6 Myths About What Happens When Dad Yells
Fatherly
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Sep 19, 2022
Sometimes, it feels like the world is just taunting you. There’s that jerk who
took your parking spot and avoided eye contact. The coworker who constantly
antagonizes you. The parent at the park who made the passive aggressive comment
about your kid. How could your anger not get the better of you? The answer to
that is, with practice. With discipline. And with a coping mechanism or four.
Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences. What you do with it is up
to you.
SELF
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How to Tell If Your Anger Is An Issue
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Are you a dad who gets angry sometimes or an angry dad?
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the difference is crucial.
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How To Work On Your Anger Issues In The Moment
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Identify the feeling. You can’t change what you’re not in tune with. If it’s
just saying, “I’m angry right now,” that’s progress.
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Step away. Understand that you’re angry and excuse yourself for a moment. Say,
“I need five minutes to gather my thoughts” or something similar.
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Clarify your own perspective and that of the other party. This is what the
timeout allows you to think about. You’re not the only person involved, so you
can’t focus only on your needs.
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Think about how to solve the problem. You can still be angry. But it’s important
figure out what you want as well as a route to get to, “You did X and that
pissed me off but what can we do now and for the next time?” This turns
antagonism into a kind of collaboration.
Controlling your anger isn’t easy. You can read more advice like this, which was
provided by Michelle Shiota, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Arizona
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FURTHER READING The Anger Management Tactic That Can Save Your Marriage (And
Many Hours of Fighting)
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The One Thing All Angry Men Have In Common
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6 Ways To Deal With Anger, Without Letting It Out
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SELF
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6 Big Signs You’re Too Antagonistic For Your Own Good
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Antagonism serves a purpose. But too much of it can turn people away
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how to know if you're going too far, too often.
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PARENTING
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6 Myths About What Happens When Dad Yells
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Yelling is, strangely enough, a totally natural reaction to social threats
from a 4-year-old.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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What to Say When You’re Too Angry to Talk
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Even if you have no words,
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still must choose them wisely.
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RELATIONSHIPS
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10 Things to Never, Ever Say to Someone Who’s Angry
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Unless you want to make matters worse,
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clear of these phrases.
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PARENTING
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What Am I Doing To My Kid When I Yell?
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Short answer:
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setting yourself up for a lifetime of shouting matches.
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