Anger Management Support Group
Anger management commonly refers to therapeutic techniques by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce their emotions. Typical examples include the use of deep breathing and meditation as a means to relaxation. Psychologists recommend a balanced approach, which both controls the emotion and allows it to express itself in a healthy way.
I know that I am angry, with just about everyone. I know that I'm having a hard time accepting my diagnosis of Syringomyelia even after 2 years. I'm now having to deal with another possible rare form of cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I don't want to cry, I can't. There are to many people that depend on me. I adopted my 3 children 4 years ago and my oldest child has severe behavioral problems and has now drug my youngest into her crap. It takes everything that I have to deal with my own fears, but their crap isn't helping, it just pushes my anger further. I'm now clinically depressed and I feel I can snap at any moment.
Does anyone have any ideas to help me feel remotely better. I'm all smiles on the outside because I don't want to burden others.
Does anyone have any ideas to help me feel remotely better. I'm all smiles on the outside because I don't want to burden others.
Not as a form of punishment, but just to calm down the oldest, whenever there's a problem, having her sit with you, or do chores
with you for a while might persuade her to knock it off. Once she
catches on that there will be some reaction/restriction each and every time she causes a problem, even if you call her over 4 or 5 times a night for 15 or 20 minutes each time, just as an example - it works. It takes a lot of patience at first, but you need peace to be able to deal with your illness.
Four years isn't a very long time. This may be the best/only home experience they've had. Even though some are acting out, they are probably worried. If they haven't been told the latest, they can always tell when there's something wrong with a parent.
I hope things improve, that you get great care and get well.