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 have been feeling angry a lot lately.
My fuse is so short, and it feels like once it's lit, I am not afraid to let loose. Before having a child, I would get angry, but not like this. Not at all. For example, when i'd get upset, I would quietly swear under my breath .. now when i'm angry I combine and yell the most obscene words and ideas together, meanwhile stomping around and slamming any door that's near to me.
I hate it. I hate how I feel afterwards, and I can't imagine my husband who has to deal with me either. I hate that my child has heard me yell. It makes me cry afterwards. It makes me want to be alone and away from my family afterwards, completely shutting out the world in order to be by myself.
I completely feel ugly on the inside and out. Somedays I get so angry at how my life has changed and how my husband still has his freedom it's unreal and I wish I could just shake the feeling. I shouldn't think of my new role as being anything but amazing, but some days are just so hard. I read once that the sound of a crying baby was used as a torture method - no kidding, eh?
I hate how I can't deal with family situations better. I need to figure this out before I ruin my relationships with friends/family members and most importantly my home life.
I am looking for ways to find happiness and ways to table the anger in a healthy way. I'm currently reading "The Dance of Anger" By Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. , but so far it's not really helping me... i'm feeling like i've created this terrible mindset and I can't break out.
My fuse is so short, and it feels like once it's lit, I am not afraid to let loose. Before having a child, I would get angry, but not like this. Not at all. For example, when i'd get upset, I would quietly swear under my breath .. now when i'm angry I combine and yell the most obscene words and ideas together, meanwhile stomping around and slamming any door that's near to me.
I hate it. I hate how I feel afterwards, and I can't imagine my husband who has to deal with me either. I hate that my child has heard me yell. It makes me cry afterwards. It makes me want to be alone and away from my family afterwards, completely shutting out the world in order to be by myself.
I completely feel ugly on the inside and out. Somedays I get so angry at how my life has changed and how my husband still has his freedom it's unreal and I wish I could just shake the feeling. I shouldn't think of my new role as being anything but amazing, but some days are just so hard. I read once that the sound of a crying baby was used as a torture method - no kidding, eh?
I hate how I can't deal with family situations better. I need to figure this out before I ruin my relationships with friends/family members and most importantly my home life.
I am looking for ways to find happiness and ways to table the anger in a healthy way. I'm currently reading "The Dance of Anger" By Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. , but so far it's not really helping me... i'm feeling like i've created this terrible mindset and I can't break out.
How do you feel about your job or where you live? Is there something important in your life that's frustrating or that is unresolved.
I tried setting up a day to go out but his work gets in the way for anything on a regular basis.