Tag: anger
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Storytime: It’s my sons 7th birthday today, why am I not happy?
My son has been psyched about his birthday for a while. According to him, when he turns 7, he is practically going to be a grown up, and he started “practicing” how to be a grown up by getting dressed on his own, going to the bathroom on his own, using a knife to cut […]
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Storytime: what you don’t know can’t hurt you
I have trust issues. I can’t talk about them in detail, but they lead me to do things I’m not proud of and that bring no good to anyone. Have you ever heard the phrase: what you don’t know, can’t hurt you? It’s so true. I was curious about something. So I had a doubt […]
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Self-reflection Sunday: Deep conversation topics part 1
Hello and welcome to my blog! I had a long day yesterday and I was in a lot of pain last night and I was exhausted. I went to bed at 9 pm after caving in and taking painkillers. The reason why is still blurry but I think I was feeling emotionally overwhelmed by a […]
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Transformation Tuesday: Controlling my Emotions
Hello 👋 reader and welcome to my blog! Today I’m going to talk about my lifelong efforts to control my emotions. I’ve always been over sensitive, and over emotional. I’ve always been full of insecurities and fears about not fitting in and I’ve always reacted rather than responded (later on I found out I had […]
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Blacklisted
I had an anxiety attack today. Then I did meditation and felt better. Then I had a panic attack. I started shaking and crying and I couldn’t breathe and my heart was pounding in my chest. I’m still suffering from the remnants of the panic attack. It drained all my energy, though, and now I […]
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Exploring my anger
Underneath Anger Anger is a normal emotional response. When a boundary is crossed, personal safety is violated, etc. Often, though, anger is a mask to cover fear, sadness, guilt, and uncertainty. Underneath it all is a feeling of loneliness and feeling misunderstood. When you were a child, if you were punished or ridiculed for displaying […]
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Knowing the problem is half the solution
I have an anger management problem. I know it. My loved ones know it. The only ones who see it really are the ones closest to me. Someone says something that triggers me. I turn into the raging hulk. Then I hate myself for it later, feel ashamed and apologize, and act extra nice to […]