"unreasonable" anger

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I have a terrible temper. And I have tried to control it but... sometimes I cannot. For instance today I was at the convenience store and had no cash on me. I usually use my debit card. I needed to purchase a few items and I handed the debit card to the clerk. She swiped it and it worked.. until the stupid thing registered "incomplete". I was already fuming.. and once she told me the machine was broken.. I grabbed the card swifty and had a look of extreme anger in my eyes..and I stormed off... the clerk was afraid! Good thing no one jumped to any conclusions.. I have a bad temper but I not violent. I also get really pissed if I am interrupted.

Yes, I have an unpredictable temper. I have learned to stiffle it and feed a growing peptic ucler. Oh, and I drink.

I get unreasonably angry a lot too, though in my case it's mostly directed at my sister, my niece and nephew, and the kids in my neighborhood.

I perseverate with anger over certain scenarios, usually the neighbors. I picture going outside and confronting them, and these imaginary confrontations involve violence. I'm too rational and prudent to act on the anger, but because I don't it stays active and eats at me and I can't stop running the violent scenarios through my head, sometimes for hours. That's the dominant theme, the inability to calm down and move on, even if the stimulus is long gone.
To the OP: it sounds like you have other issues with jealousy or fear of abandonment, and on top of that your AS is causing you to stay hung up on those issues longer than normal.
Unfortunately, I have trouble coping with this inwardly-turned anger and can't offer any suggestions.