry it helps when I give my friend Elly a call. I ask her to tell me a joke or ask what's bothering her. I don't know what it is, but it helps to see that I'm not the only one with problems in my life.”
--Rachel, 13
“What really ticks me off is boys, mostly. They always lie and they can never tell the truth. I put them on blast and say not so very nice stuff which I have to work on because I have a very bad temper.”
--Virginia, 13
“My little sister Joey makes me mad all the time. She’s such a pain sometimes! What makes me feel better is kissing my cat Lisa. She’s fuzzy. Or I kick a pillow. It’s not as dangerous.”
--Samantha, 10
"When I get angry I stay over at a friend’s house.”
--Annie
“Mostly it is because things are not going the way I want them to go. I just let the anger go away.”
--Jaja
“When I get mad I crash into things and scream.”
--Zamaria, 11
“Lately I have been really quiet around my parents because I am angry at myself. There is one thing I never talk about with my parents and that is crushes. So if something comes up, like a guy and I really hit it off and then another guy wants to be with me and I have to choose, the only person I can confide in is my diary. I am always angry at myself for not letting my parents in on my life because I always have this fear that they'll think I am a silly, weak girl who can't control my emotions. Then that fear channels into anger and then I pour it ALL out into my diary. So, in a weird way I have a solution for my problems.”
--Alexa, 13
“When my little cousin Ishana comes over she is always hugs and kisses, but when she is sleeping I can’t go out and play. I just play in alone in the house or sing.”
--Camesha, 12
“Bullies. I hate it. I am not allowed to curse, but when bullies make fun of me, I do.”
--Cathy, 11
“When I get mad, I write a letter that I don't send to whomever I am mad at. When I get mad at the person again, I review the letter.”
--Winona, 10
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