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Overcoming Destructive Anger

A mind-body approach to anger management

Anger
Anger Is a Potential Postpartum Reaction

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on October 31, 2023

New mothers need to know that anger can be a postpartum reaction. This post offers an understanding of postpartum anger—its features, causes, and coping strategies.

New mothers need to know that anger can be a postpartum reaction. This post offers an understanding of postpartum anger—its features, causes, and coping strategies.

Exploring feelings
Emotional Intelligence
10 Ways to Increase Your Emotional Awareness

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on October 9, 2023

Emotional awareness is essential for healthy relationships with others and ourselves. There are many ways to cultivate such awareness, all of which require self-reflection.

Emotional awareness is essential for healthy relationships with others and ourselves. There are many ways to cultivate such awareness, all of which require self-reflection.

Anger
How Do Guilt and Anger Interact With Each Other?

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on August 23, 2023

Being present with and aware of how our guilt and anger interact is essential for our emotional well-being. Harshly judging these feelings may only intensify their interaction.

Being present with and aware of how our guilt and anger interact is essential for our emotional well-being. Harshly judging these feelings may only intensify their interaction.

Anger
Please, Don't Yell

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on July 22, 2023

Chronic yelling undermines our personal and work relationships: It diminishes trust and more authentic communication. Learning these specific skills can inhibit this tendency.

Chronic yelling undermines our personal and work relationships: It diminishes trust and more authentic communication. Learning these specific skills can inhibit this tendency.

Anger
How Emotional Avoidance Contributes to Anger

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on June 12, 2023

Learn how suppression of negative emotions leads to further suffering and makes you vulnerable to anger arousal, and identify skills you can cultivate to reduce this tendency.

Learn how suppression of negative emotions leads to further suffering and makes you vulnerable to anger arousal, and identify skills you can cultivate to reduce this tendency.

ADHD
How ADHD in Adults Impacts Anger Arousal

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on March 27, 2023

It's important to consider the influence of ADHD when dealing with adult anger. This may be overlooked by individuals with the disorder and by those who provide treatment for it.

It's important to consider the influence of ADHD when dealing with adult anger. This may be overlooked by individuals with the disorder and by those who provide treatment for it.

Self-Esteem
How Do Self-Esteem and Related Factors Impact Anger Arousal?

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on January 28, 2023

Research generally supports a negative association between self-esteem and the propensity for anger arousal. However, certain variables can powerfully impact this association.

Research generally supports a negative association between self-esteem and the propensity for anger arousal. However, certain variables can powerfully impact this association.

Embarrassment
Shaming Is an Aggressive Act

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on January 1, 2023

Whether intentional or not, shaming has been associated with anxiety, depression, and anger. Self-compassion is the antidote for those who shame and those who are shamed.

Whether intentional or not, shaming has been associated with anxiety, depression, and anger. Self-compassion is the antidote for those who shame and those who are shamed.

Anger
5 Major Contributions to Our Culture of Anger

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on November 29, 2022

Whether we remain a culture of anger depends on how we respond to major contributions to anger. Change calls for encouragement to pause for self-reflection.

Whether we remain a culture of anger depends on how we respond to major contributions to anger. Change calls for encouragement to pause for self-reflection.

Anger
What Makes Some of Us “Prisoners of Hate”?

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on October 15, 2022

Understanding how individuals and groups become "prisoners of hate" offers an alternative path to anger, hostility, and violence, whether triggered from within or fueled by others.

Understanding how individuals and groups become "prisoners of hate" offers an alternative path to anger, hostility, and violence, whether triggered from within or fueled by others.

Relationships
How Conflict Avoidance Fuels Commitment Issues

Bernard Golden, Ph.D. on August 11, 2022

Fears of commitment may be powerfully influenced by conflict avoidance. Understanding and managing this tendency is a step toward enhancing commitment.

Fears of commitment may be powerfully influenced by conflict avoidance. Understanding and managing this tendency is a step toward enhancing commitment.