Id love to ask you and your followers what they do to deal with stress and anger. I find myself getting so angry in situations out of my control or when things don't go to plan.
To the point where I lash out, usually on myself or scream, I have never hurt anyone else or my child, I usually just cry I'm so worked up I need to release, but the anger I see in myself scares me, I can't imagine what it does to others who witness it, so I hide and bottle my emotions a lot.
So my question is, how do you deal with stress and anger and calm yourself?
Thank you!
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Counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy and assertiveness training all helped me with explosive type behaviour. The bottling up is a terrible cycle that leads to more explosions! Counselling gave me an outlet to safely vent cry and discuss. Cognitive behaviour therapy helped me change my negative thinking and build confidence and not have negative thoughts. Assertiveness training have me the skills to express myself appropriately, say NO when I needed to without being explosive and feeling guilty :)
I definitely agree. I'm currently going through some counselling for similar issues. Although I'm only a few weeks into it, I've already noticed a big difference and even though I'm still having my moments, I know now there's light at the end of the tunnel and that I will get better at it all.
I struggled all of my adult life....I am now 46 and my anger and anxiety ended up causing me to be arrested....I was ordered to see a psychologist as part of an intervention plan put in place by the court and I have to say its the best thing that could of happened to me...I am so much more calm and relaxed and my whole way of thinking has changed.Life feels so much easier now...dont feel as though you have to struggle on your own,their is help out there and it does help....good luck....
There is a form of PND called Post natal rage, could be worth looking into
There is a form of PND called Post natal rage, could be worth looking into