Do you know what it is to live in fear of something? Not just of big, obvious things like the weak economy, or threatening weather – but of seemingly small, everyday things? You may not even think of it as fear. For example, do you often feel unsure of yourself, or uncertain about what to [...]
What Did You Learn Growing Up About Handling Anger Effectively? Now that you’ve looked at your attitudes and internal reactions when you or someone around you gets angry, here’s the next thing to look at – the one that will really make a difference in your life: How have you learned to cope with anger [...]
Now That You Know How Your Anger Patterns Got Started, Let’s Look at When You Get Angry Anger is a hot topic (no pun intended). As discussed in the previous article, it is a feeling that everyone experiences, yet few people really want to address, talk about or deal with it directly. I want you [...]
What Were You Taught About Anger When You Were Growing Up? In our first article about family and the holidays, we talked about how the emotion of anger is – like all other emotions – really just energy – energy produced when we think we need to protect ourselves from some perceived insult or threat. [...]
