When I'm angry, why do I always feel the need to hurt myself?

It is a way to release pain and emotions. Sometimes the buildup is just too much. It’s a very unhealthy coping mechanism, but still, it’s a coping mechanism. The endorphin rush and the pain can help slice through the emotions you are feeling. I know from personal experience but it is a way for me to feel something, anything. It helps with the numbness and it offers a release like no other. It’s heartbreaking yet we do it. It’s a testament to our pain. It is almost a means of punishment for the hate we are harboring. It’s sad, yet we do it for comfort.

I always had a really hard time accepting my anger and taking it out on myself seemed like an outlet that wouldn't hurt other people. So I do know that in my own case, over time, I taught myself that the only place to take out my anger was on my skin. It turned my anger into physical pain and physical pain is something that I knew how to deal with.

With Anger comes rage , and rage can make us do a lot of things that we can soon regret. So its important to sometimes take a deep breath count to 10 and then rethink the situation.

When we're angry, we tend to want to channel our anger. It might be that you're blaming yourself, and that you want to punish yourself. It's never healthy to hurt yourself, though, and it would be a good idea to try to find some other coping skills to use when you feel angry and have urges!

Hurting yourself is a tell tale sign of anger. You may be feeling an enormous amount of emotion but have no release.

Because you feel you deserve it or maybe just want to take it out on something try screaming into a pillow instead I have done it and it helps

You feel the need to hurt yourself because it feels like you have no other option and that it's the only way to cope with the way you are feeling

That could be because you feel guilty for why you feel angry or you want to take your anger out on someone but don't want to hurt others. mental disorders could also be the cause so going to the doctors is best

Some people react outwardly when they're angry, by yelling and being aggressive and showing their emotions in their facial expressions or by the tone of their voices etc... others tend to turn the anger towards themselves and into themselves and sometimes suppress their emotions and when you do that, eventually your feelings will creep up to the surface again and be expressed in other and often destructive ways... which can be eating disorders and self harming etc. So you need to stop suppressing your thoughts and emotions, even though it's incredibly difficult and you might need professional help to get through it (which isn't a bad thing at all, it's only good to know when to ask for help) or get support from friends and/or family if there's anyone there who could provide that for you.

it may just be a way of coping with your issues, like punching a pillow and pretending it's someone's face. although, self-harm is never a good thing. if you do self harm you may need professional help or a bit of guidance into other ways of coping.