Hi all,

I gotta say, this lesson is really hitting home with me. I'm not an angry person by nature, but every since I stopped the Celexa back in March I have noticed that I get angry more often and when I do get angry, it's usually pretty awful. I hope I gain alot of knowledge during this lesson (just watched the coaching video so far),because I feel like I could really use some anger managment skills. I have also realized that my anger can rise, not only from outside influnces, but from me being down on myself or aggrivated over some issue dealing with anxiety and just taking a really crappy attitude. Anyone else here understand what I mean? Some days my mood just makes me angry. Just wondering if anyone could relate.

thanks
tulip

Hi Tulip:
I can relate to the 6th lesson too. I am gonna need to work on this lesson the most, even after the course is finished. Going through the homework and writing about the anger and who I am angry at (for YEARS) has helped me alot. Holding on to that is not healthy and it's unbelievable to me that it was still affecting me now. Well, it's not anymore. I am also off caffeine and sugar now, which I feel is helping alot. Good luck to you in the course. It does work, doesn't it?

Hey there,
this lesson was one of the most helpful to me. Even though I still panic once in a while, I am a much more calm and happy person since getting my anger in control. Anger creates a lot of adrenaline and later a lot of guilt. It has never solved any of my problems and as soon as I realized that, I was able to keep it to a minimum. I'm not as afraid of conflict any more because now I can trust myself to react in a rational way and not embarrass myself. This has been extrremely helpful with my hubby and in work situations. It'll only get better.

Hey!
I was sure able to relate to Lesson 6 too. Just finished this week, but I've noticed that I didn't even really realize I had so much anger buried down deep. This week I only had one big blow-up. Tuesday I was trying to relax and my brother kept bugging me to go to the bathroom so he could take a bath. This was at nine o'clock at night. I got so bugged that I jumped up off the bed and yelled royally at him. Then I realized what I'd done and made sure I apologized before we went to bed. It sure feels good to see how I can change my attitude about the least little problem. Hope you're doing better.