Anger in Our Teens and in Ourselves
Katie is a 9th-grader and has been feeling that nothing is worth it anymore. As hard as she tries, she just doesn’t seem to fit in. The day before she had tried out for the school play, but when she got on stage, she froze up and just stopped in the middle of her audition. Now, everyone in the school must know about it and Katie is sure they’re laughing at her. She’ll never let them know how bad she feels. She knows what they’re thinking and they’re right — she isn’t good enough and she’ll never fit in. Katie hates them all.
The article goes on to look at other examples of anger in teens that you will likely be able to identify with, but it was the list of questions at the end of the article that I found most helpful. I tend to fly off the handle quite easily and these questions will help me as well! Here’s the biggy for me… “Are my expectations unreasonable?”
So, it seems that you are never too old to learn something about dealing with your emotions!
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