Category: anger

anger, emotion, emotional regulation, emotions, frustration

The Power of Pet Peeves

Are you easily annoyed by people or situations? Does traffic on the commute to work make your teeth grind? Maybe the way your partner eats has you muttering under your breath. Perhaps you have a very specific collection of pet peeves – things that are likely to set you off and put you in a foul mood. Psychological irritation is a…

aggression, anger, emotion, emotional regulation, emotions

The Affliction of Anger

Do you find yourself fuming at the foibles of “stupid people”? Does the current political climate launch you into a torrent of righteous indignation? If you are habitually distressed by anger or if your angry behavior often comes back to bite you, this may be the sign of a personal blind spot. Anger is an afflictive…

anger, anxiety, avoidance, balance, behavior, change, counseling, depression, helping, hope, medication, mental health, motivation, psychotherapy, resistance, stuck, talk therapy, treatment

Getting Unstuck

One of the trickiest aspects of a psychologist’s job is to help motivate clients to do things they are reluctant to do, but may help them feel better. Common mental health problems like depression and anxiety involve a biased or stereotyped pattern of thinking and behaving which maintains or exacerbates the condition. These patterns keep…

aggression, anger, defenses, emotion, emotional regulation, emotions, empathy, Gender, gender roles, intimacy, love, men, relationships, self-regulation

Men and Emotions

Emotions are important to optimal life functioning, but due to conditioning and socialization, many men in our society tend to be at a disadvantage when it comes to recognizing, understanding and managing them. This is largely due to the way we have historically raised and treated boys in US culture. Fortunately, it is possible increase one’s understanding of…

anger, coping, emotional regulation, emotions, feelings, management

Managing Anger

Anger gets a bad rap, but it is a normal human emotion and we can learn to harness its energy for good. We tend to feel angry when we: feel out of control believe our rights have been violated think we are not getting our wants or needs met Since anger is an emotion it is…

aggression, anger, emotion, emotional regulation, emotions, endurance, frustration, goals, patience, tolerance

Frustration and Patience

You are very hungry, but you can’t get the lid off of the jar. You are running late and your keys are nowhere to be found. Your jaw tightens and you look up at the ceiling as that familiar and exasperating feeling comes over you – you are experiencing frustration. Frustration occurs when we are…

acceptance, anger, bargaining, coping, denial, depression, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, grief, Grieving, loss, On Death and Dying, sad

Grieving a Loss

Grieving is a normal human response to losing someone or something important. Experiencing a loss can involve strong emotions, troublesome physical symptoms, and may require a period of adjustment. The way we experience grief can be influenced by a number of factors including the nature of the loss and the meaning we make of it,…