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Can you Recognize Anger in Others?

28/4/2016

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Anger is an emotion that we have all felt and expressed at some point of our lives. It not limited to children or any other specific group of people. It belongs to our every day life on any level of human functioning.
We deal with it in very unique ways. In the traffic you may find its example in drivers that scream and beep at anyone who is driving too slow, too fast, or simply in a way that is intolerable to them. 

In a long lasting queue you can find people who roll their eyes and make comments while someone in front of them cannot make up their mind about a purchase or is simply counting his change. 
​Anger can affect what we say or do before we can even recognize the feeling. If you are one of those people who feel angry all the time, the chances are that you have become so used to feeling the anger, that you may not notice it any more. And when not thinking about it, your behavior gets to be influenced by this feeling. 


When looking for signs of anger in others, think of the different ways in which anger can be displayed. 

Do you know a person who feels angry most of the time? If their anger seems to be ever-persisting, such person became so used to the feeling of anger so well that she may not even notice it any more. And what she doesn't notice, she cannot recognize as the key factor that is influencing what she says long before the actual anger escalates. 

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How to Recover from a Traumatic Experience

19/4/2016

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When bad things happen to us or around us, it can take a while to get over the pain and to feel safe again.
What are your personal strategies to speed your recovery in case of undergoing a traumatic event? 
​One can never be ready enough for when it hits, but knowing that both, healing from trauma is possible and moving on as well, can make a big difference in building personal resilience.

 Those extremely stressful events that destroy your sense of security and make you feel helpless in the world that is frightening, don’t necessarily involve physical harm, yet can be traumatic. Nobody else can identify one negative event equally traumatic for all because we are all living it and processing it in a different way emotionally and cognitively. 
The more helpless and frightened we feel, the more possibility to undergo trauma.

Our reactions are different and  there is no right or wrong way to respond to such event. How ever we feel, think and behave, it is our normal reaction to a not-normal event. 

There are quite a few things that we can do to help ourselves recover faster.One important thing is to move as often as possible during the day. Any sport can help our body regain the balance again.

Seeking comfort in others may seem odd and hard to do, but it is the engagement and feeling of acceptance by others without sharing details about the traumatic experience that is so helpful for many people.
Some people are open to seeking support, be it in counselors, or simply in friends,family member or another trustworthy person. Support groups are an option for some, while others may feel more at ease by simply volunteering to help others in distress. Such activity can really help to regain personal strength, hope and even help create new friendships.  
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