Do you have a short or long fuse on that temper of yours?

Looooooong.... See how "long" that is, Breezy..? I am very tolerant and patient.. I am a very silent man in person, I don't usually talk when I'm mad.. I could "curse" when I tell jokes but when I am "extremely" angry, I couldn't.. When that looooooong fuse got "short", ya better RUN AND HIDE, seriously, and cover your ears for the words I would say would be unbearable... (This rarely happens but when it happens, it's destruction)..

Short!

Sorry, but I think your public verbal lashing out is a necessary device for promoting decent boundaries for those who lack them - ie - what sort of animal pulls a stranger's hair under any circumstance? Dr. Phil would probably call that an inability to acknowledge responsibility for or ownership of their own poor judgment in deciding to ride something they weren't ready for. These are things God gave us, and this anger hardly seems to be a mistake, but even a good thing that is serving its intended purpose as an indicator that something is wrong, and calls for correction/modification/change. However, my own experience addresses the consequences of the response being negative as the true gauge of need to tame it, and the longevity period of the anger - as letting go after the corrective action, may also serve as the most accurate tool to measure how healthy or ill the anger is. The trouble comes with the sensation of feeling powerful when we're angry, and get results that prove it is our master, and we become powerless under its influence. In short we own it, or it owns us, and your action to post it here shows you owning it. Good. Holding onto it until your cup overflow is only troublesome if it's an attempt at controlling how like-able you think you are to others to a degree of codependency, which only you really know for sure. Talking is the way to start, hope you avert the anticipated losses, and find your self respect with this choice.

short

A very long fuse.

Youth~short

Mature~longish

short.

Short fuse ...

I lose my temper quickly and easily but recover the same way and forget about it

Depends on the situation.