Anger a big concern for teens....by garima dixit

ANGER

Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong. Anger can be a good thing. It can give you a way to express negative feelings, for example, or motivate you to find solutions to problems.But excessive anger can cause problems. Increased blood pressure and other physical changes associated with anger make it difficult to think straight and harm your physical and mental health.

What causes anger ?

There are many common triggers for anger, such as losing your patience, feeling as if your opinion or efforts aren't appreciated, and injustice. Other causes of anger include memories of traumatic or enraging events and worrying about personal problems. 

Anger is a big concern for the parents of teens. Nowadays, teens become angry more frequently than elders. Anger is a secondary emotion for teens as it often masks other underlying issues including sadness, hurt, fear, and shame. When these underlying emotions become too much, a teen will often respond by lashing out. Because adolescence can be stressful, most teens will lash out from time to time. However, for teens with anger issues, emotional outbreaks are a regular occurrence.

Some of these common triggers of severe anger in teens include:

• Low self-esteem
• Victim of bullying or persistent & unhealthy peer pressure
• Conflict within the family
• Traumatic event
• Death of a loved one
• Adoption issues
• Substance abuse
• Divorce
• Abuse
• Grief

 

How to handle and control anger ?                                                                                           

When you're angry, you can deal with your feelings through:

• Expression. This is the act of conveying your anger. Expression ranges from a reasonable, rational discussion to a violent outburst.
• Suppression. This is an attempt to hold in your anger and possibly convert it into more constructive behavior. Suppressing anger, however, can cause you to turn your anger inward on yourself or express your anger through passive-aggressive behavior.
• Calming down. This is when you control your outward behavior and your internal responses by calming yourself and letting your feelings subside.

I hope you like this blog post and will control your anger in tough situations......I will also try because I also have anger issues which at times I am not able to control......So I will practise mindfulness and make by brain and body calm......Wish you a happy day ahead....                 

THANKS!!