How do I stop being angry?

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I don't really know what to say, I just constantly have all this anger inside about my stupid life and all the people that have been or are still jerks to me. But I can't do anything about it. And it's starting to get unbearable.

Its a tricky thing anger, people will try and say its all you when you get angry. Sometimes it ain't all you though, some people are difficult its in their nature.
Maybe change your' attitude' toward the people/anger, maybe people get angry because 'they' expect you too and know how to set 'all the dials right' on you as the saying goes.
go through it without doing anything.

I would think about the bright future you have in speech pathology. Remember the past, but don't dwell on it.

For some people, I would recommend placing the past in an extreme back-burner location.

Yes, don't dwell on the past. Idle thoughts leads into resentment, which is caused by too much downtime, you have to keep moving, keep yourself busy, exercise, read, work, etc. Just keep moving. Granted this takes a fair bit of discipline, but you have to keep moving, don't ever stop. People will call this a 'motor' and it's something that can't simply be taught, but everyone needs to become aware of it.

If you find yourself in bed, staring at the wall, thinking about past injustices, you're not balanced, not busy enough, and it's just a matter of time before resentment swells.

I would suggest trying mindfulness meditation. This is now used successfully by people everywhere.

The idea is to learn to recognize your arising "angry" thoughts by creating a quiet mind first, through meditation.

When you notice/discover your anger arising then it's your choice what to do with this thought; you can act on your thought or (preferably) ignore it and return to peaceful meditation.

At first it seems hard but with practice it becomes easier; hopefully "second nature."

That would be my answer too ...

Since I did a special course for people with autism, it's been easier for me to deal with stuff. Among other my anger ...

Like ZenDen says: it's about the fact that you have a choice. You can continue with your anger or you can just acknowledge it for what it is and accept that it is there ... you don't have to act on it!

So you could try mindfulness. But Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is also a possibility ...

This is what I usually do, I just try not to think about the things that have happened in the past.

But yesterday I had an appointment with my therapist, and he told me that it has seemed to go from one extreme to the other. I used to be extremely aggressive as a child and would get very angry and defensive over small things, even to the point that someone bumping into me set me off because I was so used to being bullied. The other extreme is that I just avoid people now, as much as possible, especially ones like my grandparents, and a lot of my family for that matter. I shut others out of my life, consciously and subconsciously. I don't want to deal with people, because I've never had any relationship with someone that didn't feel incomplete and disconnected, and I'm sick of feeling like I'm failing in this regard. Clearly I can't do it, so why should I waste time trying? People are going to think badly of me either way, I've come to realize. They always find something.

Anyway, explaining a lot of these things to him seemed to bring it all back to the surface, and I felt really angry for the whole rest of the day, though I didn't really realize how angry I was until last night. I couldn't sleep because I felt really tensed up, and I had bad memories from my past repeating in my head. I have no way to get rid of it when that happens. The only way I know of is to hurt myself.

What exactly is mindfulness meditation (or where can I find more information about it)?

Link 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulnes ... n_and_MBSR
Link 2: http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/r ... s&spec=307

or ask your therapist ...

Can relate to this. Only thing that worked was years of working through the crap of my childhood and youth and eventually I found myself and with it the anger subsided.