cmhcali

Hello All

I just want to vent. Today I am angry. I guess this is good. Feelings are good. I just want to trust and dont know how. I know I need to trust and rely on god. I know I need to take care of myself (and believe me I am). But I just have this anger on the inside that is screaming to get out. I should have compassion and tolerance as AA teaches me but I want to punch addiction in its face.

Love <3

Spiritual Seeker

It is okay to be angry...some days that is all we can be.

Teggie

Sometimes it can be beneficial in the early stages because it can drive you to do what you need to & cope.

Hugs
Teggie

coffeedrinker

do you mean trust God? is something going on, or are things catching up with you?

sofacat

I want to punch addiction in its face.

Ugh. I have those days too.

((((( BIG HUGS ))))))

hello-kitty

My therapist was very insistent that I learn to explore my anger. He told me you don't just get over being angry, you have to work through it. Anger is what's called a secondary emotion. It's neither good or bad - it is a response to a set of stimuli. Anger has a purpose - that purpose is to alert us that something is wrong. When we explore our anger, we always discover that there is a primary emotion behind it - many times it is fear or frustration.

Have you explored your anger besides just wanting to punch faceless 'addiction' in the face? It could be very useful for you to ask yourself "why". Why am I angry? What am I going to do about it?

And maybe then you can move forward and face what is causing you to feel angry and do something about it.

Anger is not a state you need to remain in once you face it. It is a clue that you need to do something about the state you are in so that you don't feel angry anymore.

hello-kitty

Weird my post doubled.