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Recently been having issues with controlling my anger.
>be me
>saturday going out with friends and gf to eat at ale house.
>go in waiter is this female foid and we order drinks.
>everyone orders booze and ill have a stella artois on the tap.
> 5 or 8 minutes every one gets their drinks.
> its been 20 minutes no beer for me.
>ask politely to the waitress hey i am still waiting for the stella.
>she talks back in selfish manner (almost petulant)
>oh sorry anon there is no bartender on standby so i cant bring you your order.
> i reply with a very assertive and aggressive manner.
> excuse me i did not ask you why I said where is it.
> waitress i cant bring the beer to you anon.
>me oh i see i guess i got to get up and go to some other restaurant and bring it over here.
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praying in the name of Jesus
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>>34414898
You're right in being angry, the problem is, instead of being passive aggressive like a little bitch that you are, you just have said "bring the manager", and then complained and if they did something wrong they would be punished. That's how life works.
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>this obviously triggered some issues ofc
>another waiter serves us because of my actions.
>the female waitress switched tabeles with another coworker due to guilt or embarrassment.
>appetizers are ordered
>conch fritters calamari and mozzarella sticks yum.
>manager comes up anon my apologies here is your beverage.
>(maneger) is there any special assistance we can assure to assist you with anon, any concerns of some sort?
>i reply by saying look sir im just grateful to have the beer thats all.
>friends and gf shake their heads at me for the trouble i caused.
>on my way home after the the night gf scolds me for being a total asshole to the waiter.
>friends make jokes about me int he group chat criticizing me and claiming to leave me out of the next feast.

No that i look back at it i could ay e seriously ruined that persons career over some stupid request that was delayed over the powers that be.
And she might not have even the slightest control over it if she wanted to
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Prioritize like a person instead of acting without thinking like a toddler?
If you want a beer you should be nice to the people who have the ability to get you the beer. It's literally that simple.
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Its justified completely if we are being honest here she probably saw you as nuance and did not take you seriously.
Dont know why but you have a right to be treated well.
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I guess the first step to dealing with your anger would be figuring out what exactly about this whole interact made you so angry.
>> i reply with a very assertive and aggressive manner.
(immediately asserting authority and imagined dominance at the first opportunity, did not even try to look for a solution)
>>the female waitress switched tabeles with another coworker due to guilt or embarrassment.
(assuming she switched because she lost, when she was likely just avoiding your childish outbursts)
It kinda sounds like you took it personally and lashed out to protect your ego, to preserve your imagined position on your imaginary hierarchy. Even now you're projecting your own embarrassment onto the waitress to feel above her, as if you can "win" simply by being less embarrassed than her. You also didn't seem to notice that the manager was just placating you to keep the peace.
Did your parents often reward this kind of behavior in your childhood?
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>>34415048
Im Hispanic so i got the belt and sandals, or the open palm once in a while as discipline.
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>>34414898
You sound like you never grew up past age 10. Most men develop a layer of control over their emotions to avoid being controlled by them. It's a fucking beer, why are you throwing a hissy fit as if it's some personal slight, and accosting a waitress over it when she's probably telling the truth? Even if she was petulant and it wasn't just your ego being incredibly fragile, by responding in this way you just look like a whiny faggot and she comes away feeling like she was in the right rather than self-reflecting if she could have been kinder. Did you grow up without a father or something or was your father a fag too and you're just a victim of that unfortunate circumstance?
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>>34414898
By continually reminding yourself that anger is never logical, never justified, and never beneficial. Meditate daily on the fact that anger clouds judgement and introduces problems, that it's incapable of solving problems, and cease from ever trying to justify your anger to yourself.

>>34414920
>>34415020
In particular are terrible advice. You are never justified in being angry, because anger itself is evidence of a lack of wisdom. Saying that you're justified for being angry is the same as saying that you're justified for being ignorant. There's no excuse for either and nobody has the right to wallow in error.



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