UNRESOLVED STRESS

Unresolved stress leads to road rage, work rage, domestic abuse (verbal and physical) and frustration. The overload of this stress is the direct problem.

In most cases, where the anger is directed is not the true source of the problem. For example:

I CALL THIS "THE TOE-NAIL SYNDROME"

A couple are laying in bed at night. By accident (he or she) brushes her toe nail on the leg of her partner. Her partner lunges up in bed and starts screaming and using profanitydirected towards her. He's blaming her for his unhappiness at work and general frustration with his life. She is stunned! What has she done to create such "rage" in her partner. Surely, it cannot be just a scratch from her toe nail?

The truth is that he has displaced (missplaced) his unresolved anger and unhappiness and placed it in a toe nail. He is on overload and just like a pressure cooker.....he had to let off stream.

Anger is a learned response and can be unlearned and relearned through education, awareness, association and practice.

KAREN GOLOB, CCDC, CH

CERTIFIED ANGER MANAGEMENT COUNSELOR

CERTIFIED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR

310-276-1342

COACHELLA VALLEY AREAS, CALIFORNIA

Email: karensnaturalsolutions@earthlink.net

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