Violence isnt the answer, I guess...

Every time my step dad argues with me I take it out on the wall. My knuckles are so ruined because I just punch the damn wall. I mean.. I box, and I do ground submission fighting but it just doesn’t help. I see a therapist, but that isn’t helping. I'm afraid one of these days I'm just going to knock him out. Does anyone know what would help when I get angry? I mean, he just belittles me to the point where if I don’t let my rage out on something, I don’t know what I'd do. I don’t cut or anything like that. But my walls.. they're so dented and the paint is coming off. My knuckles are bleeding right now, and I'm afraid that's going to come back to bite me in the butt when I'm older.

Hmm... well I reckon making dents in the wall is better than cutting, I'll give that to you... but I suppose you should have a boxing bag in your room- at least they are softer, and you can punch all you like.
Try to get out of the habit of wanting pain after your step father verbally abuses you. Because that could be what he's doing, using verbal abuse, which could become an offense, I'm not sure.
Maybe try, at least once, to not punch the wall when your dad argues with you. That way you can get out of the habit easier.

Other than that I suggest finding a close friend to call everytime you feel like hurting your knuckles, they could talk you out of it, and make you feel better.

Hope I was of help.

You my friend need a punching bag. Lol...it will really help from putting dents and holes in your wall.

Whenever I get to the point of wanting to punch something, I turn on some loud music, one that has a lot of "anger" behind it, and just scream with it. When my parents start to get mad about it and want to make me more mad by yelling at me to shut up, I go running. Sometimes. I have really bad knees so it kind of hurts but even if I just go for a walk. Sometimes I go for a drive. I didn't check how old you were, but yeah.

I dunno...sorry I didn't help much.

Ya satin, I run too. I find that running really helps a lot. God, he is such an ass. Im sitting here typing and he comes by and slams my door really hard. He scared the shit out of me. God. Well thanks for the comments guys, at least I know Im not alone.

punch your dad instead lol jk....i usually put on angry music too....sometimes i cut, but im not going to suggest that lol.....but angry music and punching bag, that would probably help....sorry i didnt really help...i just said what everyone else said, sorry....hmm, well goodluck.....~much love~

Ummm...I think most people have already suggested what I was going to say. And Eminem's songs really do help. Especially 'Cleaning Out My Closet'. I love that bit where he says "You selfish bitch I hope you fucking burn in hell for this shit" and also in 'Puke' where he says "i hate your fucking guts, you fucking slut I hope you die".

Running helps alot, but sometimes I just cant be bothered to get up off my arse and go for a run. But when I can be bothered, it does help alot.

I cut aswell, but trying to stop for the summer. Trust me, its not a good idea at all. Dont even start. Cuz once you start, its hard to stop.

I had a time where I used to punch walls. Hurts like a bitch! Eventually, I started punching this wooden board thing behind where I work. I used to go there all the time and punched that instead. Hurt alot less. But now that board is mashed up I cant use that anymore.

But yeh, I can understand you, I have alot of anger inside me aswell and I have quite a few arguments with my mum as I really hate her, we bearly get on. Its like, everytime I see someone I hate or whenever my parents moan at me, I just wanna punch the first person I see or find. Its hard to control yourself, I know. But I find cracking my knuckles help alot aswell.

Hope this helps.x

I don't think listening to Eminem will help you lessen your anger. But then I am reminded of Rob's words from High Fidelity, "Did I listen to pop music because I was angry, or was I angry because I listened to pop music?"

Good luck this summer. Be scar free so you can go tanning or atleast wear summer appropriate clothes.

count down from 10 really slowly while taking deep breathes i kno it sounds stupid but yea

Hey. Sometimes I do the same thing, punch the wall. I also box so instead of punching walls I punch my punching bag. But most of the times I also listen to music, it calms me down. So I would recommend finding something else to hit and or listening to your favorite music. Hope this works. Good Luck.