[Ardent Lunacy]

If this is Enneagram-related, I get the feeling I'll be alone for the most part. Type 2 INFP's are apparently rare. With me, Anger's an old friend. That old friend you do not want to ever meet your parents because you know what a complete fucking psycho they are, but love hanging out with them, because, hey, they're fun. I live my life in an almost constant haze of controlling and repressing my ever-growing anger. It took me years to do this well enough to get off the anti-psychotics; which were the only thing at the time that kept me from picking up some random schmuck and doing to him what Darth Vader would be proud of. The level of fury I live with is both terrifying and exhilarating. On one hand, I know I have to keep myself in check, lest I lose control and become a monster; on the other hand, the purity of the emotion is just so intoxicating and I damn near get off to it. It's a constant struggle to control something that is so innate to my personality; something so natural to who I am - yet must be locked away.

[ImminentThunder]

I have a pretty bad problem with anger. I'm naturally pretty irritable, and it doesn't take much for that to escalate into something a lot worse. I slam doors, scream at anyone and everyone who tries to talk to me, break things, punch walls and furniture, etc. One time I threw my math textbook clear across the room. Another time I was washing the car. Someone said something to set me off (can't remember what) and I threw the hose so hard on the ground that the nozzle broke.

I've never actually hurt anyone, but it's still scary when I get angry. I essentially have to enter into a self-imposed isolation for a while to avoid taking it out on other people. I generally cool down pretty quickly, but then something else usually happens and I'm set off again.

[Wellsy]

Pretty sure im type 9. I certainly dislike getting angry. I dont even say i get angry, I say i got frustrated.
Because to me the real anger that scares me in that I could ever lose control to it by taking to much of it to drink would have me doing nasty things that a man shouldnt do. So perhaps i repress my anger too much i dont know, I let off steam but i certainly tend to avoid blowing up at people.
Some people have said theyd like to see me angry, i told them sternly I dont believe they would, they say they do but in the moment when they see me losing it, im sure they'll be severely frightened

[Sily]

Well, I'm posting as a Nine.

I have a *safe person* in the form of my husband and I can get angry with him about anything. We yell at the TV, yell at stupid policies, stupid politics, get angry with each other, make fun of others we consider idiots (like some contestants on Jeopardy.. ). Our anger comes up, we express it then go on with the day. We're not real angry people, I surmise, due mostly to our personalities.

...but for other people out of the safe zone, I usually don't let it fly, because I'm a bit afraid of getting punched in the nose.

[da_gobbo]

as we're going by ennegram here im a 9w1
i very very rarly get angry, whne i do there is no warnnig though, it coudl be something minor even but its the last bit of something thats been building for ages at that point (the proverbial straw) once angry if people leave me alone i calm down quickly and im fine in about 30minutes, if popel try to hlpe it usally means i stay angry a lot longer (there may well be a way to help me calm down, other thna leaving me alone for a bit, but nothing anyones tried so far has done anything other than make things worse)

[chrominance]

I very rarely feel anger. I feel like it is wasted energy to be angry, so I tend to turn my attention to books or artistic pursuits in lieu of lashing out. Only if my personal space is invaded, or if someone tries to control me, is when I get angry. This tends to manifest in a 15-20 minute rage outburst. If it is really bad, I can say things - sarcastic, bitter things - that seriously hurt feelings. Unless the situation is particularly severe, I normally apologize within 30 minutes of said outburst.

The Enneagram is relatively new to me, but I type as 5w4. Is this consistent with other 5w4 INFPs?

[yello]

When I am angry at someone I don't want to hurt them, I want to literally kill them. When I find myself getting angry I try to get far away from that person.

[ThatOne]

It depends who I'm angry at. Someone I barely know, I would repress it. One of my friends, I would probably kind of express it, but I'm not interested in an argument so I wouldn't do it that well. Probably just a small, snappy comment. People I'm close to though... I attack them. Mother of God. >.< Not physically, but verbally. I intentionally draw up all the hurtful things I know I can say- which ones will effect them the most, etc.- and manipulate the words in a way to add an extra sting. It's really not pretty.

[cosmia]

I have been learning a lot about my anger lately.

I can get really angry sometimes, but as soon as I have time to think about it, I calm down.

I don't stay mad, really. Usually when I'm mad at somebody, I'll let them know so that they know what they did was wrong/that it hurt me, and once they realize that, I "get over it." I don't forget, though, but I don't see the point of holding onto anger and grudges and the like. I don't like people seeing me angry, but thankfully I'm pretty easy-going and don't feel a lot of day-to-day anger towards people so it's not a big concern.

If I'm angry at the ~world or myself (both common anger-provokers..) or just in general, I'm usually very aware of it and use this anger as fuel to make things into what I'd like them to be. It's motivational.

[TaleofMisunderstood]

Regarding Type 2, *cough cough Inverse Knight cough cough*, I've gotten Type 2 wing 1 quite a lot of times; though, that is not my core type. I admire the Type 2's ability to give so much love and receive so little in return.

-Regards.