Is it possible that anger issues can be hereditary?

Question

so i always thought my anger issues were just because and only because of my need for control, but my mom just told me things i never knew recently.

she told me that i was a violent person even as a toddler...and that i used violence rather than speak (apparently i wouldnt speak and she had to take me to a speech therapist.

it was then my mom told me that my father's side of the family happened to have a violent streak (i dont know my dad) my mom told me that my dad had to keep his sisters from beating up their mom....

my mom also has some anger issues too (i havent been a violent person physically in years, only reasons i have hit anyone recently was out of defense when i was hit first).

i still have anger issues...verbally mostly...every now and then i break things and throw things and tear things up to keep myself from doing something stupid.

so is it possible anger issues can be hereditary?

Answer 1

genetics may play a role

but look at what you're saying when you really think about it

you don't know your father

your mom has anger issues

your mom has issues with your father over anger, which whether you remember or not she surely expressed in your presence as a child

theres a lot more than genetics going on here

there are a great number of environmental factors playing into your situation that could easily cause anger issues

Answer 2

Children are born with a certain temerament, slow to warm, easy or difficult, and then you have your personality which is how you react to how the environment(the world around you ) and your temperment combind.  If you grew up in a hostile environment, that behavior is more than likely learned,you see that kind of behavior and take ac normal, you know nothing else. but if you have a difficult temperment, angry and depressed personality, and issues about you father, that could make someone very angry.  

    If you have repressed feelings of anger, scream get mad, tear paper, punch a punching bag, but don't  expect it solve anything or make you feel better, do it for a release, then pick up the pieces and move on...   dwelling and living in the past will only keep you in the past, look and move forward with your life, you cannont change anything your father did and should not feel burdened by his actions. maybe talk to someone, or write in a journal. Anger can be dangerous to hold inside, share your sadness with someone, it's too much for you to bare by yourself.

Answer 3

Absolutely.  Anger can be hereditary.  In addition to that, you observe it in others.  So this is the classic case of nature vs. nurture.  Both are applicable.