There are no “bad” emotions - all emotions are accessible within us for a reason and are adaptive, that is, they can help us to survive and prosper. Emotions also contribute to making us fully human. However, emotions should not become our masters and should be managed so that we can function as safe partners and productive members of society. Many men and women suffer from difficulties in managing their anger and in being able to regulate their emotions. Emotional dysregulation can be transmitted from generation-to-generation, while early life experiences of mistreatment and abuse can also lead to anger management problems in later life. Persons with anger management difficulties often have particular “buttons” for their anger due to adverse early life experiences, and these “buttons” can often be pushed or “triggered” by incidents in the home, in the workplace, or on the roads. Psychologists can help persons with anger management difficulties to identify these triggers and their origins and to develop strategies to help them manage their anger. It is important that parents model good self-control to their children so that they are able to negotiate anger-inducing situations without becoming a risk to themselves or to other people. Assertiveness is a skill which can be learned to help us ensure that our rights are maintained and that our safety and property is respected.