anger

Does anyone have lots of anger and rage in them ,with anxiety ,
I never been this angry , but now every little thing I snap , I'm just so tired of being this way that , I'm just so angry ....

SOIA,

I think that many of us here go through a wide range of feelings. What's important is what we do with those feelings.

I realize that I can sound like a record stuck in a groove with how often I bring this up, but,....I share what works for me.

Working out. When I feel angry, and yes, I can feel that way,--a trigger for me is when I feel frustrated trying to explain a symptom to the doctor or his nurse and they tell me how I "shouldn't" be feeling that, etc....I get upset, then frustrated, then I stew, and yep, sometimes it evolves into anger.

But that's when I hit the gym because there I have an outlet. To me, feelings and sensations that go along with anxiety and anger,.....well, they need an outlet, or we'll end up internalizing them. This can just make things worse, and we put our poor bodies through all kinds of misery.

It's amazing just how therapeutic exercising can be when you're feeling bottled up,....it's a constructive external manifestation for the internal anger. I learned this after so many years of not understanding where to turn.....I found, there are answers! We just have to give them a fair try.




M.

S.O.,

Think of it this way. How much energy do you think it takes to remain calm and keep the anxiety from boiling up on a daily basis...

Now, think of the resilience level that we are left with after dealing with the anxiety...there is not much left for dealing with the other emotions that we need to also contend with.

So it is pretty natural that anger would be able to get the best of us.

I struggle with this too. I tend to keep it internalized...which then leads to more anxiety...aaaggghh!

I try to really rely on my coping skills when I feel this happening.

I hope you can find some inner peace this way as well.;)

S.C.