Posted by Dinah on May 1, 2008, at 9:24:02
In reply to Re: I can't seem to stop being angry...., posted by Daisym on April 30, 2008, at 23:15:27
My experience with anger is similar to Daisy's.
Also, I have a trick of choosing to find something amusing that helps when dealing with longstanding sources of anger. But I can't do it all that consistently.
Therapy helps, in thinking about things in different ways. I resisted that at first, when I started therapy. Resisted believing that changing your thoughts can change your emotions. But over time in this area as in so many others, my therapist's views have sort of seeped in. I still don't believe it in the short term. When I'm in that moment angry, changing my thoughts just makes me angrier. I see it more as a long term strategy.
And sometimes it's a purely medical issue. Medication causes it sometimes, and sometimes medication can help it.
For some reason, exercise is counterproductive for me. I just add the rhythm of my movements to the angry thoughts. "how DARE she think THAT I am..." And they become even further entrenched. But that may be a "me" thing.
poster:Dinah
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