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Dealing with Anger

NAS ANON

Hi,

I have lots of coping mechanisms for lots of different daily life situations that have served me well both pre and post diagnosis.

One of the biggest challenges has been dealing with my flight response when i find myself in a situation where i desperately want to escape but it is not reasonable for me to. I am worried i am not doing so good at this as whilst i can stop myself from fleeing i am dropping into an angry state in which I become very confrontational, disagreeable and unresponsive. Its like I'm possessed and I always feel embarrassed when i come out of it and analyse my behavior.

I am wondering if anyone has any coping mechanisms they use that I could try for breaking out of such mindsets. I have tried counting and controlling my breathing but it is like the anger builds up agaisnt the barriers these provide and bursts through often worse than before.

any suggestions welcome.

thankyou

  • Have you thought about something like a stress ball or a fidget cube?

    I've used stuff like that before to help distract me

  • Hi NAS ANON, how are you doing?

    Unfortunately I have no answers for you, but I will be watching your thread as, my daughter has trouble controlling her anger, which sometimes can get violent.

    But I just wanted to say, the fact that you can analyse your behaviour and see that it's not the most productive way in dealing with an overwhelming situation is really admirable - a lot of neurotypical people can't even do this, so hats off to you!

    I really hope you find a solution to this, best of luck