>>25564783In preadolescence I spent a lot of time reading and drawing (traits I still possess), but I played often with other children in the neighborhood, and for the most part got along with kids in school, but I was very competitive in a way that tended to ruin games sometimes. I had few real friends, but lots of friendly acquaintances.
After I started puberty I became more withdrawn and self conscious. I lost the few friends I had in middle school due to violent mood swings. literally violent, I got into fights and had fits of rage over the slightest inconveniences. It made me something of a pariah, and I spent a lot of time in therapy for anger management.
Once I hit high school it was a fresh start. I made new friends and gradually mastered my anger. I still get angry a lot, but I don't explode at people anymore, violently or otherwise. I picked up writing in high school, and I've learned to use that as an outlet. I've also become less competitive, and more easy going in general since I finished high school. Well, that's not entirely true. While I maintain a calm, collected demeanor when dealing with people in real life, I do not have any reservations about controlling my anger on the internet, so I rarely try to stem the impulse to fly off the handle when a bad mood hits me.
