poems sung at dawn

[kagb]

The longer I spend in the States, the more I miss morning call to mosque. Or really just any of the call to mosques. Sometimes I feel like I can hear it somewhere, but there's nothing nearby at all

Comments

[gryfinnincubus]

The unfortunate reality is that no one can help you control your anger. However becoming aware that the issue may exist is a good start.

There is a point, when you try, I mean REALLY try to get those irrational emotions under control that you can find lucidity amongst rage.

Its at that point, that WHILE angry you're able to take a step back, reevaluate your response to this current situation and make the necessary changes in order to reach a more peaceful resolution.

Its not easy...
But remember theres no such thing as "not getting angry" its a natural response to complication and stress. Its learning how to get above the emotional reaction and control your responses thats the way to real "control"

And you're capable of that easily.

[ksnoodle]

Hi Kate.. I'm not really active on lj, but I wanted to respond to this. I respectfully disagree with the above comment - there are ways to go about helping you get better control of your anger. I would definitely go to a therapist to begin to talk about this - they can then point you in the right direction as far type of therapy/therapist/where to go, etc. If your anger bothers you so much, to the point where it's interfering in relationships, and you don't know how to get it under control on your own, I think it's worth it to talk to someone. Maybe as a psych major my faith in therapy is biased, but I work with students, some of whom have very serious anger/emotion management issues, and it's something that's very hard to change through force of will.I wish you the best of luck in this - I really believe that with the right support you can begin to change.

[laelmo]

I have no idea if this is within my boundaries to say on here, but I can tell you from experience that you don't have to worry about a "botched job" with Behavioral Health. If you went, they would only see you for a few sessions, and then would probably refer you out to someone in the community (i.e., no BU affiliation whatsoever). That's what happened to me, and I'm very happy with the woman I've been seeing. So please, please don't let those worries get in the way of you being happy.