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Stress and Anger Management ServicesWhen we say anger management it refers to a system of psychological
therapeutic techniques and exercise by which someone with excessive or
uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and
effects of an angered emotional state.
Well, have you been try yelling a lot lately? Yeah, it's right even
the calmest people have moments when it seems that nothing but yelling
will do. There comes a time that you may yell to your children once in
a while, or you may yell at your spouse for what seems like no reason,
but don't worry this is often a result of too much stress. However,
when you find that you are yelling every single day and the tiniest
things seem to set you off, you may be in need of some anger management.
Don't think automatically that anger management is a program that
you have to go through. If you are not violent, and just loud, there
may be things that you can do on your own to alleviate some of your
stress and resulted to cut down some of your feelings. Perhaps, this
type of anger management can be done by learning relaxation techniques
like yoga, or the breathing that comes with it, and even finding a way
to vent problems and frustrations that might cut down on the tension.
Journals can help, both online and paper.
We all know that working with other people can be a huge challenge.
I have been working over the years as social worker and I have been
working with different areas. My training and continuing education
credits have concentrated on children with mental illness. Usually,
children tend to be opened to addressing their issues; however adults
usually get defensive and angry if it suggested that they also need
help.
Actually, the nature of my work is working with resistive clients.
Many clients that I work with have been ordered through a court hearing
to cooperate with services. Having someone ordered to work with me,
especially if they have anger or control issues sets the relationship
up to be a rocky one. Many times the courts will also order people to
attend anger management courses. Because this is a common requirement
of the courts there are many mental health centers that offer anger
management. Based on my knowledge that working with several mental
health professionals to insure that there are specialized groups for
the participants. It is important that all people with anger issues are
not lumped into one group setting. I think it is helpful for people
with domestic abuse issues to be in anger management classes with other
domestic abusers.
Particularly, another issue is anger management with teenagers.
However, there are times that anger comes from feelings of not being
heard or being misunderstood. It is common for a teen to feel angry
because they are caught between the years of childhood and adulthood.
They are not old enough to do many of the things that they want to do
and yet are too old to be cuddled. Most teens concentrate their anger
towards their parents; there are a few that express anger towards all
authority. In fact, teenage anger management usually works on healthy
ways of expressing anger. It is important that teenagers learn that
everyone gets angry from time to time and that it is alright to let
people know that you are angry as long as you do so in a way where the
other person feels safe around you. Healthy expression of anger is the
goal of all anger management courses. Teaching techniques of how to
express yourself and how to diffuse anger are key elements for a health
group process.
Unfortunately, you can do also some anger management by thinking
about what is is that makes you angry. I know that you may feel
unappreciated, or you may just be in over your head with all that you
do. That means you may have to ask someone to take some of the work off
of your shoulders so that you don't feel so overwhelmed all of the
time. Always bear in mind that, if people in your household are
stressing you out above and beyond what you think is fair, you have to
talk to them about it. Although, this can be a hard part of anger
management, but it will do you good in the end. Remember, you can't eliminate anger"”and it wouldn't be a good
idea if you could. In spite of all your efforts, things will happen
that will cause you anger; and sometimes it will be justifiable anger.
Life will be filled with frustration, pain, loss, and the unpredictable
actions of others. You can't change that; but you can change the way
you let such events affect you. Controlling your angry responses can
keep them from making you even more unhappy in the long run.
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