Have you ever been so mad that you thought you were going to lose it? That happened to me not too long ago and it taught me a valuable lesson. I hate to admit it, but I hold grudges. It probably comes from my mom's side of the family, but wherever it comes from I hate that I'm like that. Holding grudges or staying angry I found only does two things for me: A. It makes me angrier and B. It makes me resentful. That's about it. I don't gain a thing from being angry. I recently had a misunderstanding with someone because they
Anxiety Fueled Anger
Sometimes the irritability that is brought on by your anxiety disorder can tip you into a full rage. Whether it's general anxiety disorder, PTSD, social phobia, etc sometimes your anger makes you want to Hulk out. Case in point, today my boss pulls me aside and tells me something negative. Something like whaw, whaw, blah blah, negative, negative. By the end of his sermon of put down I essentially lost it (in my mind of course) for a few minutes and I had to focus to maintain the appearance of full tranquility. This is precisely why if your
Work Anxiety
Having anxiety disorder is bad enough, but having anxiety disorder and working in cubicle world is even worse. Before we moved into a new office we had cubes that were tall enough so that people could not see me without coming over to visit. Now the cubes are just below shoulder level so everyone can see me, all day long. If I didn't have anxiety this would not be a big deal, but because I have a high stress profession (talk about irony) I don't feel like I can have any me time and not do anything for a few minutes every now and then. With