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Postby miss_shadowfax » Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:31 pm

I have anger management issues, although they dont effect me everyday, I loss control maybe a dozen times a year, and sometimes with my husband. Because of this lack of control I feel anti social and suicidal. I have a child, and I barely raise a voice to him, nor do I ever really fight with my friends, colleagues, customers or family, but some people are just rude, these people push me over the edge, and I end up yelling and swearing, sometimes in public. mostly its members of the public that endure my wrath, people who tend to do something I believe is malicious or spiteful, and because I dont know them I have no filters. I especially have it in for middle aged men. I had a hard time with my father growing up, who was abusive and use to hit me on the head, and the men in the age group 50-60 tend to be grumpy bitter. They are these sexless human beings, and I really hate that demo graphic. I also have trouble controlling the volume of my voice. My parents use to scream at each other through my child hood, my mum didnt divorce my dad because she didnt work and financial issues. she also had a religious element to it. As this was my model, I tend to raise my voice, its uncontrollable and I end up hating myself.
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Postby Richard@DecisionSkills » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:42 pm

It seems like you have a good idea of exactly who and what triggers your anger. Knowing this, try to disengage as soon as you find yourself in these kinds of environments.
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Postby Leo Volont » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:37 am

Dear Miss Shadowed,

Richard is 'dead nuts on' with this one... you seem to have a Very Good Grip on Knowing What your Situation is.

SO!.... and it is a very old Punch Line... IF YOU KNOW it is a Problem, Well, STOP IT!

You are Wise, or Afraid Enough not to Act Out with the People who Know You. Is it Really that Far a Leap to be Equally Afraid of Strangers as your Friends. Are Strangers more Hateful and Vindictive than your Friends? ,,, Well, yes, probably. So it Only Makes Good Sense to be Even More Cautious with Strangers than with the People you now cower to and coddle. So, get this straight, it is Safer to be testy and nasty with Your Relatives and Loved Ones.... they know you well enough to just Blow it Off.... BUT, strangers will, moved by the All Powerful First Impression... Hate You Forever.

You really have no problem.

You only need to treat Everyone the Same Way... the Good Way...
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Postby cynthialeighton » Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:32 pm

miss_shadowfax wrote:although they dont effect me everyday


Pay attention to what's going right! Observe your interactions and see if you can learn how to improve by doing more of the things that you do right.

If you don't find them, don't give up. Instead, try a simple exercise: smile when you make eye contact and observe your own reactions.
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Postby JuliusFawcett » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:52 am

Can you accept that sometimes shouting loudly at rude people can be the most appropriate response?
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