Making decisions are challenging. You don’t know whether the decision you make will result in a satisfactory outcome. Or maybe, you are concerned with regretting the decision you make today. Making decisions are stressful at times, thus, as part of stress management, it’s important to look at not only what get’s in the way of making decisions, but to review some strategies and some helpful tips to aid with the process of important decisions.
Managing stress through the holiday season with 16 helpful tips.
“There is no reality—only perception.” Jay McGraw in Life Strategies for Teens “You don’t react to what happens to you
Anger Management 818 participated in the North Hollywood Taco Cook Off on Saturday September 24, 2011. Our team had a
The Sherman Oaks Street Fair was Sunday October 16, 2011 and Anger Management 818 had a booth at the event.
Anger Management 818 is proud to announce its participation in the Sherman Oaks Farmer’s Market. Our team had a booth
In anger management, the words “respect” and “disrespect” are heard often. Mostly it is about how someone else is disrespectful.
Sometimes it is hard to remember all the tips and remedies for defusing anger. When you experience a situation with
Our thought patterns play a pertinent role with our feelings. Here are some triggering thoughts to anger. If you recognize some of them for yourself, it would be useful to contact an anger management counselor to help you.
Many people wonder how a situation escalates so quickly. Questions such as, “What happened?” or “How did he end up leaving?” are asked, yet there is not much success with finding a fulfilling answer.
When we react, we are emotionally charged. Responding rather than reacting requires for you to wait until you have cooled off, and worked through the issue, prior to replying to the situation. For example, if my supervisor criticizes me at work, I will feel angry and resentful, and I will act withdrawn (reacting). How I can respond is to recognize that my work does not have to be perfect, and that my supervisor was probably only trying to help me (responding).
If you are interested in learning more about reacting versus responding, you can contact one of our clinicians to work with you.
Some feelings tend to be disturbing, uncomfortable, torturous, and downright painful. So painful that we often cover these feelings up
Written by: Judith Morton Fraser MFT “I’ve started to notice how I make relentless judgments about people whom I don’t