Posted by Dinah on March 28, 2008, at 1:23:03
In reply to I just had a huge temper tantrum :-(, posted by Deneb on March 28, 2008, at 0:14:22
Would it be horrible of me to admit that I envy you? I haven't had a floor pounding temper tantrum since... well according to my mother, never. Although she's not the most reliable source.
Getting really angry usually makes my head ache, and it feels so uncomfortable that I wish to avoid it.
I guess your sister is right in that having temper tantrums does have real life consequences. And it might be prudent to limit them to when consequences would not be unacceptable.
But isn't it also true that you've had a significant amount of stress lately? At least some of which was caused by your sister? Isn't it possible that your temper tantrum resulted more from a buildup of stress rather than this one incident?
Don't be too hard on yourself.
And maybe check with your therapist about how to release a little bit of steam on a more frequent basis so that large explosions can be averted? If you think that might be part of what's going on?
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