Bloomingdale Counseling for Managing Stress & Anger

When we have too much going on in our lives, it is normal to experience stress. Everyone has different triggers when it comes to stress. In fact, gender can have an influence on the experience of stress, with men and women responding to stress in varying ways.

Stress becomes problematic when its chronic impact leads to feelings of overwhelm, irritability, and anger. Anger can be a very misunderstood emotion and often gets lumped in with aggression. Aggression is a behavior; anger is an emotion. Many people internalize their anger out of fear that they will say or do something they will regret. This cycle can lead to increased stress.

Whether your anger leads to externalized aggressive behaviors or internalized self-damaging behaviors, it’s important to find ways to manage this powerful and negatively charged emotion. Being able to manage this emotion will enable you to communicate your needs more effectively and increase the likelihood that your needs will be met.

A counselor can help you to increase your self-awareness and to trust yourself to use the right tools to manage your anger with your family, friends, and coworkers.

Let Catalyst Counseling point you in the direction of a better life.