Dealing With ADHD and Anger Management

Dealing With ADHD and Anger Management ADHD Living With ADD/ADHD Print ADHD and Anger Management By Jacqueline Sinfield facebook twitter Jacqueline Sinfield is an ADHD coach, and the author of Untapped Brilliance, How to Reach Your Full Potential As An Adult With ADHD. Learn about our editorial policy Jacqueline Sinfield Updated on February 17, 2020 ADHD Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Living With In Children Rapid Eye / Getty Images People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience emotions with a greater intensity than people without ADHD.?? You probably heard of sayings  such as,  â€˜You are too sensitive for your own good’  or ‘You are so thin-skinned’  all your life. This is because ADHD is a neurological disorder,  which can cause rapid and strong emotional responses.?? Crying at movies and weddings, expressing happiness or passion can be endearing to people. However,  if anger is an emotion you express frequently, the people in your life can get scared or annoyed and back away. Other reasons for frequent anger include:Living with ADHD causes more stressful situations.Comorbid conditions such as anxiety and depression,  make you more likely to feel bad-tempered, aggressive, impatient, and angry. You might have noticed that there are benefits to expressing anger. For example, people give you what you want quickly. Also,  it can seem like a fast way to relieve stress. However,  anger isn’t  a  healthy way for you to get your needs met or reduce stress.?? Remove  Yourself  From the  Situation If you feel your anger rising, excuse yourself and walk away. This is important for the long-term health of your relationships.?? Very often,  a person with ADHD will get angry, shout,  etc. Then,  minutes later,  they feel better and continue with their day.  Though for the people whom  the  anger was directed  at, it  can take hours to feel normal again. Not everyone can bounce back as quickly, and if it happens often,  a relationship may never recover. How to Effectively Cope With Anger by Taking a Time-Out Exercise   Exercise is a great way to treat ADHD.?? It is also is a helpful tool to deal with anger. If you exercise every day, your stress levels are reduced and your tolerance for daily annoyances increases. Which means,  you will feel anger less frequently. Exercise is also helpful to disperse anger.?? When you feel angry,  go for a walk, climb some stairs and the anger will start to fade. Express  Yourself Learn to express yourself with words rather than anger. When you can articulate how you are feeling, it helps you to feel heard and understood. It also helps others know what is upsetting you. When we were young children,  we didn’t always have the words to express ourselves,  so we got into the habit of expressing ourselves using anger. Sometimes,  an anger outburst is simply  a  habit because you haven’t developed a different coping skill yet.?? Constructive Anger: Using Rage to Your Advantage Maintain  Your  Boundaries After experiencing anger towards a person, ask yourself,  â€˜what was it that made me angry?’  It might be that they crossed a personal boundary. People with ADHD find it hard to maintain their personal boundaries.?? Nevertheless,  if you can enforce a boundary rather than react when one has been crossed, you will feel respected and less likely to get angry.   Setting Boundaries in Relationships Become an  Excellent  Planner Living with ADHD is stressful. Every day,  you can feel overwhelmed, behind schedule and react to situations.  If you are running late and then get stuck in traffic, you might get angry at the other drivers on the road. In contrast,  when you plan your day, you can allow for unexpected events that are out of your control.?? Then,  when they happen, you don’t feel stressed or angry;  because you are confident you will still arrive on time. The 7 Best Online Anger Management Classes