Anger and ADD,Anger and ADD
These ideas may not all work for you, but I’d encourage you to try one or two the next time you become angry. It could make a difference in your life and in the lives of those around you. If these suggestions are not working for you, you may want to check with your doctor. There are medications that can help you with mood as well as ADD.
Anger and frustration are no fun, but they are emotions that can be dealt with. Everyone is going to feel angry and frustrated at times, but for the ADDer the emotions can be experienced more frequently. Just remember that feeling angry or frustrated doesn’t make you a bad person, just an angry or frustrated person. And if you can learn to handle the emotion, you can often turn it into something good. Think positively – until next time….
,“I am so mad!”
We’ve all said or at least felt the anger and rage encompassed by the above statement. Then, we typically feel guilty for having these episodes of anger.
I know that before I was diagnosed and began treatment for my ADD, I would not only get angry at times, but I would completely lose it. I’ve heard that ADDers feel things more. I think that may be true. And it’s not only the good emotions we fell more of – sure we can be exuberantly happy, extremely sensual and passionate, and we can laugh like there’s no tomorrow, but the other side of the coin that isn’t so pretty is when our anger gets out of control.
It’s no wonder that we feel angry at times. We live in a world that is extremely frustrating because it requires us to be very different from our nature. Sometimes this frustration comes out as anger. Most times we are angry or frustrated with ourselves, but often times our loved ones are affected by our angry emotions. And then, there’s a whole new emotion to deal with – guilt. We blame ourselves for losing it and we feel even more frustrated. If we’ve become angry with our children, many times we feel like we’re a bad or incompetent parent. You can see how the cycle can go on and on and never end.
How then do we cope with these negative feelings? Here are seven things we can do to deal with our feelings.
1. Remove yourself from the situation for
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