This post is in response to Anger Problems: A Smokescreen for Fear-Shame Phobia By Steven Stosny, Ph.D. Since fellow PT blogger Dr. Steven Stosny and I both share similar concerns with the increasing ...
Mental health professionals emphasize that anger management issues in relationships often signal deeper concerns requiring immediate attention. While many relationship challenges can be worked through ...
That flash of rage when someone cuts you off in traffic. The bubbling frustration when technology fails at the worst possible moment. The simmering irritation with a colleague who consistently misses ...
With all those raging hormones, every teenager is bound to “lose it” at one time or another. But a recent study suggests that adolescents’ attacks of anger may indicate something more serious than ...
Anger is the kind of feeling people try to tamp down, out of fear that it will ignite and explode. Pretending your anger doesn't exist causes it to compress itself, making a home in the small space of ...
Dear Eric: I’m a late-50s, divorced educator. I’ve struggled throughout my entire adult life to figure out whether a partner is respectful. I’m currently in a five-month-old relationship with someone ...
It may not always be easy to stop bipolar anger. But with practice, we can train our minds to focus on our goals instead.
Anger provides a way to temporarily numb or avoid pain, which is why, when you bang your thumb hanging a picture, you don't pray. It’s a survival-based function of anger—if you’re being attacked by a ...