“The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter.” – Unknown
Category: Anger and Frustration
STRESS 101: Causes, Symptoms and Relief
Understand Your Body’s Stress ResponseStress is the body’s internal response to perceived threat or danger. Unfortunately, the body doesn’t distinguish between physical danger and the thoughts in our heads, so we often respond to common circumstances as if they life threatening when they actually aren’t. Continue reading “STRESS 101: Causes, Symptoms and Relief”
6 Ways to Handle a Bad Mood
Whether it is your mood or someone else’s I find the following 6 tips to be helpful in dealing…
1) Acceptance: It is ok to not always be happy. Just like the weather, it isn’t always a sunny day. This is part of what makes the world and humans perfect and complete. Sometimes simply honoring our feelings and allowing ourselves to feel how we feel is all we need. Continue reading “6 Ways to Handle a Bad Mood”
Anger – 13 Signs and 7 Prevention Tips
Anger Management
13 Anger Signs:
- Rapid speech
- Head, stomach and back aches
- Becoming Violent
- Sarcasm or cynicism
- Denial or rationalization about your behavior
- Revenge fantasies
- Yelling and screaming
- Arguing with others
- Becoming silent or withholding
- Avoiding Others
- Isolating
- Thoughts about drinking or using drugs
- Compulsive eating, spending, cleaning, or sex
7 Prevention Tips:
- Understand your triggers: What are the situations, people, events etc. that trigger your anger response? Do you feel lack of control in your life?
- Take Action: Anger doesn’t just go away, it actually builds and builds if you don’t stop and make the time to address it properly.
- Sit with your feelings: We tend to avoid difficult feelings and trick ourselves into believing they are gone. It is important to respect and sit with what is going on inside you.
- Meditate: Learning how to breathe deeply and connect with your inner wisdom and calm can help balance the nervous system and relax your inner space.
- Improve your Physical Health: Daily attention to diet and exercise will improve how your body feels, which will lead to less anger.
- Be Kind to Yourself: Negative self talk is one of the key components to feeling angry, pay attention to how much you may be unconsciously criticizing yourself.
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