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I Feel Angry and I Don’t Know Why
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Understanding Anger and Anxiety
Submitted By
Karen Tompkins, M.Ed
Speaker, Author, and Educator
Essex, Ontario, Canada
#family #educators #advocates #neuroscience #mentalhealth #positiverelationships #MoveON
I Feel Angry and I Don’t Know Why
Understanding Anger and Anxiety
#family #educators #advocates #neuroscience #mentalhealth #positiverelationships #MoveON
I have many reasons to feel angry, but when I compare my life experiences to those of others, I realize that my path hasn't been easy. However, upon reflection, I understand that the reasons I give for my irritability may not be the real root of my behavior. My oldest daughter has a rare disorder called Joubert Syndrome(www.jsrdf.org), which has prompted me to learn about the neurobiology of behavior. This has given me insight into my feelings and behavior over my lifetime. I now understand that anger doesn't always have a concrete reason to exist. Instead of blaming my behavior on life circumstances, I'm now focusing on changing my reactions to moments of chaos.
ANGER IS ONE WAY ANXIETY EXPRESSES ITSELF IN OUR DAILY LIVES
Some people have brains that do not work the same as others. My daughter is missing the piece of her brain that organizes the information coming in from the world around her. So, her world is not processed in the same way as the average person. This is very confusing for her. Confusion and stress increase the amount of cortisol. Signals come crashing into the brain in an unorganized way and the brain struggles to make sense of it all. Quite often, “normal” sensory information is perceived as a war-zone of lights, sounds, textures, and smells.
