Posted by Snoozy on June 21, 2003, at 23:02:14
In reply to Stupid anger, posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 18:24:03
I struggle with this kind of thing myself at times. It is those stupid little things - that makes me mad, and then thinking about how mad I am at a stupid little thing makes me even more mad, which makes me madder still at the stupid little thing. Grrrrrrr.
I have been able to identify one common element in almost all of this - when things are out of my control. If I'm waiting for someone else, and they're running a little late. Even if we have hours to do whatever it is we're supposed to do, I sometimes start getting angry. It's like it just feeds on itself, and after 5 minutes I've got steam coming out of my ears.
I don't know - is it progress to identify what the issue seems to be? I've been working on trying to nip these feelings in the bud early (without pharmaceuticals lol) so they don't keep building, but I'm not making much improvement.
Btw Dinah, I really enjoyed your line about circling in our cage, gnawing on our legs. That phrase keeps coming back to me - I think it really captures something. Thanks.
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