Anger Management
Anger is a powerful emotion and is often the catalyst for behaviors you later regret. You know the cycle all too well. Something pisses you off, the pressure gets to be too much, and you explode. You tell awful things to the people you love most, maybe become physically aggressive or destroy property. Once the dust settles, you realize the damage you’ve caused. You beg for forgiveness and promise it will never happen again. Things go alright for a while, but then life begins to wear you down again. Your stress levels climb, your kids don’t listen, you feel disrespected, and irritation evolves into feelings of rage. It feels like something suddenly snaps. Once again, you find yourself in a rage, starting the cycle all over again. You’ve tried to suppress all your feelings, numb your emotions, or just tell yourself to not be bothered. You soon find that these strategies don’t work. It starts to feel like things will never change. The very things you are doing to try to increase control of your situation makes you feel like you’ve lost all control. The people around you are starting to annoy you with their constant requests that you go to anger management.
I’ve worked with people involved in the criminal justice system for almost a decade. I’ve worked with people who have lost everything because of actions they chose in response to anger. I don’t want that to happen to you. No matter what you’ve done, you can rebuild your life.
Anger in itself is not the problem. It’s how you relate to it and act when you experience anger that is the problem… or the solution. Anger can be an indicator that something is interfering with your goals. Anger can even be a catalyst for good things, if handled appropriately.
It’s important to note that anger management is not about never feeling anger or letting people walk all over you. It certainly doesn’t mean you have to allow people to disrespect you. In fact, when you are able to respond in a mindful and healthy matter to stress and obstacles, you will likely feel like others respect you more. If people are not treating you respectfully, I can teach you to set boundaries.
Reach out today and start living the life you want!